Ms. Clarissa Brocklehurst assumed her duties as UNICEF’s Chief, Water and Environmental Sanitation in the Programme Division on 1 April 2007. Prior to this appointment, Ms. Brocklehurst was a consultant in water and sanitation based in Ottawa, Canada. She worked for a variety of clients including the World Bank, the Water and Sanitation Program (WSP), the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), Building Partnerships for Development and WaterAid. Ms. Brocklehurst is a national of Canada and Great Britain. She studied Civil Engineering at the University of Toronto, Canada (1979-1985) where she received her Bachelor's Degree in 1983 and Master's Degree in 1985.

Source: UNICEF Information Circular CF/IC/2007-015, 5 April 2007