Who we are / Team
Our team
Resolve to Save Lives is 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. Resolve to Save Lives strives to create a fit-for-purpose workplace that is respectful, diverse, inclusive and supportive.
Resolve to Save Lives is led by Dr. Tom Frieden. We are a team of global health experts that works with governments to implement evidence-based strategies that allow their people to lead the healthiest lives possible.
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. Resolve to Save Lives strives to create a fit-for-purpose workplace that is respectful, diverse, inclusive and supportive.
Resolve to Save Lives is led by Dr. Tom Frieden. We are a team of global health experts that works with governments to implement evidence-based strategies that allow their people to lead the healthiest lives possible.
- Director | Co-President, The InterAcademy Partnership
- • Former Foreign Secretary, National Academy of Medicine
- Director | President of the Scientific Committee, Forum Galien Africa • Former Senior Minister to the President of the Republic of Senegal
- • Former Minister of Health, Senegal
- Director | Executive Director, Harvard Ministerial Leadership Program • Professor of Practice, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
- Director (Non-voting, ex officio) | President and CEO, Resolve to Save Lives
- • U.S.

- Director and Shareholder | Past President, Association of Physicians of India
- • India
- Director | Professor and Head of Prasanna School of Public Health, MAHE Manipal, India
- • India
Resolve to Save Lives Services PLC and its Board of Directors play a critical role in shaping Resolve to Save Lives (RTSL) vision, direction, programming, and partnerships in India. Their strategic oversight and guidance are invaluable as RTSL supports the Government of India (GOI) efforts to promote cardiovascular health and save as many lives as possible from preventable disability and death.
- Chief Technical Advisor, Environment for Health Development Initiative (E4HDI), Nigeria
- Board Director; Professor of Pharmaceutical Microbiology and Calestous Juma Science Leadership Fellow, University of Ibadan, Nigeria
- Director (Non-voting, ex officio) | President and CEO, Resolve to Save Lives
- • U.S.
- Executive Director for Higher Education, Collaboratives, and Strategic Initiatives at the Mastercard Foundation

Sir George Alleyne

Dr. Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo

Rt Hon. Helen Clark

Fatima Hassan

Dr. Kelly Henning

Dr. Wilmot James

Dr. John-Arne Rottingen

Rahul Mullick
- Senior Vice President, Digital
- • India

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

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

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

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

Chinedu Aniekwe
- Senior Advisor, Data Engineering
- • U.S.

Cédric Apercé
- Legal Advisor
- • France

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

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

Rachel Beardsley
- Program Associate, Nutrition
- • United States

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

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

Dr. Swati Bhardwaj
- Senior Technical Advisor, Nutrition
- • India

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.

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

Tejpalsinh Chavan
- Technical Advisor, Hypertension Control
- • India

Jenom Sunday Danjuma
- Principal Advisor and Manager, Prevent Epidemics
- • Nigeria

Arnaud Demarcq
- Engineering Lead, Simple
- • France

Alemu Derseh
- Technical Advisor for Epidemic Ready Primary Healthcare
- • Ethiopia

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

Liz Drummond
- Technical Advisor, Nutrition
- • U.S.

Abrham Ejigu
- Senior Project Manager, Ethiopia
- • Ethiopia

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

Okeoma Erojikwe
- Principal Advisor and Manager, Cardiovascular Health
- • Nigeria

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

Clementine Fu
- Principal Health Security Specialist
- • U.K.

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

Mentwab Gebreegziabher
- Senior Program Manager, Ethiopia
- • Ethiopia

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

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

Demoz Hamda
- Senior Legal Advisor, Ethiopia Food and Drug Authority
- • Ethiopa

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

Nicole Ide
- Senior Technical Advisor, Sodium Reduction
- • U.S.

Eno’bong Idiong
- Senior Technical Advisor, Hypertension Control, Sub-Saharan Africa
- • Nigeria

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

Dr. Asif Jeelani
- Technical Advisor, Cardiovascular Health
- • India

Henok Kebede
- Hypertension Prevention and Control Coordinator
- • Ethiopia

Gebretsadik Keleb
- Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor, Health Security
- • Ethiopia

Sooyoung Kim
- Senior Technical Advisor, Data Use and Decision Science
- • U.S.

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

Dr. Ravi Kumar AV
- Senior Technical Advisor, NCD & HSS
- • India

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

Justine Landegger
- Senior Technical Advisor, Surveillance and Primary Healthcare
- • U.S.

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

Gaelle Matar
- Evaluation and Learning Manager
- • U.K.

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

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

Batet Musa
- Nutrition Policy Advisor
- • Nigeria

Iboro Nta
- Principal Advisor, CVH - Nigeria Ministry of Health
- • Nigeria

Celestina Obiekea
- Senior Technical Advisor, Laboratory Systems
- • Nigeria

Bolatito Ogbeide
- Technical Project Manager, Simple
- • Nigeria

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

Dr. Kufor Osi
- Senior Technical Advisor, Hypertension Control
- • Nigeria

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

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

Dr. Anupam Khungar Pathni
- Technical Director
- • India

Reantha Pillay
- Technical Advisor, Leadership, Governance & Financingu
- • U.K.

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

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

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

Swagata Kumar Sahoo
- Senior Technical Advisor, Supply Chain
- • India

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

Dr. Manika Sharma
- Senior Technical Advisor, Nutrition
- • India

Bhanu Pratap Singh
- Senior Strategic Partnerships Advisor
- • India

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

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

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

Robel Tefera
- Technical Advisor, Infection Prevention and Control
- • Ethiopia

Azeb Tolessa
- Senior Program Manager, Nutrition
- • Ethiopia

Ryan Toney
- Knowledge Management and Learning Specialist, Collaborative Surveillance
- • U.S.

Emem Udoh
- Senior Legal Advisor
- • Nigeria

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

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

Ashenafi Worku
- Principal Surveillance Advisor
- • Ethiopia

Rahel Yemanaberhan
- Regional Technical Advisor, East Africa
- • Ethiopia

Dr. Swati Bhardwaj
- Senior Technical Advisor, Nutrition
- • India

Dr. Asif Jeelani
- Technical Advisor, Cardiovascular Health
- • India

Mansi Kapoor
- Senior Operations Manager
- • India

Dr. Ravi Kumar AV
- Senior Technical Advisor, NCD & HSS
- • India

Dr. Anupam Khungar Pathni
- Technical Director
- • India

Swagata Kumar Sahoo
- Senior Technical Advisor, Supply Chain
- • India

Dr. Manika Sharma
- Senior Technical Advisor, Nutrition
- • India

Sagar Shinde
- Senior Backend Engineer
- • India

Bhanu Pratap Singh
- Senior Strategic Partnerships Advisor
- • India

Jenom Sunday Danjuma
- Principal Advisor and Manager, Prevent Epidemics
- • Nigeria

Okeoma Erojikwe
- Principal Advisor and Manager, Cardiovascular Health
- • Nigeria

Idara Etuk
- Senior Finance Manager
- • Nigeria

Msoo Gber
- DHIS2 Customer Support Officer
- • Nigeria

Elisha Ibrahim
- Senior Operations Manager, Nigeria
- • Nigeria

Eno’bong Idiong
- Senior Technical Advisor, Hypertension Control, Sub-Saharan Africa
- • Nigeria

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

Batet Musa
- Nutrition Policy Advisor
- • Nigeria

Iboro Nta
- Principal Advisor, CVH - Nigeria Ministry of Health
- • Nigeria

Celestina Obiekea
- Senior Technical Advisor, Laboratory Systems
- • Nigeria

Naomi Oboyi
- Regional Communications Manager, Africa
- • Nigeria

Bolatito Ogbeide
- Technical Project Manager, Simple
- • Nigeria

Igbanam Ogbuluijah
- Senior Software Engineer
- • Nigeria

Dr. Kufor Osi
- Senior Technical Advisor, Hypertension Control
- • Nigeria

Sonia Thomas
- Finance and Operations Associate
- • Nigeria

Emem Udoh
- Senior Legal Advisor
- • Nigeria

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

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.

Cecilia Crews
- Special Assistant
- • U.S.

Gabriella DeAbreu
- Contracts Officer
- • U.S.

Diana Diaz
- Communications Associate
- • U.S.

Sarah Emami
- Legal Director, Public Health Policy
- • U.S.

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

Idara Etuk
- Senior 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
- Senior Operations Manager, Nigeria
- • Nigeria

Boris Kabeya
- Operations Manager
- • DRC

Mansi Kapoor
- Senior Operations Manager
- • India

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

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

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

Gizework Messele
- Senior Finance Manager
- • Ethiopia

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

Sarah Lopez
- Operations Manager
- • U.S.

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

Susannah Masur
- Senior Advisor, External Affairs and Public Relations
- • U.S.

Lina Miller
- Web Solutions Specialist
- • 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

Amit Pandey
- Finance Manager
- • India

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

Felix Prabhaker
- System Administrator
- • U.S.

Herizo Raharimanana
- Accounting Associate
- • 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.

Kalkidan Zenee
- Operations Associate
- • Ethiopia