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.
BRETT KOPELAN
President
Brett has been Executive Director of debra of America for almost ten years and lives in Colorado, USA.
JIMMY FEARON
Vice-President
Jimmy is a passionate leader in the not-for-profit sector joining DEBRA Ireland as CEO in 2008.
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.
IGNACIA FUENTES
Vice-Secretary
Ignacia is based in Santiago, Chile and joined DEBRA International in September 2018.
ANNA KEMBLE WELCH
Committee member
Anna is Director of DEBRA New Zealand, which was established in 1980.
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.
EVANINA MORCILLO MAKOW
Committee member
Evanina comes from Marbella, Málaga in the south of Spain and is the General Manager of DEBRA Spain.
MENGZHU YANG
Committee member
Mengzhu is Executive Director of DEBRA China founded in 2014 and based in Shanghai.
RITU JAIN
Committee member
Ritu is wife and mum to brave EB warriors and is the founder of DEBRA Singapore.
VLASTA ZMAZEK
Committee member
Vlasta lives in Zagreb and was the founder of DEBRA Croatia in 1996. Her son Matija had RDEB.
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.