Network Secretariat


Two co-secretariats—one based at the Center for Integration Science in Global Health Equity at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, USA, and the other at Universidade Eduardo Mondlane in Maputo, Mozambique—administer the NCDI Poverty Network.


Network Co-Chairs

Secretariat Members

  • Dr. Natnael A. Abebe

    Dr. Natnael A. Abebe

    REGIONAL ADVISOR FOR EAST AFRICA

  • Ivanilson René Abílio

    Ivanilson René Abílio

    MEMBERSHIP AND ENGAGEMENT MANAGER, MOZAMBIQUE CO-SECRETARIAT

  • Dr. Maureen Achebe

    Dr. Maureen Achebe

    ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR HEMATOLOGY INTEGRATION

  • Piniel Nadege Ade

    Piniel Nadege Ade

    POLICY COORDINATOR

  • Alma Adler

    Dr. Alma Adler

    RESEARCH AND MONITORING AND EVALUATION DIRECTOR

  • Neusa Bay

    Neusa Bay

    PROJECT COORDINATOR, MOZAMBIQUE CO-SECRETARIAT

  • Dr. Remy Nkwiro Bitwayiki

    Dr. Remy Nkwiro Bitwayiki

    REGIONAL ADVISOR FOR WEST AFRICA

  • Chantelle Boudreaux

    Dr. Chantelle Boudreaux

    ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR FOR INTEGRATION RESEARCH

  • Paula Byron

    Paula Byron

    DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS

  • Matt Coates

    Matt Coates

    RESEARCH SPECIALIST

  • Basílio Cumbane

    Basílio Cumbane

    DATA MANAGER, MOZAMBIQUE CO-SECRETARIAT

  • Katia Domingues

    Katia Domingues

    PEN-PLUS PROGRAM MANAGER

  • Susan Donnellan

    Susan Donnellan

    SENIOR COORDINATOR FOR ADVANCEMENT

  • Gina Ferrari

    Gina Ferrari

    TYPE 1 DIABETES AND GLOBAL HEALTH EQUITY RESEARCH FELLOW

  • Andrea Fleurant

    Andrea Fleurant

    PROJECT COORDINATOR

  • Rachel Gasana

    Rachel Gasana

    SENIOR DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT

  • Apoorva Gomber

    Dr. Apoorva Gomber

    ADVOCACY ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR

  • Neil Gupta

    Dr. Neil Gupta

    POLICY DIRECTOR

  • Dr. Sheila Klassen

    Dr. Sheila Klassen

    ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR CARDIAC INTEGRATION

  • Dr. Gene Kwan

    Dr. Gene Kwan

    CARDIOLOGIST

  • Mike Lawrence

    Mike Lawrence

    COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER

  • Maryam Mansoor

    Maryam Mansoor

    RESEARCH COORDINATOR

  • Beatriz Manuel Chongo

    Dr. Beatriz Manuel Chongo

    CO-INVESTIGATOR FOR THE PEN-PLUS PARTNERSHIP, MOZAMBIQUE CO-SECRETARIAT

  • Ryan McBain

    Dr. Ryan McBain

    HEALTH ECONOMIST

  • Daphne Nakawesi

    Daphne Nakawesi

    PEN-PLUS COORDINATOR

  • Gedeon Ngoga

    Gedeon Ngoga

    CLINICAL ADVISOR

  • Jucelina Rosa Novele

    Jucelina Rosa Novele

    NURSE ASSISTANT, MOZAMBIQUE CO-SECRETARIAT

  • Marta Patiño Rodriguez

    Dr. Marta Patiño Rodriguez

    ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING

  • Dr. Colin Pfaff

    Dr. Colin Pfaff

    ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS

  • Whitney Puetz

    Whitney Puetz

    RESEARCH SPECIALIST

  • Ramon Ruiz

    Ramon Ruiz

    INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGNER

  • Dr. Todd Ruderman

    Dr. Todd Ruderman

    REGIONAL ADVISOR

  • Ada Thapa

    Ada Thapa

    SENIOR RESEARCH ASSISTANT

  • Devashri Salvi

    Devashri Salvi

    MONITORING AND EVALUATION LEAD

  • Dr. Shela Sridhar

    Dr. Shela Sridhar

    REGIONAL ADVISOR FOR SOUTH ASIA

  • Leslie Wentworth

    Leslie Wentworth

    MANAGER FOR HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND ANALYTICS

  •  Collin Whelley

    Collin Whelley

    ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF DATA SYSTEMS AND MONITORING & EVALUATION

  • Dr. Emily Wroe

    Dr. Emily Wroe

    SENIOR DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS

  • Emily Yale

    Emily Yale

    DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND OPERATIONS