“This is a wholly exciting time for ICSC. Having been with the organization for over 17 years, Ereshnee Naidu brings deep experience, stellar leadership skills and an enthusiastic commitment to this great movement for memory.  With her at the helm, ICSC is perfectly positioned to continue its success well into the future. ”   

— Alissandra Cummins, ICSC Board Chair and
Director of the Barbados Museum and Historical Society

The International Coalition of Sites of Conscience is thrilled to announce that Ereshnee Naidu, the former Senior Director of ICSC’s Global Initiative for Justice, Truth and Reconciliation, is the organization’s new Executive Director, as of January 15, 2025.

Dr. Naidu has over twenty-five years of non-profit experience and has a demonstrated ability designing and implementing programs with a focus on community co-creation and ownership. Having joined ICSC in 2007, she helped to found GIJTR in 2014 and, through it, pioneered the organization’s unique, multidisciplinary and survivor-centered approach to transitional justice. Under her leadership, GIJTR has engaged over 800 local civil society organizations; worked with practitioners and survivors in 78 countries; produced 50 publications; and supported over 500 community-led memorialization projects. 

“ICSC is a one-of-a-kind organization, one that has been dear to my heart since its founding in 1999. As Sites of Conscience around the world show us, there is no greater advocate for truth and justice than the power of memory. I am so excited to work hand in hand with members to support them in their extraordinary efforts.”

Dr. Naidu’s new position follows the departure of Elizabeth Silkes who, during her near 15-year tenure as Executive Director, grew ICSC from an organization working with fewer than 100 members and an annual budget under $1 million into a thriving global movement for memory, truth and justice, with nearly 400 member sites in 80 countries, a budget that surpassed $20 million in recent years, and reach and impact in every region of the world. In February 2025, Ms. Silkes will begin a new position as Chief Executive Officer at the Grand Canyon Conservancy. 

With gratitude and appreciation, we send our best wishes to both Dr. Naidu and Ms. Silkes as they start their new journeys and look forward to sharing more details about Dr. Naidu’s experience and vision in the coming weeks. If you have any questions, please reach out to us at coalition@sitesofconscience.org.