TLAS Staff

Mrs. Rajmonda Bozo
TLAS Executive Director

Education:
• Graduated in 1971 in Mathematics, Natural Sciences Faculty, University of Tirana;
• Postgraduate degree in Philosophy and Social Science.
• PhD in Social Sciences (1990); ;

Work Experience:
• TLAS (Tirana Legal Aid Society) - Cafod Albania, as TLAS Counselor (1999 - 2005);
• General Manager of New Alba Oasi, LLC (1993 - 1999)
• Head of Information Department at Tirana Institute of Light Industry (1990 - 1993);

Other:
• Training Course organized by AIRE centre, UK, "Advice on individual Human Rights in Eastern Europe, through case by case workshop";
• College of Advocacy Training, Benchmark Institute, San Francisco, California, USA.

Languages: Albanian, English, Italian

E-mail: rbozo@tlas.org.al
 

Mrs. Migen Elmazaj
Administrator /Finance Manager

Education:
• Faculty of Natural Sciences, Branch: Mathematics graduated on 1997;
• Faculty of Economic Branch: Business-Administration (graduated on 2007.

Work Experience:
• Administrative Secretary-"Alka" sh.p.k "Distributor of VW for Albania. July 1998-March 1999
• Finance Officer-"Albanian Foundation for Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation of Disputes". March 1999-March 2002
• Project Administrator - "Albanian Center for Rehabilitation of Trauma and Torture" April 2002- December 2003
• Finance Officer – Cafod Albania , January 2003-November 2006
• Administrator/Finance Manager - Tirana Legal Aid Society (TLAS) , December 2006-ongoing

Languages: English, Italian, French

E-mail: melmazi@tlas.org.al

Mrs. Elvira Dervishi
TLAS Programme Counselor

Education:
• Graduated at Faculty of Natural Sciences, Special Physics Branch, Tirana University.
• Ph.D. (doctor of sciences) in physics, La Sapienza University, Rome, Department of Chemical Engineering, Raw Materials and Metallurgy and Tirana University.

Work Experience:
• TLAS (Tirana Legal Aid Society) (2005-Ongoing).
• Director of National Civil Register in the Ministry of Local Government and Decentralization (2002 - 2004);
• Albanian Embassy in Israel and Turkey (1998 – 2001);
• Professor at the Physics Department, Tirana University (1992 - 1998);
• Albanian Embassy in Italy and Mexico (1987 - 1992);
• Professor at the Physics Department, Tirana University (1983 – 1987);
• Deputy Director in High School“Sami Frasheri” , Tirana (1978-1983);
• Part time Professor at the Physics Department, Tirana University (1975 - 1983);
• Physicist in Textile Mill, Tirana (1975 - 1977);

Languages: English, Italian, Spanish, working knowledge of Russian

E-mail: edervishi@tlas.org.al

Mr. Adrian Shega
Attorney at Law

Education:
• 2001- 2005 - Law Faculty, University of Tirana, Albania;

 Work Experience:
• September 2005- Member of the Albanian Bar Association
• October 2005- December 2006- Assistant Lawyer at TLAS-Tirana Legal Aid Society.
• January 2006- ongoing- Attorney at law at TLAS-Tirana Legal Aid Society

Languages: English, Italian

E-mail: ashega@tlas.org.al

 Mr. Adnan Hoxha
Attorney at Law

Education:
Bachelor at Law on 2005 in the Law Faculty University of Tirana, Albania

Work Experience:
• June 2005 – May 2006 – Assistent Lawyer;
• June 2006 – July 2007 – Jurist, Universitary Hospital Center “Mother Teresa” Tirana;
• July 2007 – Octobe 2010 – Legal Department Specialist, First Investment Bank Albania;
• October 2010 – Actually – Lawyer near Tirana Legal Aid Society Tirana (TLAS)

Languages:  English, Italian

E-mail: ahoxha@tlas.org.al

 Mrs. Anisa Metalla
Lawyer / Paralegal

Education:
• Law Faculty, Tirana University, graduated on 2009.
• In addition to postgraduate studies at the Law Faculty of Tirana University, Civil Department.

Work Experience:
• May - October 2007 - Foreign Assistant at the Prime Minister at the Department of legalization and formalization of Extralegal Economy.
• October 2007 - July 2009 - Part of the “internship program” near Tirana Legal Aid Society (TLAS).
• April - October 2010 - Specialist Lawyer, Ministry of Interior, Directory for Citizenship and Refugees.
• October 2010 - ongoing - Lawyer / paralegal consultant near Tirana Legal Aid Society (TLAS).

Languages:  English, Italian

E-mail: ametalla@tlas.org.al

 Mrs. Rina Pero
Cashier/Ass. Attorney at Law

 Education:
Law Faculty, Tirana University, graduated on 2010.

Work Experience:
• October 2008 - July 2009 - Part of the “internship program” near Tirana Legal Aid Society (TLAS).
• September - October 2010 – As.Financer near Tirana Legal Aid Society (TLAS)
• October 2010 - ongoing - Paralegal consultant/As Financer near Tirana Legal Aid Society (TLAS).

Languages: English, Italian

E-mail: rpero@tlas.org.al