Management

Central Management Team

Natasha Lambert – Rektor

Natasha Lambert is the Rektor at UWC RCN. She has been teaching 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 and she became the Rektor of the College in 2025

Ainhoa Orensanz – DeputyRektor

Ainhoa Orensanz is the Deputy Rektor at UWC Red Cross Nordic. She has been teaching IB Spanish Literature, Spanish B and ab-initio, and Theory of Knowledge within the UWC movement for many years. She is also a graduate from UWC Pearson College. Ainhoa studied Philology and Literary Theory at the University of Salamanca and later pursued intercultural education at the graduate level. She is at the moment completing a MA degree on intercultural and Inclusive education and has successfully completed a certificate on School Management and Leadership by Harvad Graduated School of Education. She has also worked for the IB as curriculum development and is a CIS accreditation team member since 2024. Prior to joining RCN, she worked in Spain and spent twelve years in India at UWC Mahindra College, where she held different leadership positions. Ainhoa joined UWC RCN as a teacher in 2023 and became Deputy Rektor in 2025, bringing to the role over a commitment to the UWC values, and a long-standing belief in education that connects rigorous academic learning with community engagement, intercultural understanding and experiential learning.

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.