Harm Reduction International is the trading name of the International Harm Reduction Association. It is governed by a 12 person Board of Directors, elected for three-year terms of office by our membership at our Annual General Meetings.
Board of Directors
Tasnim Azim (Bangladesh) - Vice Chair
Tasnim Azim heads the HIV/AIDS Programme at the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Read more
Jamie Bridge (UK)
Jamie Bridge is Senior Policy and Operations Manager for the International Drug Policy Consortium. Read more
Dr Marcus Day (St Lucia) - Vice Chair
Marcus Day is the Director of the Caribbean Drug Abuse Research Institute, and the founder and co-ordinator of the Caribbean Harm Reduction Coalition based in Castries, Saint Lucia. Read more
Wanjiku Kamau (Kenya)
Wanjiku Kamau has over 15 years experience in the area of public health and has worked on HIV/AIDS and sexual health issues in both Europe and Africa. Read more
John-Peter Kools (Netherlands) - Chair
John-Peter Kools of the Netherlands has been working in the field of drug use, harm reduction and HIV prevention since 1983. Read more
Susie McLean (UK)
Susie McLean is the lead on HIV and drug use programming at the International HIV/AIDS Alliance. Read more
Dr Lisa Norman (Puerto Rico)
Lisa Norman is a behavioral scientist with the AIDS Research Program at the Ponce School of Medicine in Puerto Rico. Read more
Pat O'Hare (UK)
Professor Pat O'Hare was the Executive Director of Harm Reduction International from its founding in 1996 until he stepped down in 2004. Pat started working in the drug field in the mid-1980s… Read more
Dr Emran Razaghi (Iran)
Dr Emran Razaghi is the Director of the Iranian National Center for Addiction Studies, and Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the Tehran University of Medical Sciences. Read more
Anya Sarang (Russia)
Anya Sarang is President of the Andrey Rylkov Foundation for Health and Social Justice in Moscow, Russia. Read more
Bill Stronach (Australia) - Treasurer and Secretary
Bill Stronach is the retired Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Drug Foundation. Read more
Suksma Ratri (Indonesia)
Suksma Ratri is the founder of INSPIRASI INDONESIA, a community-based organisation providing assistance and education to survivors of rape and other gender-based violence, including people living… Read more
