MEET THE TEAM
Meet the national DEBRA group representatives who make up the members of the Executive Committee that governs DEBRA International, and the staff members who head up the organisation's programmes.
RITU JAIN
President
Ritu is wife and mum to brave EB warriors and is the founder of DEBRA Singapore.
ANGELIQUE SAUVESTRE
Vice President
Angélique is the Chairwoman of DEBRA France, and has a daughter with EB.
LEANDRO ROSSI
Treasurer
Leandro is from Belo Horizonte, Brazil and is president of DEBRA Brasil. He has a nephew and godson with EB.
RAINER RIEDL
Secretary
Rainer is founder of DEBRA Austria and has been Executive Director for nearly 25 years.
JIMMY FEARON
Vice Treasurer
Jimmy is a passionate leader in the not-for-profit sector joining DEBRA Ireland as CEO in 2008.
EVANINA MORCILLO MAKOW
Vice Secretary
Evanina lives in Marbella, Spain and is director of DEBRA Piel de Mariposa (Spain).
CLAIRE MATHER
Committee member
Claire has been working closely with patients and families with EB for over 15 years at DEBRA UK.
RYAN HULTMAN
Committee member
Ryan is Vice President of DEBRA Canada and has a 13-year-old with RDEB.
SETSUKO SHIRAISHI
Committee member
Setsuko is from Mexico City in Mexico and is the Executive Director of DEBRA Mexico.
MARY-JEAN HOWARD
Committee member
Mary-Jean Howard is the CEO of DEBRA Australia and is based in Sydney, Australia.
ANDREAS MILLER
Committee member
Andreas is from Berlin, Germany, he lives with junctional Epidermolysis Bullosa and is Managing Director of DEBRA Deutschland.
VALENTINA MORRA
Committee member
Valentina is the Scientific Coordinator and a Board Member of DEBRA Italia. She is the mother of a five-year-old daughter living with Recessive Dystrophic EB (RDEB).
MEGAN FOSTER FLAHERTY
Communications and Membership
Based in the UK, Megan joined the team in 2023.
