Our Team

Kate Midttun

MEPRA Chairperson and Founder & CEO at Acorn Strategy

Jon Barber

MEPRA Vice Chair and Vice President Marketing & Communications at TECOM Group Dubai

Mazen Nahawi

MEPRA Fellow & Executive Board Member (Treasurer); CEO, CARMA & SOCIALEYEZ

Neda Shelton

MEPRA Executive Board Member (Secretary) and Head of Communications, Marketing & Corporate Affairs at Solutions Plus

Justin Kerr Stevens

MEPRA Executive Board Member and Chief Executive Officer at BLJ Worldwide

Margaret Flanagan

MEPRA Fellow and Executive Board Member and Co-Founder at Tales & Heads

Mazar Masud

MEPRA Executive Board Member; Senior Director of Global Corporate Communications - M42

Monther Tayeb

MEPRA Fellow & Executive Board Member; Head of MEPRA KSA Leadership Majlis Committee; Managing Director at Influential Communication

Tala Abu Taha

MEPRA Executive Board Member and Public Relations Director at Viola Communications

Adel Maymoon

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Corporate Communications Director at EMSTEEL Group

Abdulqader Abdulbari

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Public Relations Lecturer at King Khalid University

Aimee Peters

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Regional Head of Brand, Partnerships and B2B Marketing at HSBC ME

Ananda Shakespeare

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Founder & CEO at Shakespeare Communications

Andira Raslan

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Business Director at MSL - Publicis Groupe

Andrea Gissdal

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Communications Consultant, Writer & Emirates LitFest Programme Advisor

Benjamin Schroeder

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Group Chief Communications Officer, Corporate Communications at Al Futtaim Group

Bonny Lawrie

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Advisor, Chairman's Office at Department of Health - Abu Dhabi

Budoor Al Yousuf

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Director at Burson

Camilla D'Abo

MEPRA Fellow, Strategy Board Member and Managing Director UAE at Action Global Communications

Claire Lawson

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Managing Director at Impact Porter Novelli

Dahlia Mahmoud

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Professor of Innovation Design Management, MA Program at University of Europe

Denise Yammine Chouity

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and General Manager at Pin&Notch

Elena Gramatica

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Founding Partner & CEO at SEC Newgate Middle East

Erica Pettit Alkhfaji

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Group Head of Corporate Communications & ESG at Orascom Development Holding

Euan Megson

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Managing Director at Action Global Communications

Farah Imad Al Alami

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Chief Marketing & Communications Officer at Global Fertility Network and Bnoon

Gareth Wynn

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Chief Communications Officer at TAQA

Ghaleb Zeidan

MEPRA Fellow & Strategy Board Member, Regional Managing Director for UAE, Culture, Learning & Development, and Partnership at Weber Shandwick MENAT

Hattan Alghalayini

MEPRA Strategy Board Member & Chief Communication Officer at Misk Foundation

Heba Fatani

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Director General at Ras Al Khaimah Government Media Office

Henry Jakins

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Senior Vice President, Head of Marketing and Brand at First Abu Dhabi Bank

Hilmarie Hutchison

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and CEO at Matrix PR

Ibrahim Al-Mutawa

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Managing Director at Jummar PR Communications

Iman Asante

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Acting Managing Director at BLJ Worldwide

Inka Stever

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Assistant Dean for Student Affairs College of Communication and Media Sciences at Zayed University Abu Dhabi

Jamal Al Mawed

MEPRA Fellow & Strategy Board Member; Founder & Managing Director of Gambit Communications

Jason Gallucci

MEPRA Strategy Board Member & Head of PR and Strategic Communications at Acorn Strategy

Joe Lipscombe

MEPRA Strategy Board and Partner, Head of MENA at The Romans

Joseph Nalloor

MEPRA Fellow, Strategy Board Member and Discipline Lead, Media & Communications at Murdoch University Dubai

Khaled Al Shehhi

MEPRA Fellow, Strategy Board Member and Executive Director Marketing and Communications at UAE Government Media Office

Kiera Purdue

MEPRA Strategy Board Member & Managing Partner at StickyGinger

Kirsty OConnor

MEPRA Strategy Board Member, Regional Director of Innovation at Burson

Lauren Fryer

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and CEO at MUSE

Lisa King

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Co-founder at Tales & Heads

Louise Jacobson

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Managing Partner at Brazen MENA

Lynn Al Khatib

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Group Head of Communication at Chalhoub Group

Mahmoud Fansa

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Regional Communications Director at GE Vernova

Mara Carpencu

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Communications Consultant

Mohaned Lafi

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Managing Director - Corporate and Business MENA at Four Agency Worldwide

Natasha Dsouza

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Senior Director at Golin MENA

Natasha Hatherall-Shawe

MEPRA Strategy Board Member; Founder & CEO at TishTash Communications

Noura Al Sarraj

MEPRA Strategy Board Member & Deputy Managing Director, Abu Dhabi at Weber Shandwick MENAT

Olivia Ann (Libby) Hennigar

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Vice President – Corporate & External Media Relations at Mubadala Investment Company

Oisin Commane

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Head, Thought Leadership and Programing ADSW at Masdar

Peter Jacob

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Managing Director at Current Global MENAT

Polly Williams

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Freelancer, Brand & Business Growth

Rachel Maycock

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Managing Partner at Place Advisory and Public Affairs

Radwa Allabban

MEPRA Strategy Board member and Founder & Managing Director at Place Communications

Rasha Ghanem

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Director, Public Affairs & Communications at Ford Middle East

Rishi Talwalker

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Head of Communications at Havas Red Middle East

Roland Buerk

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Senior Vice President of Corporate Communications at Mubadala

Rusty Beukes

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Creative Director at HAVAS Red ME

Saad Abu Touq

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Managing Director, Public Relations, UAE at Ogilvy

Salem Al Nuaimi

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Communication Advisor

Samir Hammad

MEPRA Strategy Board Member, Founder & CEO at Columna Media Consultancy

Sarah Nahawi

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and HR Director at CARMA

Shaimaa El Nazer

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Founder of The Conscious Comms Collective

Anastasiya Golovatenko

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and PR Director at Sherpa Communications

Simon Buerk

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Senior Vice President of Corporate Affairs at Emirates Global Aluminium

Sophie Toh

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Managing Director of DNA Middle East

Teri O'Donnell

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Founding Partner at Manara Global

Yasser Mohamed

MEPRA Fellow, MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Strategic Communications Expert at Sadara Chemical Company, KSA

Adam Gibson

Account Direcor at Acorn Strategy

Raneem Saleh

MEPRA Youth Board President and Account Director at Burson

Tania Kteily

MEPRA Youth Board Vice President and Associate Director at Weber Shandwick MENAT

Alexandra Richards

MEPRA Youth Board Member and Senior Account Manager at Gambit Communications

Amneh AlKhatib

MEPRA Youth Board member and Strategic Messaging Manager at Siemens

Khyati Megchiani

MEPRA Youth Board Member and PR Specialist at Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi

May Obeid

MEPRA Youth Board Member and Assistant Manager, Communications at National Health Insurance Company - Daman

Sarah Alsalem

MEPRA Youth Board Member and Associate Account Director at Gambit PR & Communications

Rebecca Rego

MEPRA Youth Board Member and Senior Account Manager at Edelman

Yara Hamdan

MEPRA Youth Board Member and Associate Account Manager – Integrated Media at Weber Shandwick MENAT

Dalya Mohamed

General Manager

Andrea Gomez

Senior Marketing & Events Coordinator

Liezl Guipetacio

Administration and Finance