INFECTIOUS DISEASE ALLIANCE

Our Team

Meet the people coordinating the Alliance and supporting our global community.

Secretariat & committee managers

The IDA team

The Secretariat coordinates IDA programmes, membership, communications, events, and partnerships. Committee managers support each of IDA's 12 expert committees.

Board of Directors

Wuleta Lemma

Lecturer, Universidade Lusofona

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Board of Directors

Tine Rikke Jørgensen

One Health specialist

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Board of Directors

Maureen Awuor

R&D Expert, Amref

in

Board of Directors

Pedro G Coscarelli

Public health professor

Board of Directors

Melanie Maia

WHO CC

in

Board of Directors

Rodrigo Scotini

Executive Chair

in

Board of Directors

Slim Abdool Karim

Infectious diseases researcher

Board of Directors

Simone Mancini

Partnerships Lead

in

Board of Directors

Management

Rodrigo Scotini

Executive Director

in

Management

Telsia Panneer Selvam

Accountant

in

Management

Vedikka Kalati

Executive Assistant

in

Management

Emelie Andersson

Executive Assistant

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Management

Committees

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Katharina Stegelmann

Committee Management Lead

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Committees

Emad Zahran

Committee Manager

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Committees

Hyun ji Kim

Committee Manager

Committees

Emily Gellert

Committee Manager

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Committees

Olufunbi Olaoye

Committee Manager

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Committees

Ljupka Pavlova

Committee Manager

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Committees

Emily Smith

Committee Manager

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Committees

Subham Ghosh

Committee Manager

Committees

Billy Kipkirui

Committee Manager

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Committees

Rana Alghafari

Committee Manager

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Committees

Harleen Dhami

Committee Manager

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Committees

Sumana Goli

Committee Manager

in

Committees

Advisors Partnerships

Luis Filipe Loureiro

Partnership Director

in

Advisors Partnerships

Maria Mareckova

Ambassador for Asia

in

Advisors Partnerships

GHFC

Ana Paula Etges

GHFC Director

in

GHFC

Michaela Jefferson

GHFC Associate

GHFC

Maria Florencia Pavan

GHFC Associate

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GHFC

Isaac Amoah

GHFC Associate

GHFC

HealthFund Hub

Rafal Kochan

Healthfund Hub Partner

in

HealthFund Hub

Mouadh benbahi

Web Developer Coordinator

in

HealthFund Hub

PHCC

Anca Toma

PHCC Director

in

PHCC

Kaitlyn Yang

PHCC Associate

PHCC

Bria Luis

PHCC Lead

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PHCC

Man Hei (Katie) Chong

PHCC Associate

in

PHCC

Communication

Henrique de Freitas

Communications Advisor

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Communication

Emad Zahran

Comms Associate

in

Communication

Maria Florencia Pavan

Editor Associate

in

Communication

Alberto Cassia

Communication Lead

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Communication

Laura Wu

Graphic Designer

in

Communication

Abigail Perry

Communication Officer

in

Communication

Dejourne Fisher

Graphic Designer

Communication

Journal

Otavio Cintra

Journal Chief Editor

in

Journal

Anna Bien

Communication Officer

in

Journal

Carl Aryan

Publishing Manager

in

Journal

Birgitte Fischer-Bonde

Associate Editor

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Journal

Webdesign

Faruq Olawale Sosanya

Web Developer

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Webdesign

Aarón Hernández

Web Developer Lead

in

Webdesign

Shivani Kapila

Web Developer

in

Webdesign

Gaspare Tocci

Web Developer + Graphics

in

Webdesign

Grace Zhang

Web Developer

in

Webdesign

Fundraising & Grants

Paulos De Jesus Loureiro

Fundraising Coordinator

in

Fundraising & Grants

Cristina Lu

Fundraising associate

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Fundraising & Grants

Ziyu Liu

Fundraising associate

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Fundraising & Grants

Stephen Tanui

Fundraising associate

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Fundraising & Grants

Maggie Kung

Fundraising associate

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Fundraising & Grants

Mariann Zaruma Ortega

Fundraising associate

in

Fundraising & Grants

Lucy Odidika

Fundraising associate

in

Fundraising & Grants

HR

Manuela Morelli

HR Director

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HR

Munisa Quvatova

HR Project Manager

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HR

Dorien Dequeker

HR Associate

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HR

Eniade Oriade

HR Associate

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HR

Smita Singh

Talent Manager

in

HR

Nadia Petean

HR Associate

in

HR

Yasmim Ferreira

HR Associate Intern

HR

Marianna Iovino

Talent Management Lead

in

HR

Maria Lucia Villanueva

HR Associate

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HR

Kananelo Nkune

HR Associate Intern

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HR

Policy

Jeffrey Mecaskey

Policy Director

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Policy

Iris Klaase

Policy Associate

Policy

Brittany Shapiro Dooley

Policy Associate

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Policy

Faith Atieno

Policy Associate

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Policy

Jelena Duza

Associate Policy Director

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Policy

Lisa Hefele

Policy Associate

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Policy

Raghuvandhanan K S

Policy Associate

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Policy

Taylor Braunstein

Policy Associate

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Policy

Shreya Kashyap

Policy Associate

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Policy

Athira Anand

Policy Associate

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Policy

Claudia Serrano

Policy Associate

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Policy

IDA Advisors

Kåre Mølbak

Chief Danish Epidemiologist

in

IDA Advisors

Milka Sokolovic

Executive Director

in

IDA Advisors

Claus Haugaard Sorensen

Senior Advisor,

in

IDA Advisors

Erta Kalanxhi

Director of Partnerships, Fellow

in

IDA Advisors

Yuliia Kalancha

Executive Director

IDA Advisors

Norman Begg

Chief Medical Officer at GSK

in

IDA Advisors

Danjuma Adda

Former President

in

IDA Advisors

Presidium

Melanie Maia

WHO CC on Healthcare Workforce

in

Presidium

Pedro G Coscarelli

Public health professor

Presidium

Rodrigo Scotini

Executive Director

in

Presidium

ALUMNI

Former team members

We're grateful to the colleagues who helped build IDA. Alumni remain valued members of our extended network.

Visit the alumni page