OUR TEAM
We are proud to have
excellent staff and partners.
We are mission and impact-driven and have deep technical expertise. We support staff who live in the countries or regions in which we work. We strive to create a fit-for-purpose workplace that is respectful, diverse, inclusive and supportive.
Our team of global health experts works with governments to help them implement evidence-based strategies that allow their people to lead the healthiest lives possible.
Resolve to Save Lives is led by Dr. Tom Frieden.

Executive Leadership Team
Board of Directors
Nigeria Board of Directors
Strategic Advisory Board
Senior Leadership Team
Cardiovascular Health
Prevent Epidemics
Shared Services and Program-Enabling Units
Executive Leadership Team
Board of Directors
- Board Chair | Co-President, The InterAcademy Partnership
- • Former Foreign Secretary, National Academy of Medicine
- Director| Minister of State to the President of the Republic of Senegal
- • Former Minister of Health, Senegal
- Director (Non-voting, ex officio) | President and CEO, Resolve to Save Lives
- • U.S.
Nigeria Board of Directors
- Professor of Pharmaceutical Microbiology and Calestous Juma Science Leadership Fellow at University of Ibadan, Nigeria
- Director (Non-voting, ex officio) | President and CEO, Resolve to Save Lives
- • U.S.
Strategic Advisory Board

Sir George Alleyne

Dr. Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo

Rt Hon. Helen Clark

Fatima Hassan

Dr. Kelly Henning

Dr. Wilmot James

Dr. John-Arne Rottingen
Senior Leadership Team

Rahul Mullick
- Senior Vice President, Digital
- • India

Nanlop Ogbureke
- Executive Director, Nigeria
- • Nigeria

Manuel Sibhatu
- Program/Country Director, Ethiopia
- • Ethiopia

Samantha Wolthuis
- Vice President, Global Operations
- • U.S.
Cardiovascular Health

Obehi Aimiosior
- Program Officer, Hypertension Control
- • U.S.

Bolanle Banigbe
- Director, Global Hypertension Control
- • U.S.

Rachel Beardsley
- Program Associate, Nutrition
- • United States

Bishal Belbase
- Technical Advisor, Hypertension Control
- • U.S.

Danielle Cazabon
- Program Officer, Hypertension Control
- • U.S.

Tejpalsinh Chavan
- Technical Advisor, Hypertension Control
- • India

Arnaud Demarcq
- Engineering Lead, Simple
- • France

Jazmin Habbab
- Program Associate, Cardiovascular Health
- • U.S.

Nicole Ide
- Technical Advisor, Sodium and Surveillance
- • U.S.

Henok Kebede
- Hypertension Prevention and Control Coordinator
- • Ethiopia

Batet Musa
- Nutrition Policy Advisor
- • Nigeria

Bolatito Ogbeide
- Technical Project Manager, Simple
- • Nigeria

Dr. Kufor Osi
- Technical Officer, Cardiovascular Health
- • Nigeria

Varshana Rajasekaran
- Lead Product Manager, Cardiovascular Health
- • U.K.

Manuel Sibhatu
- Program/Country Director, Ethiopia
- • Ethiopia

Lindsay Steele
- Senior Technical Advisor, Nutrition
- • U.S.

Azeb Tolessa
- Senior Program Manager, Nutrition
- • Ethiopia
Prevent Epidemics

Serge Agbo
- Senior Technical Advisor – Leadership, Governance, Financing
- • Côte d’Ivoire

Constanza Aguilera
- Principal Advisor, Country Preparedness and Collaboration
- • UK

Cédric Apercé
- Legal Advisor
- • France

Amy Elizabeth Barrera
- Consultant Senior Technical Advisor, Infection Prevention & Control
- • U.S.

Tewodros Belayneh
- Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor, Epidemic Primary Health Care
- • Ethiopia

Debarshi Bhattacharya
- Project Director, Rwanda PHC
- • India

Aaron Bochner
- Senior Technical Advisor, Epidemic Intelligence
- • U.S.

Temesgen Nigusse Bota
- Regional Technical Manager, Epidemic Ready PHC
- • Ethiopia

Elodie Brandamir
- Senior Program Management Advisor – Leadership, Governance, Financing
- • France

Lauren Brown
- Senior Technical Advisor, 7-1-7 Alliance
- • U.S

Cathy Cantelmo
- Senior Technical Advisor, Domestic Financing – Leadership, Governance, Financing
- • U.S.

Jenom Sunday Danjuma
- Technical Officer, Nigeria
- • Nigeria

Marie Deveaux
- Senior Communications Manager, 7-1-7 Alliance
- • U.S.

Abrham Ejigu
- Senior Project Manager, Ethiopia
- • Ethiopia

Abduilhafiz Assen Endris
- Technical Advisor, Collaborative Surveillance
- • Ethiopia

Okeoma Erojikwe
- Technical Officer, Supply Chain Management and Logistics
- • Nigeria

Kaylee Errecaborde
- Senior Research and Learning Advisor, 7-1-7 Alliance
- • U.S.

Andrew Gall
- Senior Technical Advisor, Resilient Health Services
- • U.S.

Mentwab Gebreegziabher
- Senior Program Manager, Ethiopia
- • Ethiopia

Arone Mebrhatu Haile
- Program Coordinator, Maintaining Essential Medical Services, Ethiopia
- • Ethiopia

Caroline Holsinger
- Principal Advisor, Surveillance and Digital Architecture and Governance, Epidemic Intelligence
- • U.S.

Kayla Jashinsky
- Program Associate, Prevent Epidemics
- • U.S.

Samantha Kozikott
- Technical Manager – Leadership, Governance, Financing
- • U.S.

Mohammed Lamorde
- Project Director, 7-1-7 Alliance
- • Nigeria

Hani Mahmoud
- Technical Manager, Epidemic Intelligence
- • U.S.

Stacey Mearns
- Director, Resilient Health Services
- • U.K.

Celestina Obiekea
- Technical Advisor, Laboratory Systems
- • Nigeria

Lyz Ortiz
- Senior Technical Advisor, Prevent Epidemics
- • U.S.

Shefali Oza
- Senior Technical Advisor, 7-1-7 Alliance
- • U.S.

Leena Patel
- Senior Technical Advisor, Epidemic Intelligence
- • U.S.

Elisabeth Piper
- Program Associate, 7-1-7 Alliance
- • U.S.

Tyler Porth
- Interim Project Director, 7-1-7 Alliance
- • U.S.

Anicia Santos
- Solutions Architect, Epidemic Intelligence
- • U.S.

Manuel Sibhatu
- Program/Country Director, Ethiopia
- • Ethiopia

Emi Takashi
- Senior Technical Advisor, Integrated Surveillance, Epidemic Intelligence
- • U.S.

Scott Teesdale
- Senior Public Health Technologist
- • U.S.

Emem Udoh
- Legal Advisor
- • Nigeria

Rabi Usman
- Technical Officer, Health Security and Event-Based Surveillance
- • Nigeria

Sabina van Mell
- Program Associate for Leadership, Governance and Financing
- • U.S.

Julie Wahl
- Senior Program Management Advisor – Leadership, Governance, Financing
- • U.S.

Asfaw Wakene
- Communication and Media Specialist, Ethiopia
- • Ethiopia

Solomon Emuru Weldemichael
- Legal Advisor, Ethiopia
- • Ethiopia

Rahel Yemanaberhan
- Regional Technical Advisor, East Africa
- • Ethiopia
Shared Services and Program-Enabling Units

Givanna Abraham
- Operations Officer
- • U.S.

Aaron Acharya
- Director, Global Operations
- • U.S.

Kelcie Bartek
- Accounting Assistant
- • U.S.

Jessica Bonds
- Communications Manager, Cardiovascular Health
- • U.S.

Jamie Carter
- Product Designer
- • U.S.

Isha Ceesay
- Accounting Manager, Payables and Expenses
- • U.S.

Anthony (Tony) Ciecierski
- Vice President, Information Technology
- • U.S.

Jackie Connolly
- Senior Communications Design Lead
- • U.S.

Gabriella DeAbreu
- Contracts Officer
- • U.S.

Diana Diaz
- Communications Associate
- • U.S.

Maria El Koussa
- Senior Advisor for Cardiovascular Health
- • U.S.

Elias Epstein
- Interim Vice President, Finance
- • U.S.

Idara Etuk
- Finance Manager
- • Nigeria

Wogayehu Gebreselassie
- Senior Operations Manager, Ethiopia
- • Ethiopia

Robert Giliberto
- Senior Program Finance Manager
- • U.S.

Laura Henderson
- Research Compliance & Intregrity Specialist
- • U.S.

Elisha Ibrahim
- Operations Manager, Nigeria
- • Nigeria

Alexandra Laheurte Sloyka
- Governance Manager
- • U.S.

Janine LaSalle
- Senior Manager, Shared Services
- • U.S.

Greg Lewis
- Digital Content Manager
- • U.S.

Ya Zhen Liang
- Accounting Associate
- • U.S.

Cat Martin
- Senior Legal Counsel
- • U.S.

Melissa Mora
- Operations Manager
- • U.S.

Mohammad Nia
- Director, Human Resources
- • U.S.

Christopher Niziolek
- IT Operations Manager
- • U.S.

Naomi Oboyi
- Regional Communications Manager, Africa
- • Nigeria

Priya Parikh
- Special Assistant to the President
- • U.S.

Felix Prabhaker
- System Administrator
- • U.S.

Aina Ravelojaona
- Director of Accounting
- • U.S.

Christopher Richardson
- Communications Manager, Prevent Epidemics
- • U.S.

Hannah Schubert
- Development Associate
- • U.S.

Christina Scott
- Technology Business Officer
- • U.S.

Yididya Solomon
- Finance & Administration Associate
- • Ethiopia

Sonia Thomas
- Finance and Operations Associate
- • Nigeria

Dr. Ioanna Trilivas
- Director, Talent Acquisition & Development
- • U.S.

Maris Van de Roer
- Senior Graphic Designer
- • U.S.

Samantha Wolthuis
- Vice President, Global Operations
- • U.S.

Liz Zeller-Last
- Human Resources Officer
- • U.S.