I N F E C T I O U S D I S E A S E A L L I A N C E
Our Team
Meet the people coordinating the Alliance and supporting our global community.
S E C R E T A R I A T & C O M I T T E E M A N A G E R S
The IDA team
The Secretariat coordinates IDA programmes, membership, communications, events, and partnerships. Committee managers support each of IDA's 13 expert committees.
Rodrigo Scotini
Executive Director
Management, PHCC, GHFC
Tine Rikke Jørgensen
One Health specialist, former WHO
Board of Directors
Simone Mancini
Partnerships Lead, Global Sepsis Alliance
Board of Directors
Anca Toma
Primary Healthcare Coalition (PHCC) Director
PHCC
Sumaiya Akhter Elina
Community Manager
Management
Hyun ji Kim
Committee Manager
Committees
Remy Hoek Spaans
Senior Committee Manager
Committees
Harleen Kaur Dhami
Committee Manager
Committees
Emily Smith
Committee Manager- Coordinator
Committees
Lindsay Simpson
PHCC Lead
PHCC
Man Hei (Katie) Chong
Primary Healthcare Coalition (PHCC) associate
PHCC
Dr. Shruti Morankar
Global Health Finance Coalition Associate
GHFC
Maria Florencia Pavan
GHFC Associate
GHFC
Remy Hoek Spaans
Project Coordinator
Projects
Mona Brind
Partnerships WHA, Event manager
Partnerships
Sally Van Der Heijden
Membership Diector
Membership
Sujal Dave
Membership Intern
Membership
Lisa Hefele
Policy Associate
Policy
Shreya Kashyap
Policy associate
Policy
Raghuvandhanan K S
Policy Associate
Policy
Arpita Laxmisha
Fundraising associate
Fundraising & Grants
Tia Hao
Fundraising associate
Fundraising & Grants
Muhammad Muzammil
Fundraising associate
Fundraising & Grants
Henrique de Freitas
Communications Advisor
Communications
Aarón Hernández
Web Developer Lead
Webdesign
Rafal Kochan
Web Developer Director
Webdesign
Azzedine Houad
Web Developer
Webdesign
Maria Lucia Villanueva
HR Associate
HR
Nadia Petean
HR Associate
HR
Otavio Cintra
Journal Chief Editor
Editor in Chief - IDPJ
Danjuma Adda
Former President, The World Hepatitis Alliance
IDA Advisors
Yuliia Kalancha
Executive Director TB Europe Colliation
IDA Advisors
Giacomo Donnini
Program Director at Global Liver Institute
Milka Sokolovic
Executive Director European Public Health Alliance
IDA Advisors
Salim Abdool Karim
Infectious diseases researcher, CAPRISA
Board of Directors
Melanie Maia
Senior Research Consultant, WHO, GHTM, Lisbon
Board of Directors
Jeffrey Mecaskey
Policy Director
Policy Management
Ziad Tamer Ragap
Accountant
Management
Rebecca Piccolo
Personal Assistant
Management
Assif Muhammad
One Health and TB Advisor
Team Advisor
Ljupka Pavlova
Committee Manager
Committees
Sydney Amos
Committee Manager
Committees
Emad Zahran
Committee Manager
Committees
Lucy Kiarie
PHCC Associate
PHCC
Ana Paula Etges
GHFC Director
GHFC
Faiza Deedar
Global Health Finance Coalition Intern
GHFC
Michaela Jefferson
GHFC Associate
GHFC
Hannah Buddry
Project Coordinator
Projects
Esther Squilbeck
Partnerships EU, Policy & Advocacy Focal Point
Partnerships
Billy Kipkirui
Membership Intern
Membership
Iris Klaase
Policy Associate
Policy
Nafissa Niang
Policy & Fundraising Specialist
Policy
Claudia Serrano
Policy Associate
Policy
Mariann Zaruma Ortega
Fundraising associate
Fundraising & Grants
Daniela Quinnelle
Fundraising associate
Fundraising & Grants
Paulos De Jesus Loureiro
Fundraising coordinator
Fundraising & Grants
Lillianna Thomas
Journal Partnership | Content Writer
Journal
Alberto Cassia
Communication Officer
Communications
Yacine Abdelsoltane Kermame
Web Developer
Webdesign
Mouadh Benbahi
Web Developer Coordinator
Webdesign
Anna Bien
Communication Officer
Partnerships, Communications
Dorien Dequeker
HR Associate
HR
Ana Karina Oliva Dalgaard
Personal Assistant to the Executive Director
Personal Assistant
Damian Nowak
Fundraising Advisor
Team Advisor
Luis Filipe Loureiro
Partnership Director
Partnerships
Carolina Batista
President, DNDi Latin America; Baraka Impact
Norman Begg
Former WHO and Chief Medical Officer at GSK
IDA Advisors
Maureen Awuor
R&D Expert, Amref
Board of Directors
Wuleta Lemma
Lecturer, Universidade Lusofona
Board of Directors
Kaitlyn Yang
PHCC Associate
PHCC
Telsia Panneer Selvam
Accountant
Management
Vedikka Kalati
Community Manager
Management
Olufunbi Olaoye
Committee Manager
Committees
Aarya Kumari
Committee Manager
Committees
Rana Alghafari
Committee Manager
Committees
Praise Saint-john
Committee Manager
Committees
Vivian He
Primary Healthcare Coalition (PHCC) associate
PHCC
Dimitry Titkov
Global Health Finance Coalition Lead
GHFC
Isaac Amoah
GHFC Associate
GHFC
Mawuena Binka
Project Coordinator
Projects
Cristina Lu
Partnerships EU, Policy & Advocacy Focal Point
Partnerships
Pedro Coscarelli
Partnership Advisor
Partnerships
Eboye Ruth Omoh
Membership Intern
Membership
Faith Atieno
Policy Associate
Policy
Lima Momandi
Policy Associate
Policy
Brittany Shapiro Dooley
Policy Associate
Policy
Maria Mareckova
Fundraising Associate
Fundraising & Grants
Brian Singankutti
Fundraising associate
Fundraising & Grants
Stephen Tanui
Fundraising associate
Fundraising & Grants
Tue Ingeman Paarup
Communications Director
Communications
Faruq Olawale Sosanya
Web Developer
Communications
Grace Zhang
Web Developer
Webdesign
Shivani Kapila
Web Developer
Webdesign
Smita Singh
Talent Manager
HR
Yasmim Ferreira
HR Associate/ Intern
HR
Bella Chehab
Personal Assistant to the Executive Director
Personal Assistant
Erta Kalanxhi
Director of Partnerships, Fellow
IDA Advisors
Kåre Mølbak
Former Director and Chief Danish Epidemiologist
IDA Advisors
Carl Aryan
Publishing Manager
Publishing Manager - IDPJ
Claus Haugaard Sorensen
Senior Advisor, Crisis Prevention & Humanitarian Policy
IDA Advisors
A L U M N I
Former team members
We're grateful to the colleagues who helped build IDA. Alumni remain valued members of our extended network.