to justice, and the promotion of human rights. With the support of IFES, Libertás initiated an Election Adjudication Reform Project in 2007 to recommend policy and legal reforms in election dispute resolution to the different adjudicative bodies. Mr. Yambao is the project manager of Libertás for its election adjudication reform projects, while Mr. Guia is a practicing election lawyer and the resident election law consultant at Libertás for electoral reform projects. Chapter 5 Catherine Barnes has worked on democracy and governance projects in 24 countries since 1990. Since she began in the field she has been a staff member at both IFES and the International Republican Institute (IRI). Most of Ms. Barnes’ work has been in the successor states to the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia, but she has also worked extensively in East and Southeast Asia. Ms. Barnes is an independent consultant from Frederick, Maryland and consults for a wide range of private and public clients, including IFES. Grant Kippen has worked in the elections and democratic development field over the past 30 years. Mr. Kippen was first appointed by the United Nations to the Electoral  Complaints Commission of Afghanistan in 2005  and subsequently re-appointed in 2009; both times being elected as its chairman by the consensus of its members. He has worked with governments, corporations and NGOs throughout North America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Since 2003 he has been heavily involved with electoral reform and the establishment of civil society in Afghanistan. He has also worked with IFES in Pakistan, Egypt, Moldova, Georgia, Kosovo and Timor-Leste. Mr. Kippen is based in Ottawa, Ontario. Chapter 6 David Kovick is a Senior Associate at the Consensus Building Institute. His work includes teaching negotiation and conflict resolution skills, strategic planning for large international organizations, and mediation and facilitation of complex public disputes. Prior to joining CBI, David spent five years working in international political development with the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI), as a field representative in Zimbabwe and Southeast Asia. He is also a part-time faculty member of the Dispute Resolution Program at the University of Massachusetts (Boston). ix