Meet the team

Meet the people behind ICARS’ global work.

Our team

The ICARS team is divided into two main departments: Science and Operations, working together to support the organisation’s objectives. Our team is growing. Follow us on LinkedIn and X to stay updated on current job opportunities.

Executive Director

Executive Director

Sujith J Chandy

Management

Director of Operations

Helle Engslund Krarup

Director of Science

Kristina Osbjer

Science

Administrative Assistant

Vanessa Midori Ogawa

Senior Scientific Consultant (Independent consultant)

Anders Dalsgaard

Senior Implementation Research Advisor (Independent consultant)

Sabiha Essack

Senior Science Advisor (Independent consultant)

Jyoti Joshi

Senior Scientific Consultant

Annick Lenglet

Senior Scientific Consultant (Independent consultant)

Robert Leo Skov

Independent Chief Scientific Consultant

Timothy Rutland Walsh

Human Health

Team Coordinator and Senior Science Advisor

Erica Westwood

Science Officer

Fabian Maza Arnedo

Science Advisor for AMS and IPC

Pem Chuki

Science Advisor: AMR Mitigation in Africa

Watipaso Nyirenda

Senior Science Advisor

Gloria Cristina Córdoba Currea

Science Officer

Mabel De Leo

Science Advisor: AMR Mitigation

Jonathan Mayito

Senior Science Advisor

Nandini Sreenivasan

Science Officer for the Caribbean

Carolina Vega

One Health

Team Coordinator and Science Advisor: Climate Change and AMR

Sunday Ochai

Science Advisor: Veterinary Sciences

Holy Akwar

Science Advisor: AMR Mitigation

Claudia Cobo Angel

Science Officer: AMR and Gender

Cèlia Ventura I Gabarró

Science Officer: AMR and Gender

Sarah von Humboldt-Scotland

Science Advisor: Veterinary Sciences

Rodolphe Mader

Science Advisor: Social and behavioural sciences

Wesal Zaman

Operations

Partnerships, Communications and Governance

Team Coordinator and Senior Programme Manager: Strategic Engagement and Partnerships

Theresa Høgenhaug

Science Partnership Advisor

Francesca Chiara

Communications Officer

Chloe Cole

Programme Officer

Anna Helena Mattsson

Student Assistant

Elvira Svenheim Paldanius

Programme Manager: Communications

Sephy Valuks

Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning

Team Coordinator and Senior Programme Manager

Mads Martinus

Senior Programme Manager

Simone Marie Charnley

Senior Programme Manager

Lisa Haagensen

Senior Programme Manager

John Lakeman

Student Assistant

Jule Mau

Grant Manager

Jacqueline Ntombizodwa Ndlovu

Grant Manager

Hanne Strandgaard

Student Assistant

Dichhen Tamang

Finance

Senior Programme Manager: Finance and Grants

Nicole Hotchkiss

Finance Coordinator: Projects & Reporting

Edyta Proscinska

Resources and Compliance

Head of Resources and Compliance

Morten Brandt-Pedersen

Senior Programme Manager

Jens Højer Larsen

Student Assistant

Mattias Jakobs

Finance and HR Assistant

Marianne Munch Mbe

Office Administrator

Ringaile Pranckeviciute

Senior Programme Manager

Anni Vejstrup

Stay updated

12. December 2025

ICARS, FAO regional office, and PorkColombia hosted the regional event: Progressing the AMR response in the agri-food systems in Latin America and the Caribbean in Medellin, Colombia

9. December 2025

ICARS participates in two Sustainable Impact Workshops in Ghana and Kenya

3. December 2025

ICARS-supported project teams at the 4th Academic Public Health Conference of the Lao Public Health Association

2. December 2025

Dr Joseph Yamweka Chizimu joins the ICARS Board of Directors

27. November 2025

GSL and ICARS Strengthen Collaboration on Global AMR Efforts

25. November 2025

Tunisia launches ICARS-supported CARMA project

17. November 2025

Request for Proposals: Course Development on Economic Evaluations of AMR Interventions in One Health

17. November 2025

Request for Proposals: One Health IPC and AMS Training for Human and Agri-Food Systems in Africa

4. November 2025

Joint FAO/ICARS Workshop: Integrating gender and equity into AMR One Health solutions

30. October 2025

Grand Jury held for the ICARS and CCAMP Call for Proposals on AMR and One Health

23. October 2025

High global ambitions, limited resources: Why sustainable impact from AMR solutions matters now more than ever

20. October 2025

ICARS welcomes the new WHO GLASS report on global AMR trends