​Nina Vaaranen-Valkonen is a Co-Founder and Executive Director of Protect Children. She also works as Senior Specialist and Psychotherapist and has 20 years of professional experience protecting children from sexual violence.

Executive Director, Senior Specialist, Psychotherapist 

Anna Ovaska is the Deputy Director of Protect Children. She also acts as Legal Specialist with her expertise in international criminal law and child rights.

Deputy Director, Legal Specialist

Tegan Insoll is the Head of Research at Protect Children. In her role, Tegan leads a dedicated team focused on addressing online sexual violence against children through innovative, ethically sound research.

Head of Research

Katariina Leivo works as a senior specialist at Protect Children and as a trauma-focused CBT-therapist treating children and young people affected by sexual violence including CSAM crimes.

Senior Specialist

Valeriia Soloveva is a Specialist at Protect Children. She is conducting offender-focused research, analysing data gathered directly from child sexual abuse material users in the dark web.

Specialist

Eva Díaz Bethencourt is a Specialist and Human Rights Lawyer at Protect Children. Eva is leading the Global Our Voice Survivor Survey, and managing the Justice Initiative Nordic Hub. She also conducts analyst work within Project Arachnid, and offender-focused research.

Specialist, Human Rights Lawyer

Noora Kuisma works as a Financial Consultant and Project Arachnid analyst at Protect Children. Noora is responsible for the organization's financial management and reporting. She also conducts analyst work within Project Arachnid.

Finance Consultant, Project Arachnid Analyst

Noora Nieminen is a Research Assistant and an Executive Assistant at Protect Children. Noora is responsible for ensuring smooth operations within the organisation by supporting the team in various research- and project-related tasks as well as administrative tasks. Particularly, as a clinical psychology graduate, Noora supports the organisation’s delivery of psychosocial interventions and materials.

Research Assistant, Executive Assistant

Emily May is a Research Assistant at Protect Children. She works in various projects and research tasks to support the team. Emily has a Master of Social Science in Peace, Mediation, & Conflict Research.

Research Assistant

Marianne Mäenpää, Psy.M, is a consultative specialist in forensic psychology at Protect Children. She has specific expertise in the field of forensic psychology, particularly in the investigation of crimes against children and child abuse topics in general.

Forensic Psychologist, Psychologist

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Currently on leave