Emese joined Media Defence in 2025 as Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Officer. Prior to joining Media Defence, Emese led the Learning, Monitoring and Evaluation work of AmplifyChange – a challenge fund that supports civil society advocacy for SRHR across Africa, South Asia and the Middle East. Emese also worked at the Open Society Foundations and PEN International – where she set up a new global civil society grant programme dedicated to promoting literature and freedom of expression.
Media Defence is managed by a professional secretariat based in London.
The trustees believe board diversity is an imperative. They believe gender parity is a priority, alongside ethnic and geographic diversity, as well as the lived experiences of board members, with regard to the issues that Media Defence seeks to tackle.
The Board pledges to take the necessary measures to achieve this, and to support diverse participation.
