Saskia Heilemann (née Koppenberg)

Head of the Policy Research and Migration Law Unit

Saskia Heilemann is the Head of Policy Research and Migration Law Unit in the IOM Country Office for Austria. Among other things, she is responsible for the overall coordination of the National Contact Point Austria in the European Migration Network (EMN). Before joining IOM Austria, Saskia Heilemann worked as a Programme Support Officer at IOM Egypt. She graduated in International Development from the University of Vienna.

Phone: +43 (0) 1585 33 22 17
E-Mail: sheilemann@iom.int

Anna Ammann

Project Assistant

Anna Ammann supports the team in the implementation of projects and research activities. She studied Law and Human Rights at the University of Vienna. Prior to her assignment as Project Assistant, Anna Ammann supported the Research and Migration Law Unit of the IOM Country Office for Austria as Legal Consultant. Before that, she worked as policy advisor for human rights and integration and as legal associate in a law firm.

Phone: +43 (0) 1585 33 22 42
E-Mail: aammann@iom.int

Prisca Ebner

Research Assistant

Within the framework of the National Contact Point Austria in the European Migration Network, Prisca Ebner is responsible for research in the field of migration and asylum. She studied Governance of Migration and Diversity at Leiden University (NL) and Transcultural Communication at the University of Vienna. Prior to her assignment with IOM, Prisca worked as a German and Integration-trainer and in project-management and communication.

Phone: +43 (0) 1585 33 22 31
E-Mail: pebner@iom.int

Leila Hadj Abdou

Deputy Head, Policy Research and Migration Law Unit

Leila Hadj Abdou is the Deputy Head of the Policy Research and Migration Law Unit of the IOM Country Office for Austria. In this function she is responsible for the supervision of research within the framework of the National Contact Point Austria in the European Migration Network (EMN). Before joining IOM Austria, Leila Hadj Abdou worked as Lecturer/Assistant Professor, Trainer for Policy Practitioners/Executive Education, and Researcher in Higher Education in Italy (Migration Policy Centre, European University Institute), Austria (University of Vienna), the United Kingdom (University of Sheffield), and the United States (Johns Hopkins University), and held visiting positions in Ireland (University College Dublin) and France (Paris 8). She also worked as a policy officer in the Department of Integration and Diversity of the City of Vienna and with the NGO Caritas - designing and implementing a mentoring scheme for unaccompanied minor refugees. Leila Hadj Abdou holds a Ph.D. in Social and Political Sciences from the European University Institute in Florence, Italy, and a master's degree (Political Science and History) from the University of Vienna, Austria.

Phone: +43 (0) 1585 33 22 40
E-Mail: lhadjabdou@iom.int

Christof Patric Pakfeifer

Communications and Administrative Assistant

Within the framework of the National Contact Point Austria in the European Migration Network, Christof Patric Pakfeifer is responsible for administrative tasks of the team. In addition, he supports EMN Austria public relation activities, the maintenance of the EMN website and the organization of EMN events. He studied Public Administration, International and European Governance at Leiden University (NL) and International Relations at Pázmány Péter Catholic University in Budapest (HU). Before joining IOM, Christof Patric Pakfeifer worked as a Diplomatic and Administrative Officer at the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Vienna. Prior to that, he worked as a Project Assistant at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna.

Phone: +43 (0) 1585 33 22 42
E-Mail: cpakfeifer@iom.int

Alexander Spiegelfeld

Research and Communications Associate
Media Focal Point

Alexander Spiegelfeld is responsible for public relation activities, the EMN-website, as well as the organization of EMN-events. Furthermore he is researching in the field of migration and asylum.  Prior to his assignment with the IOM Country Office for Austria, Alexander worked as a program manager for the Directorate-General Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion of the European Commission. He studied Social Policy and Development at the London School of Economics and Political Science, as well as Nonprofit, Social and Healthcare management at the Management Centre Innsbruck.

Phone: +43 (0) 1585 33 22 10
E-Mail: aspiegelfeld@iom.int

Martin Stiller

Legal Associate
Focal Point for Migrants' Rights

Within the framework of the National Contact Point Austria in the European Migration Network, Martin Stiller is responsible for studies and reports in the field of migration and asylum. Moreover, he is IOM Austria’s Focal Point for Migrants' Rights, he supports other units in legal matters and works on the European Migration Network Glossary of terms relating to Asylum and Migration. Martin Stiller studied law at the University of Vienna. Prior to his engagement with IOM, he passed the Austrian bar exam and represented the Republic of Austria in its legal affairs.

Phone: +43 (0) 1585 33 22 21
E-Mail: mstiller@iom.int

Interns

Our team is supported by two interns in the fields of media and research.