Tiseke has over two decades of work in the human rights, democracy, and governance field. She joined Freedom House as chief of party in 2019 to lead the Advancing Rights in Southern Africa program, the largest multicountry program in Freedom House’s Africa portfolio. Previously, she held leadership positions at the Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (OSISA) and Human Rights Watch (HRW), where she led the implementation of strategic plans, managed multimillion-dollar grant programs, and spearheaded fundraising efforts. Kasambala specializes in human rights monitoring, democratic freedoms, elections, civil society strengthening, international justice, economic and social justice, and women’s rights. She holds a Master’s Degree in social science from the University of Amsterdam.