Office of the President and CEO
Yolonda C. Richardson, President and CEO
Aminata Diallo, Executive Assistant
Nicole Fry, Executive Assistant
U.S. Tobacco Control Programs
Cathy Taylor, Executive Assistant to the Executive Vice President
Advocacy
Carrie Arblaster, Director, Midwest
Amy Barkley, Director, Federal Field Operations
Amani Desamours, Manager, Federal Team
Alexandria Felton, Director, Southwest Region
Luke George, Associate Director, Federal Government Relations
Brian Hickey, Director, Federal Government Relations
Kristin Jimison, Director, Mid-Atlantic Region
Heidi Low, Director, Western Region
Kevin O’Flaherty, Associate Vice President, State Team
Jodi Radke, Director, Rocky Mountain/Great Plains
Claudia Rodas, Director, Southern Region
Haley Victoria Smoot, Associate Director, Federal Government Relations
Annie Tegen, Vice President, State Advocacy Programs
CaSandra Thomas, Contract Specialist, U.S. Programs
Strategic Partnerships
Caroline Goncalves Jones, Associate Vice President, Advocacy and Outreach
Olivia Gongombe-Ouyema, Program Associate, Strategic Partnerships
Daria Leon, Program Manager
Camille Sanchez, Associate Director, Community Outreach
Nicolas Suarez, Program Manager, Youth Advocacy
Gustavo Torrez, Director, Youth Advocacy
Communications
Bryan Buchanan, Director, Digital Engagement
Jessica Cohen, Associate Vice President, Strategic Communications
Jessica D'Amico, Associate Director, Digital Asset Management and Web Production
Dave Lemmon, Director, Media Relations
Albert Lukban, Director, Internet Strategy and Operations
Susan O'Brien, Director of State Communications
Alex Shields, Manager, Communications and Social Media
Vince Willmore, Vice President
Legal and Regulatory Affairs
Connor Fuchs, Senior Staff Attorney
Denny Henigan, Vice President
Nicole Mack, Paralegal
Research
Ann Boonn, Director, Research
Laura Bach, Director, Research
Hope Neuling, Research Manager
Marela Minosa, Research Manager
Meg Riordan, Vice President
Nichole Veatch, Vice President
Global Tobacco Control Programs
Smita Baruah, Executive Vice President
Advocacy
Joshua Abrams, Director Eurasia Programs
Bintou Camara Bityeki, Director, Africa Programs
Maheen Malik, Director, South Asia Programs
Patricia Sosa, Director, Latin America Programs
Qian Geng, Director, China Programs
Jennifer Torregrossa, Executive Assistant, Africa and Eurasia Programs
Communications
Dion Benetatos, Director, Global Advocacy Communications
Katharine Briscoe, Associate Director, Web Content
Kevin Dando, Associate Director, International Digital Engagement
Jesse Danzig, International Digital Strategist
Kristin Dotson, Operations Associate
Mark Hurley, Vice President, International Communications
Elissa Laitin, Associate Director, Tobacco Industry Campaigns
Emily Okon, Associate
Caroline Renzulli, Director
International Grants and Contracts
Ayesha Ahmad, Director, International Grants
Nelly Ahmad, Director, International Grants
Deborah Backman, Program and Financial Compliance Officer
Alejandra Barrera, Program and Financial Compliance Officer
Olivia Carter, Program and Financial Compliance Officer
Pam Sumner Coffey, Vice President, Global Operations
Schyler Cordova, Contracts Administrator
Natasha Demick, Program Associate, Grant Reporting
Voula Ikonomou, Associate Director, Contracts
Jingjing Liu, Senior Program and Financial Compliance Officer
Lynnette Lusenaka, Director, Grants, Contracts and Database Administration
Mandy McCain, Grants Administrator
Jessie Philips, Senior Program and Financial Compliance Officer
Md Rahman, Program and Financial Compliance Officer
Gayani Siriwardena, Associate Director, Finance
Henry Sookram, Program and Financial Compliance Officer
Seema Tailor, Program and Financial Compliance Officer
Jess Yegge, Grants and Contract Associate
Irma Zejcirovic, Program and Financial Compliance Officer
International Legal Consortium
Haviland Atha-Simonton, Executive Assistant
Deniece Carrington, Senior Legal Advisor
Kaitlin Donley, Associate Director
Murray Fallis, Legal Advisor
Daniel López, Senior Legal Advisor
Monique Muggli, Vice President
Gianella Severini, Legal Coordinator, Latin America Region
Research
Caroline Fuss, Research Associate
Danny McGoldrick, Vice President
Ernesto Sebrie, Associate Director
Kai Wasson, Research Associate
Global Health Advocacy Incubator
Maria Lujan Abramo, Global Legal Advisor
Adeolu Adebiyi, Africa Senior Regional Advocacy Advisor
Pontea Afzalrid, Global Program and Financial Compliance Officer
Tayo Ajayi, Program Manager
Abel Akara Ticha, Associate Director, Communications
Shariful Alam, Bangladesh Coordinator
Jozette Allah-Mensah, Communications and Digital Engagement Manager
Emmanuel Alhassan, Nigeria Country Coordinator
Corina Alvarez, Associate Director, Communications
Joy Amafah, Nigeria Coordinator
Kati Anderson, Director, Communications
Christina Arevalo, Program Associate
Stephen Atasige, Ghana Coordinator
Emmanuel Ayifah, Regional Advisor
Deborah Backman, Grants Officer, Advocacy Fund
Om Prakash Bera, Asia Regional Advisor
Berta Berkele, Industry Advisor, Africa
Emily Bland, Communications Manager
Marjorie Blum, Program Associate
Lexi Bullick, Program Manager
Emelyne Calimoutou, Associate Director, Legal Advocacy
Juan Carballo, Senior Legal Advisor
Olivia Carter, Program and Financial Compliance Officer
Terra Carter, Executive Assistant
Laura Casman, Program Assistant
Jill Chanley, Associate Director, Communications
Ariana Childs Graham, Program Director
Mervyn Christian, Director Advocacy and Capacity Strengthening
Esubalew Dadi, Food Policy Director, Africa
Ela Dhankhar, Program Associate
Robert Eckford, Program Director
Aaron Emmel, Director Strategic Outreach and Marketing
Christine Harmelle Ename-Eokoman, Cameroon Coordinator
Niola Etienne, Research Associate
Ezinne Ezekwem, Associate Director
Mariana de Araujo Ferraz, Food Policy Director, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean
Madison Fields, Legal Advisor
Nadia Flexner, Associate Director of Research
Qian Geng, Regional Director
Evelyn Gitz, Senior Advisor
Lopa Ghosh, India Coordinator
Gema Granados Hidalgo, Colombia Coordinator
Aura Guerrero, Legal Advisor
Jamil Gunawan, Indonesia Coordinator
Gaurav Gupta, India Coordinator
Abdullahi Hamza Hassan, Kano State Nigeria Country Coordinator
Sovadhanak Hun, Cambodia Coordinator
Munawar Hussain, Pakistan Coordinator
Lorena Ibarra Avila, Industry Interference Senior Advisor
Libby Jones, Associate Vice President, Overdose Prevention Initiative
Eli Josoa Ramamonjisoa, Madagascar Coordinator
Sachin Juneja, India Coordinator
Justinian Kateera, Uganda Coordinator
Jaspreet Kaur Pal, Bangladesh Communications Advisor
Asim Khan, Associate Director, Communications
Hema Khanchandani, Program Director
William Kidega, Uganda Coordinator
Kate Konopka, Legal Director
Petro Korol, Ukraine Coordinator
Anup Kumar, India Coordinator
Meredith Larson, Associate Director, Advocacy
Marisa Macari, Program Manager, Advocacy Fund
Mikateko Mafuyeka, Africa Legal Advisor
Lucy Martinez Sullivan, Executive Vice President
Jonas Mbwangue, Associate Director
Phillip Mokoena, South Africa Coordinator
Laura Mora, Colombia Coordinator
Rachel Morrison, Caribbean Senior Advisor
Janin Melara, Operations Associate
Rhia Muhi, Regional Senior Advisor
Elinami Mungure, East African Country Coordinator
Mario Muñoz, Country Coordinator
Wesley Kapaya Mwambazi, Zambia Coordinator
Shuaishuai Niu, China Coordinator
Maria N. Nkalubo, Uganda Coordinator
Phonethipsavanh Nouanthong, Ph.D., Laos Coordinator
Valentina Ochoa, Mexico Senior Advisor
Bobi Odiko, Africa Communications Consultant
Jackie Okao, Uganda Coordinator
Onyum Charles Okao, Uganda Media Coordinator
Cindy Olivarez, Director, Communications
Elizabeth Orlan, Associate Director, Research
Ben Orton-Vipond, Associate Director, Communications
Edward Otico, Philippines Country Coordinator
Silvana Paath, Indonesia Coordinator
Roxanne Paisible, Associate Director, Advocacy
Jake Palley, Associate Director, Advocacy
Mike Palma, Philippines Coordinator
Sanjay Pandey, Lead Consultant, India National Policy
Jennifer Patterson, Associate Vice President, Communications
Jessie Phillips, Senior Program Financial Compliance Officer
Tran Bich Phuong, Vietnam Coordinator
Veronica Poyano, Senior Legal Advisor
Abhishek Pratap, Country Coordinator
Ruhul Quddus, Bangladesh Country Coordinator
Md Rahman, Program and Financial Compliance Officer
Sofía Rincon Gallardo Patiño, Associate Director, Advocacy
Whitney Robinson, Executive Assistant
Vanessa Mello Rodrigues, PhD, Brazil Coordinator
Martha Yaneth Sandoval Salazar, Colombia Advocacy Advisor
Claire Sambou, Cote D’Ivoire and Sierra Leone Coordinator
Veronica Schoj, MD, Vice President, Food and Nutrition Policy
Gianella Severini, Legal Coordinator
Vandana Shah, Vice President, Health Systems Strengthening
Kriti Sharma, Legal Associate
Shreya Shrivastava, Program Manager
Jennifer Sleboda, Director, Budget Advocacy
Henry Sookram, Global Program and Financial Compliance Officer
Patricia Sosa, JD, Regional Director
Le Thi Thu, Vietnam Senior Policy Advisor
Bui Thi Thu Giang, Vietnam Program Assistant
Doan Thi Thu Huyen, Vietnam Country Director
Abel Akara Ticha, Associate Director, Communications
Madeline Wardleworth, Associate Director
Gillian Williams, Program Manager Strategic Partnerships
Shani Winterstein, Director, Capacity Strengthening and Training
Caroline Young, Senior Associate
Yan Zhao, China Media Coordinator
Daniel Zinn, Senior Communications Associate
Advancement
Kimberly Amazeen, Chief Advancement Officer
Susannah Fox, Major Gifts Officer, U.S. Advancement
Philip Mione, Director, Foundation Relations
Erika Santangelo, Manager, Operations and Events
Finance
Abyot A. Wondimu, Director of Finance, Interim Chief Financial Officer
Administration
Stephanie A. Porter, Chief Administrative Officer
Last Updated April 16, 2025