Secretariat
Jessilyn Forigo Principal, Global Conference Jessilyn Forigo is a strategic leader and relationship builder with more than 20 years of experience advancing mission-driven initiatives across the nonprofit, post-secondary, and public sectors. She brings a unique blend...
Leadership, Secretariat
Sonia Hsiung Chief Strategy Officer Sonia leads IFA’s strategic direction, aligning policy, communications, partnerships, and operations to drive coherent, system-level impact on healthy ageing and longevity. She oversees organizational strategy and performance,...
Directors
Jacinthe Roy is the Executive Director of FADOQ, the largest organization representing individuals aged 50 and over in Canada. With more than twenty-five years of experience in the nonprofit sector, Ms Roy is deeply committed to advancing seniors’ issues, with a...
Directors
Cherian Mathews is the Chief Executive of HelpAge International, a leading organization’s global work to promote the well-being, dignity, and rights of older people. Cherian has more than 35 years of international development experience in leading and managing...
Secretariat
Cara joined The IFA team as the Executive Assistant to the Secretary General in January 2025. She has had a passion for ageing since her days at university, in the last few years working in a senior leadership role in an older persons’ charity in Paisley, Scotland,...
