International Foundation for Electoral Systems About the Authors Chad Vickery Regional Director, Europe and Asia Chad Vickery has 17 years of legal and international election administration experience with an emphasis on strengthening democracy and governance in transitioning societies. He has extensive experience in designing and managing election complaint adjudication programs; providing comparative legal analysis, working on elections and rule of law programs throughout South Asia, Southeast Asia, Eurasia and the Middle East. Vickery’s specific programmatic experience includes leading projects to ensure development of impartial legal frameworks for elections, increasing professionalism of election management bodies, improving accuracy of voter registration lists, establishing effective election dispute programs and increasing political participation of women and historically disenfranchised groups into the electoral process. He holds a master’s degree in international relations from Georgetown University; a juris doctorate from the Catholic University of America with a concentration in comparative and international law; and a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Washington. He is a member of the Washington State Bar. Erica Shein Research and Development Officer, Europe and Asia Erica Shein is the Research and Development Officer for IFES’ Europe and Asia division. She has contributed to research projects and the development of programs relating to legal frameworks and best practices for electoral complaints adjudication, electoral fraud and malpractice, electoral violence, and the inclusion of women and persons with disabilities in political processes. Shein has previously designed and provided support for IFES projects in Indonesia, Cambodia and Timor-Leste. She holds a master’s degree in international relations and international economics from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and a bachelor’s degree in politics from Princeton University. 14