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.
ZLATKO KOPECKI
Treasurer
Zlatko is a Senior Research Fellow based at University of South Australia in Adelaide, South Australia.
KARI ANNE BØ
Vice Treasurer
Kari Anne lives in Alta in the far north of Norway. She and her son both have EB simplex.
RAINER RIEDL
Secretary
Rainer is founder of DEBRA Austria and has been Executive Director for nearly 25 years.
JIMMY FEARON
Vice Secretary
Jimmy is a passionate leader in the not-for-profit sector joining DEBRA Ireland as CEO in 2008.
CHANTAL LAPOINTE
Committee member
In 2017, she joined DEBRA Canada’s Board of Directors and in 2019, the DEBRA International.
CLAIRE MATHER
Committee member
Claire has been working closely with patients and families with EB for over 15 years at DEBRA UK.
HANAA EL SADAT
Committee member
Hanaa lives in Cairo-Egypt. In 2014, she established the charitable “Yasmin El Samra foundation"
IGNACIA FUENTES
Committee member
Ignacia is based in Santiago, Chile and joined DEBRA International in September 2018.
MENGZHU YANG
Committee member
Mengzhu is Executive Director of DEBRA China founded in 2014 and based in Shanghai.
OLIVIA MULLINS
Business Manager
Liv is based in the UK and joined DEBRA International in 2016 as the Business Manager.
KATTYA MAYRE-CHILTON
CPG Coordinator
Kattya joined DEBRA International in 2016 as the Clinical Practice Guidelines Coordinator.