Our Team

Justin Kerr Stevens

MEPRA Chair and Chief Executive Officer at Northbourne Advisory

Monther Tayeb

MEPRA Fellow & Vice Chair; Strategic Communications Advisor to HE the Minister of Health

Neda Shelton

MEPRA Vice Chair and Head of Communications, Marketing & Corporate Affairs at Solutions Plus

Mazen Nahawi

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

Ghaleb Zeidan

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

Margaret Flanagan

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

Mazar Masud

MEPRA Executive Board Member; Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs at M42

Rishi Talwalker

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

Tala Abu Taha

MEPRA Executive Board Member and Chief Growth Officer at 9Yards Communications

Abdulqader Abdulbari

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

Adel Maymoon

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Corporate Communications Director at EMSTEEL Group

Ananda Shakespeare

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Founder & CEO at Shakespeare Communications

Anastasiya Golovatenko

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Director at Sherpa Communications

Andrea Gissdal

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Communications Consultant

Ankita Chopra

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Senior Manager, Corporate Affairs, South West Asia, Middle East and Africa  at IHG Hotels & Resorts 

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 General Manager of PR at Viola Communications

Claire Lawson

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Head of Dubai at Burson

Dahlia Mahmoud

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

Denise Yamine 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 Associate Director, Communications at Crescent Petroleum

Euan Megson

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Managing Director-MENA at Action Global Communications

Farah Imad Al Alami

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

Feras Alsadi

MEPRA Fellow; MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Chief Communications Officer at Abdul Latif Jameel

Gareth Wynn

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Chief Communications Officer at TAQA

Gehan Sidky

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Assistant Director‑Destination PR & Communications at Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority

Gregory Henderson

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Communications Lead at MSL Group

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 Founder & CEO at House of Alchemy

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 Managing Director at BLJ Worldwide

Inka Stever

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Acting Director of Government Communication  at Zayed University Abu Dhabi

Jamal Al Mawed

MEPRA Fellow & Strategy Board Member; Founder & CEO at Gambit Communications

Joe Lipscombe

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

Joseph Nalloor

MEPRA Fellow, Strategy Board Member and Senior Academic

Kate Midttun

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Founder & CEO at Acorn Strategy

Kateryna Byelova

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and CEO at Sage XP

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 O'Connor

MEPRA Strategy Board Member, Managing Director at North Seventy Five

Laura Thorburn

MEPRA Strategy Board member and Global Managing Director at Hunt & Gather

Lauren Fryer

MEPRA Strategy Board Member; CEO at MUSE and and Founding Partner at Sada Impact

Louise Jacobson

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Managing Partner at Brazen MENA

Lynn Al Khatib

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and VP of Communication at Chalhoub Group

MacLean Brodie

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and CEO at MSL Group Middle East

Maha Ayash

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Managing Director, UAE at TEAM LEWIS

Mahmoud Fansa

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Regional Communications Director at GE Vernova

Mara Carpencu

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Marketing & Communications Consultant at Honest Marcomms

Natasha Dsouza

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Senior Director at Golin MENA

Mohaned Lafi

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Chief Executive - MENA at Four Agency Worldwide

Natasha Hatherall-Shawe

MEPRA Strategy Board Member; Founder & CEO at TishTash Group / TishTash Communications

Noura Al Sarraj

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

Oisin Commane

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

Oliver Lawson

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Communications Director Communications & Awareness at Tadweer Group

Olivia Ann Hennigar

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

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, Middle East & North Africa at Ford 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 at Ogilvy UAE

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 at The Conscious Comms Collective

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 at DNA Middle East

Sumitra Roy

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Director at Impact Porter Novelli

Teri O'Donnell

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Founding Partner at Manara Global

Tania Kteily

MEPRA Youth Board President and Associate Director at Weber Shandwick MENAT

Yara Hamdan

MEPRA Youth Board Vice President and Communications Consultant (Seconded Disney+ MENA) at HAVAS Red ME

Alexandra Richards

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

Dalia Alqadhi

MEPRA Youth Board Member and Associate Manager at Weber Shandwick MENAT

Khyati Megchiani

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

Sarah Alsalem

MEPRA Youth Board Member and Communications Manager - Consumer at Uber

Rebecca Rego

MEPRA Youth Board Member and Communications Manager at Abu Dhabi Investment Council (ADIC)

Tala Majzoub

MEPRA Youth Board Member and Corporate Communications Manager at HAVAS Red Middle East

Dalya Mohamed

General Manager

Andrea Gomez

Senior Marketing & Events Coordinator

Liezl Guipetacio

Administration and Finance