A nonprofit, nonpartisan organization, the International Republican Institute advances freedom and democracy worldwide by helping political parties to become more issue-based and responsive, assisting citizens to participate in government planning, and working to increase the role of marginalized groups in the political process – including women and youth.
For more than a quarter century IRI has helped men and women working to bring liberty to their lands. IRI has helped people abroad accomplish their idealistic goals because their talented staff and dedicated volunteers have a pragmatic, consistent philosophy.
Institutional Representative: Natalie Trisilla, Senior Manager, Office of Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning
Natalie is senior manager of the International Republican Institute’s (IRI) Office of Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning. In this capacity, Trisilla leads a team of technical exports that provides monitoring, evaluation, and learning support, guidance, and tools to IRI teams around the world.
Trisilla joined IRI in 2011 to assist with IRI’s capacity building and women’s empowerment programs in China and Timor-Leste. Trisilla expanded her portfolio to include civil society, political party and legislative assistance programming in Thailand, Malaysia and Myanmar as well as regionally-based thematic programs on women’s empowerment and land rights in the Mekong region including Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. Later, she worked with IRI’s West Africa team to support the Institute’s expanded presence in the sub-region. She managed a variety of programs in West Africa including a parliamentary support program and a sub-national governance program in Mali, a political party strengthening and women’s and youth empowerment program in Niger and a public opinion survey project in Cote d’Ivoire. During her time at IRI, Trisilla has served as an international election observer for Timor-Leste’s 2012 presidential and parliamentary elections, Fiji’s 2014 national elections, and Timor-Leste’s 2017 parliamentary elections.
Prior to joining IRI, Trisilla worked for the United Nations Environment Program on post-conflict development and natural resource governance issues. Natalie earned a Masters in Diplomacy and International Affairs from the Whitehead School of Diplomacy and International Relations at Seton Hall University and completed Bachelors of Arts degrees in Political Science and History. Natalie also lived in China for nearly a year and half, working and studying at Xiamen University. She has studied the Chinese (Mandarin), Spanish and French languages.
A nonprofit, nonpartisan organization, the International Republican Institute advances freedom and democracy worldwide by helping political parties to become more issue-based and responsive, assisting citizens to participate in government planning, and working to increase the role of marginalized groups in the political process – including women and youth. For more than a quarter century IRI has helped men and women working to bring liberty to their lands. IRI has helped people abroad accomplish their idealistic goals because their talented staff and dedicated volunteers have a pragmatic, consistent philosophy. Institutional Representative: Natalie Trisilla, Senior Manager, Office of Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning…