Zia Kandler is a security risk management consultant at Open Briefing. She is a social justice organiser and facilitator with extensive experience supporting frontline and grassroots communities to assess and mitigate risk. Before joining Open Briefing, she was the safety and protection officer for Peace Brigades International’s Colombia project. She has also worked as a security consultant for Frontline Defenders, ALLIED (the Alliance for Land, Indigenous, and Environmental Defenders), and Mazorca Facilitation. Zia has also served as an international human rights accompanier in Guatemala, Honduras, and Colombia. Originally from the United States, Zia is now based in Colombia and speaks English and Spanish.