Management

Central Management Team

Pelham Lindfield Roberts – Rektor

Pelham Lindfield Roberts joined UWC Red Cross Nordic as Rektor in August 2022. Pelham has extensive experience as an IB teacher and Head of schools in Europe, Africa, and the Americas. As Head of UWC Mahindra College and Head of UWC Changshu in China, he worked hard to integrate project-based experiential learning into the academic curriculum and promoted service-based learning in an outdoor context. “The Nordic context of RCN, the natural environment in which it is located, and our association with the Red Cross are our strong foundational pillars. We must honour our heritage to ensure a sustainable future for the college, to protect the diversity of our student body, and to help our planet and its people face the environmental and human challenges we have created.”

Natasha Lambert – Deputy Rektor

Natasha Lambert is the Deputy Rektor at UWC RCN. She teaches IB Philosophy and Spanish. Natasha studied Philosophy and Modern Languages at the University of Oxford and completed her PGCE at the University of Birmingham. She has taught in the UK, Canada (at UWC Pearson College), Nicaragua and Dubai, and has lived and worked in other roles in Spain, Argentina and the USA. Natasha joined UWC RCN as a teacher and house leader in 2018 and was the Director of Academics from 2019 before stepping into the role of Deputy Rektor in 2022

Leonora Laukeland Kleiven – Director of External Relations and Communications

Leonora is the Director of External Relations and Communications at RCN and the managing director of UWC Connect, a subsidiary of UWC Red Cross Nordic, which are responsible for all visitors to campus, including Camp School and summer camps for the Red Cross and others. Leonora has a master’s degree in Economics from the Norwegian School of Economics and a course in Development Studies from Bergen University. Before joining RCN, Leonora worked as a Key Account Manager in the private sector and has brought valuable experience and knowledge about how to create value for all stakeholders.