Administration

Isalyne Coûteaux

Director of Corporate Development - isalyne.couteaux@baastel.com

Isalyne (Master 2 in International Economics and Development, Brussels) is a project officer for the environment unit. She joined Baastel’s Europe team in May 2016 and since September 2018 has been working from Baastel’s Canadian office in Gatineau. Before joining Baastel, she worked for more than two years in Brussels at the Lunt Foundation, an organization that promotes social entrepreneurship. She took part in the creation and development of the Foundation, and managed project development and monitoring. A passionate traveler, Isalyne has spent several months working with a development NGO in Peru, as well as working on a small farm in Canada. She speaks fluent French and English and has good knowledge of Dutch and Spanish.

Mylène Castonguay

Project Manager - mylene.castonguay@baastel.com

Mylène (BA in International Studies and Modern Languages; MSc in International Development and Humanitarian Action) joined the Baastel team in 2017 as a project officer, mainly supporting the socioeconomic development division. Before joining Baastel, Mylène spent two years working for the NGO SUCO in Haiti, identifying donors and funding opportunities as well as developing partnerships. She also worked on a participatory process to define SUCO’s five-year programming in Haiti. Mylène is fluent in French and English, has working proficiency in Spanish, and intermediate knowledge of Haitian Creole.

Oriane Althaus

Project Manager - oriane.althaus@baastel.com

Oriane (BA in English-German Translation; Master’s in Population and Development Sciences) joined the Corporate Development Team in Brussels in April 2019 after working for three and a half years in Haiti as an administrative, financial, and project manager in a local orphanage supported by international donors. Before that, she worked in a cultural center in Belgium and held internships in Benin and Italy. In Benin, she participated in project design activities for APEFE. In Italy, she worked at the ILO International Training Centre in the translation unit and in the International Labour Standards, Labour Rights and Gender Equality Programme. She speaks French, English, German and Haitian Creole and has an intermediate knowledge of Italian.

Amelie Willaerts

Project Manager - amelie.willaerts@baastel.com

Amelie (MA in Population and Development Studies) joined the Corporate Development team of Baastel in 2021. Based in Brussels, she supports the environment division with the preparation of technical proposals and the management of consultancy mandates. Since the end of her studies, she has been working for consultancy companies engaged in international cooperation in the fields of agriculture, environment and energy; where she became familiar with international financing institutions procurement procedures (EU, WB, AfDB, ADB, AFD, UN…). She also worked as an intern in the European parliamentary committee of Development and the ACP-EU Joined Parliamentary Assembly. Amelie is fluent in French, English and Polish and has some basic knowledge of Spanish.

Jennifer Makambo

Project Manager - jennifer.makambo@baastel.com

Jennifer (B.A. Political Science & International Cooperation) joined the Baastel team in 2021. She has 3 years of experience as an administrative officer mainly for the Canadian and Quebec governments. At Baastel, Jennifer provides administrative services for all corporate development units. She is fluent in English and French and she has a good level in Spanish

Ruth Germain

Project Officer - ruth.germain@baastel.com

Ruth (MPA - Environmental Sustainability; Certificate in Development Project Management) is a Project Officer in the Corporate Development Unit. She supports both the Environmental Division and the Social and Economic Division by providing administrative services. Prior to joining Baastel, Ruth worked for over 5 years for the Haitian government as an internal auditor. She is fluent in Haitian Creole and French and has an intermediate knowledge of English.

Cristina Rodríguez

PROJECT MANAGER CRISTINA.RODRIGUEZ@BAASTEL.COM

Cristina is based in Brussels and works as a project manager in the environmental team. After studying law in Spain, she worked as a project manager for several NGOs in different countries, including France and Senegal. She has gained solid experience in project management in the non-profit sector, both at the European level (AMIF, Horizon 2020, Erasmus+, etc.) and locally, as well as in social and solidarity economy and development cooperation. She has worked on several themes, including social inclusion, democratic participation, gender equality, migrant rights, youth, sustainable development, and European affairs. Cristina also has experience in partnership management, team management and communications. She is fluent in Spanish, English, and French.

Virginia Moscadelli

Corporate Development Supervisor, Result-Based Management Unit

Virginia (BA in International Studies; Master’s degree in Public Affairs – European Governance) joined the Corporate Development Team of Baastel in October 2023, mainly supporting the Results-Based Management division. Prior to that, she worked as a Project Officer and Management and Policy Analyst at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization assisting the implementation of international projects related to culture and sustainable development as well as dealing with internal controls and Enterprise Risk Management. She has also worked for several years in the field of the European Cohesion Policy, focusing on the management and control of territorial cooperation projects. She speaks English, French, Italian and has a good knowledge of Spanish.