Our Team

Kate Midttun

MEPRA Chairperson and Founder & CEO at Acorn Strategy

Jon Barber

MEPRA Vice Chairperson, Vice President Marketing & Communications at TECOM Group

Mazen Nahawi

MEPRA Executive Board Member (Treasurer) and CEO of CARMA & SOCIALEYEZ

Margaret Flanagan

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

Mazar Masud

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

Samir Hammad

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

Neda Shelton

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

Monther Tayeb

MEPRA Awards Adjudicator, MEPRA Executive Board Member and Executive Vice President, Corporate Communications at Al Marai

Justin Kerr Stevens

MEPRA Executive Board Member and Chief Executive Officer at BLJ Worldwide

Adel Maymoon

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Corporate Communications Director at EMSTEEL Group

Aimee Peters

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

Ananda Shakespeare

MEPRA Strategy Board Member & Founder at Shakespeare Communications

Andira Raslan

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

Andrea Gissdal

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Communications Consultant

Baiba Upmale

MEPRA Strategy Board member and Vice President Communications, Middle East and Africa at Mastercard MEA

Benjamin Schroeder

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

Bonny Lawrie

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Consultant, Strategic Marketing and Communications

Budoor Al Yousuf

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Director MENA at Burson

Camilla D'Abo

MEPRA Fellow and Strategy Board Member; Executive Vice President of Communications & Content, BPG UAE

Dahlia Mahmoud

MEPRA Strategy Board Member; Professor of Visual & Experience Design MA Program at University of Europe

Denise Yammine Chouity

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Director of Operations at Grey Doha

Elena Gramatica

MEPRA Strategy Board Member; Founding Partner and CEO, SEC Newgate Middle East

Erica Pettit Alkhfaji

MEPRA Strategy Board Member; Group Head of Corporate Communications and ESG, Orascom Development Holding

Barry King

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Managing Director at Action Global Communications

Farah Al Alami

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Chief Communications & Marketing Officer at Abu Dhabi Stem Cells Center

Ghaleb Zeidan

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

Hattan Al Ghalayini

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Chief Marketing & Communication Officer at Misk Foundation

Heba Fatani

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

Henry Jakins

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and SVP, 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 General Manager at BLJ Worldwide

Inka Stever

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

Jamal Al Mawed

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Founder & Managing Director at Gambit Communications

Olivia Ann (Libby) Hennigar

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

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

Jonty Summers

MEPRA Fellow & Strategy Board Member; Managing Director, Hanover ME

Joseph Nalloor

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

Khaled Al Shehhi

MEPRA 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 Co

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; Vice President, Communications - BPG

Mathilde Montel

MEPRA Strategy Board Member; Senior Communications Director, Corporate - HAVAS Red ME

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 Communications Advisor at Manara Global

Natasha Hatherall-Shawe

MEPRA Strategy Board Member; Founder & CEO, TishTash Communications

Noura Al Sarraj

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

Oisin Commane

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

Paul Slinger

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Head of Communications at Mubadala Petroleum

Peter Jacob

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Managing Director at Current Global MENAT

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; Sr. Director – Strategy & Growth, HAVAS Red ME

Roland Buerk

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

Rosa Bullock

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Founder at Sociate Communications

Rose Carbonell

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and General Manager at Acorn Strategy

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

Sarah Nahawi

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and HR Director at CARMA

Shaimaa ELNazer

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Strategic Communications Lead at Tamkeen

Simon Buerk

MEPRA Strategy Board Member; Director of Corporate Affairs, Emirates Global Aluminium

Sophie Toh

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Managing Director at Toh PR

Tala Abu Taha

MEPRA Strategy Board Member; Director Of Public Relation Head Of Business Unit - Viola Communications

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

Raneem Saleh

MEPRA Youth Board President and Account Director at Burson

Tania Kteily

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

Aliasgar Gulshan

MEPRA Youth Board Member and Marketing Manager IX EMEA at Amazon Ads

Amneh AlKhatib

MEPRA Youth Board member and Strategic Messaging Manager at Siemens

Judy Bakieh

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

Khyati Megchiani

MEPRA Youth Board Member and Account Manager at Brazen MENA

May Obeid

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

Sarah Alsalem

MEPRA Youth Board Member and Senior Account Manager at Gambit PR & Communications

Yara Hamdan

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

Liezl Guipetacio

Administration and Finance

Dalya Mohamed

Senior Communications Manager