Secretariat
IFA serves, creates and inspires its members through a team of dynamic hard-working individuals that push boundaries and generate opportunities.
Come and talk with our team about what they do, why we do it and for whom. The Secretariat is a learning environment for all of us, sharing the excitement of new-found knowledge and the opportunities for personal growth.
Jane Barratt SECRETARY GENERALjbarratt@ifa.ngo
Jane M Barratt, Ph.D. is the Secretary General, International Federation on Ageing (IFA) an international non-government organisation with general consultative status with the United Nations and its agencies including formal relations with the World Health Organisation (WHO).View Profile
Greg Shaw DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL & CORPORATE RELATIONSgshaw@ifa.ngo
Greg Shaw serves as Director of International and Corporate Relations for the International Federation on Ageing. Prior to joining the IFA, he held senior management positions within the Australian Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing, working with residential and community aged care programs … View Profile
Anna Sangster PROGRAM MANAGERasangster@ifa.ngo
Anna Sangster joined the IFA team as a Project Officer in 2019. She recently graduated from the Dalla Lana School of Public Health with a Master’s in Public Health specializing in Behavioural Health Sciences and Addiction Studies. Anna also holds an Honours Bachelor of Science from the University … View Profile
Nathalia Wittingham CONFERENCE AND EVENTS MANAGERnwittingham@ifa.ngo
Nathalia Wittingham first joined the IFA team in 2018, and has since been promoted to Conference and Events Manager, leading various events from planning to execution.She holds a diploma in dental assisting from Fanshawe College, London Ontario and she worked in the dental industry for over 7 … View Profile
Berenice Anaya MEDIA, MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER banaya@ifa.ngo
Berenice joined the IFA team in November 2020. She has a BA in Communications and Digital Media from the ITESM in Monterrey, Mexico and an MSc in Business and Management from the University of Strathclyde where she graduated with Honours. View Profile
Katrina Bouzanis PROJECT OFFICERKBouzanis@ifa.ngo
Katrina joined the IFA team as a Project Officer in 2021. She is a recent graduate from McMaster University’s MSc. Global Health Program, and holds a BSc. in Microbiology and Immunology with Honours from Dalhousie University. Since embarking on her global health studies, Katrina has been involved in various health research projects and initiatives. View Profile
Zaineb Chouhdry PROJECT OFFICERZChouhdry@ifa.ngo
Zaineb joined IFA as a Project Officer in April 2021. She holds a Master’s in Management of Applied Science (MMASc) in Global Health Systems and a BSc Honors Specialization in Neuroscience, both from the University of Western Ontario. View Profile
Anais Diaz PROJECT OFFICERadiaz@ifa.ngo
Anais joined IFA as a project officer in 2021. She is a recent graduate from the University of Manchester’s Master of Arts program in International Politics and holds a BA in International Relations from the University of Toronto. View Profile
Ashney Patrick MEDIA, MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS OFFICERAPatrick@ifa.ngo
Ashney joined IFA as a Media, Marketing, and Communications Officer in 2021. She earned her bachelor’s degree in honours communication from McMaster University. Even after she completed her degree, she continued to develop her skills by completing different online courses to ensure her skills were kept polished and up to date. View Profile
Andra Stancu SENIOR PROJECT OFFICERastancu@ifa.ngo
Andra Stancu joined the IFA team as a Project Officer in November 2019, and is now a Senior Project Officer. Prior to joining the IFA team in November 2019, Andra worked with a variety of stakeholders in the field of healthcare. Within the not-for-profit sector, she coordinated volunteers. View Profile
Supriya Venigalla SENIOR PROJECT OFFICERsvenigalla@ifa.ngo
Supriya Venigalla is a Senior Project Officer, having been promoted from Project Officer. Supriya joined the IFA team in 2020, and holds a Master of Public Health (MPH) specializing in Health Policy and Management from the University of Georgia in the United States. View Profile
Jun Wang SPECIAL PROJECTS OFFICERjwang@ifa.ngo
Jun joined the IFA team as an Administrative Assistant in September 2019 after her seven-year career as a Marketing Specialist in an international corporate travel company. View Profile
Petek Yurt PROJECT OFFICER PYurt@ifa.ngo
Prior to joining the IFA team in November 2020, Petek has worked in diverse government, nonprofit and private sectors on a variety of issues including human rights, community capacity building, developmental disabilities, violence, complex health needs, food insecurity and poverty. View Profile
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