Our Team

Kate Midttun

MEPRA Chairman and Founder & CEO at Acorn Strategy

Jon Thomas Barber

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

Mazen Nahawi

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

Rashid Al Awadhi

MEPRA Executive Board and Chief Executive Officer at New Media Academy

Margaret Flanagan

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

Samir Hammad

MEPRA Executive Board Member and CEO at Four Communications

Mazar Masud

MEPRA Executive Board Member and Head of Edelman Abu Dhabi

Neda Shelton

MEPRA Executive Board Member and Senior Vice President Group Communications at Mubadala

Monther Tayeb

MEPRA Executive Board Member and Communications Consultant

Lisa Welsh

MEPRA Fellow & Strategy Board Member, Managing Director at H+K Strategies

Elena Gramatica

MEPRA Strategy Board Member, Founding Partner and CEO at SEC Newgate

Farah Al Alami

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

Hattan Al Ghalayini

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

Lynn Al Khatib

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

Radwa Allabban

MEPRA Strategy Board member and Managing Director at Place Communications

Jamal Al Mawed

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

Ibrahim Al-Mutawa

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Managing Director at Jummar PR

Salem Al Nuaimi

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Head of Media Relations at Abu Dhabi Media Company

Noura Al Sarraj

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

Khaled Al Shehhi

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Executive Director of Digital Communication at UAE Government Media Office

Budoor Al Yousuf

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Director MENA at Hill+Knowlton Strategies

Abdullah AlZahrani

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Executive Director – Brand and Marketing at Red Sea Global

Simon Buerk

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

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 DMCC

Denise Yammine Chouity

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Director of Operations at Grey Doha

Oisin Commane

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Head of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week at Masdar

Camilla D'Abo

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Strategic Consultant

Natasha Dsouza

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and PR Director at Acorn Strategy

Mahmoud Fansa

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Director of Communications - Middle East & North Africa at GE Power

Heba Fatani

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

Rasha Ghanem

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Communications Director at Ford Middle East

Andrea Gissdal

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Head of Communications and Marketing at Emirates Literature Foundation

Saada Hammad

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Freelance Public Relations and Strategy Consultant

Olivia Ann O'Hennigar

MEPRA Strategy Board Member & Head of Narrative & Corporate Storytelling at Mubadala Investment Company

Hilmarie Hutchison

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and CEO at Matrix PR

Louise Jacobson

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Managing Partner at Brazen MENA

Henry Jakins

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Head of Integrated Communications at Travelport

Cheryl King

Strategy Board Member and Founder at King and Co PR

Lisa King

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

Bonny Lawrie

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Head of Marketing & Communications at Abu Dhabi Investment Office

Joe Lipscombe

MEPRA Strategy Board and Regional Director of Content Strategy at Ogilvy

Dahlia Mahmoud

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Strategy Consultant

Justin Kerr Stevens

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Managing Director at BLJ Worldwide

Adel Maymoon

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Senior Corporate Communications Manager at Al-Futtaim Group

Euan Megson

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Managing Director at Action Global Communications

Mathilde Montel

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Senior Communications Director, Corporate at Red Havas

Sarah Nahawi

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Managing Director, Strategic Partnerships MENA at CARMA

Joseph Nalloor

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Programme Coordinator for Media at Murdoch University Dubai

Kirsty OConnor

MEPRA Strategy Board Member, Regional Director of Innovation at Hill+Knowlton Strategies

Teri O'Donnell

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Founding Partner & Chair at Manara Global

Aimee Peters

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Senior Executive Vice President Group Head of Marketing and Corporate Communications at mashreq Bank

Erica Pettit

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Group Head of Corporate Communications for Orascom Development Holding

Kiera Purdue

MEPRA Strategy Board Member & Managing Partner at StickyGinger

Mamoon Sbeih

MEPRA Strategy Board and President (MENA) at APCO Worldwide

Benjamin Schroeder

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Senior Vice President, Communications ME at Siemens

Ananda Shakespeare

MEPRA Strategy Board Member & Founder at Shakespeare Communications

Natasha Hatherall-Shawe

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Founder & CEO at TisTash

Paul Slinger

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Head of Communications at Mubadala Petroleum

Inka Stever

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

Jonty Summers

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Managing Director at Hanover Middle East

Rishi Talwalker

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Director – Strategy & Growth at Red Havas

Sophie Toh

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Managing Director at Toh PR

Baiba Upmale

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

Nathalie Viranyi

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Head of Communications at Seera Group

Yasser Zaki

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Head of External Communications at Sadara Chemical Company of Saudi Arabia

Aliasgar Gulshan

MEPRA Youth Board President, Marketing Manager IX EMEA at Amazon Ads

May Obeid

MEPRA Youth Board Vice President and Account Manager at Four MENA

Amneh AlKhatib

MEPRA Youth Board member and Strategic Messaging Manager at Siemens

Omar Batterjee

MEPRA Youth Board member and Head of Marketing, Communications and Partnerships at SAFEIS

Nada Elbarshoumi

MEPRA Youth Board member and Senior Manager, Client Experience at Weber Shandwick MENAT

Shaimaa ELNazer

MEPRA Youth Board Member and Strategic Communications Lead at Tamkeen

Tania Kteily

MEPRA Youth Board member and Senior Account Manager, Consumer & Corporate at Weber Shandwick MENAT

Jennifer Love

MEPRA Youth Board Member and Senior Account Director at Brazen MENA

Raneem Saleh

MEPRA Youth Board Member and Senior Account Manager at Hill+Knowlton Strategies

Liezl Guipetacio

Administration and Finance

Dalya Mohamed

Communications Manager