Secretariat

Chris Nash is the Director and co-founder of the European Network on Statelessness. He has worked in the refugee and migration field for over 25 years, initially as an asylum lawyer and then at the European Council on Refugees and Exiles (Head of Policy and Advocacy), the Refugee Council of Australia (National Policy Director), Amnesty International (Head of Refugee and Migrant Rights Team) and Asylum Aid (International Protection Policy Coordinator). Chris has written widely on asylum, migration and statelessness policy. He has also previously worked as a consultant, including for the UN Refugee Agency.

Nina joined ENS in March 2017 and leads our policy and advocacy work. She holds a masters degree in Migration Studies and a BA in Modern Iberian and Latin American Regional Studies. She previously worked at Scottish Refugee Council for over six years, and has extensive experience undertaking and leading research, policy development and advocacy with a focus on gender and refugee rights. She has over 15 years experience in a range of other professional and voluntary roles in the human rights field.

Efi joined ENS in December 2024 as Head of Operations and Development. Prior to this, she was the Programmes and Operations Manager at Refugee Legal Support in London for four years. Efi has extensive experience in charity operations and development and is an EU qualified lawyer and OISC-accredited immigration adviser. Her career in the third sector spans NGOs, research institutes, and independent human rights bodies in Greece and the UK, focusing on migration and the rule of law where she held positions in operations, fundraising and legal advice delivery. 

Elizabeth joined ENS in March 2022 with responsibility for managing the charity’s financial matters. She has extensive experience managing the finance function in charitable organisations, previously working in education, the provision of sporting facilities and with the YMCA in Central London, where she was Company Secretary and Head of Finance. After qualifying as an accountant, she initially worked for British Telecom in the UK and overseas implementing financial systems in new acquisitions.

Patrícia has worked at ENS since February 2020, coordinating ENS' strategic litigation work, conducting human rights advocacy, and supporting law and policy development at national and regional level. Prior to joining ENS, Patrícia was working at the AIRE Centre as a legal researcher on asylum and children's rights, and also has experience in child care proceedings and in the use of non-formal education to raise human rights awareness. Patrícia holds an LLB in Law, an LLM in International Law and Human Rights, and is a qualified lawyer with experience working in law firms in Portugal and Mozambique.

Alexia joined the Secretariat in February 2022 as a Legal Officer to support ENS’ work on strategic litigation, human rights advocacy, and law and policy development. Prior to joining ENS, Alexia was a researcher on international refugee law and sexual violence during conflict at Harvard Kennedy School and Boston University School of Law. She previously worked at the Legal Service of the European Commission in the EU external relations and international law team where she provided legal advice and represented the European Commission in court cases. She also worked at the Court of Justice of the European Union. She is a member of the New York State bar. 

Josephine joined the ENS secretariat team in June 2020 to help administer our expanded Secretariat and membership. Josephine provides events and project support, oversees ENS’ membership liaison and supports operations, HR, financial and governance administration. She holds a BSc in Psychology and previously worked as Programme Manager at My Life Films, a charity supporting people living with dementia. She has volunteered with marginalised people and communities in the UK, Europe and Zimbabwe.

Chris joined ENS in September 2024 to implement our communications strategy and increase awareness of statelessness, and is also now responsible for our community engagement work. Prior to ENS, Chris worked in Scottish Refugee Council's policy and communications team, working with the media to raise awareness of refugee rights in Scotland and supporting people with lived experience to speak out in the press and other storytelling opportunities. Chris has also spent time volunteering in Calais with communities seeking refugee protection. He has a Masters degree in Marketing, and a keen interest in writing. 

Cameron joined the ENS Secretariat in September 2024 to support our work on legal and policy development, human rights advocacy, and strategic litigation. Prior to this, he contributed to ENS as a Legal Volunteer while pursuing his master’s degree, actively assisting with various projects relating to litigation and human rights engagement. Cameron holds an LLM in International Law and Security, as well as a BA in Politics and International Studies. His background also includes experience as a Research Assistant on academic and policy initiatives.