Meet the team

Meet the people powering ICARS’ global impact.

Our team

The ICARS team consists of approximately 40 staff members from 20 countries. The 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

Senior Scientific Consultant (Independent consultant)

Anders Dalsgaard

Senior Scientific Consultant

Annick Lenglet

Science Advisor: AMS and IPC

Brecht Ingelbeen

Science Officer for the Caribbean

Carolina Vega

Science Officer: AMR and Gender

Cèlia Ventura I Gabarró

Science Advisor: AMR Mitigation

Claudia Cobo Angel

Team Coordinator and Senior Science Advisor

Erica Westwood

Science Officer

Fabian Maza Arnedo

Senior Science Advisor

Gloria Cristina Córdoba Currea

Science Advisor: Veterinary Sciences

Holy Akwar

Science Advisor: AMR Mitigation

Jonathan Mayito

Senior Science Advisor (Independent consultant)

Jyoti Joshi

Science Officer

Mabel De Leo

Senior Science Advisor

Nandini Sreenivasan

Senior Scientific Consultant (Independent consultant)

Robert Leo Skov

Science Advisor: Veterinary Sciences

Rodolphe Mader

Senior Implementation Research Advisor (Independent consultant)

Sabiha Essack

Science Officer: AMR and Gender (Maternity Leave)

Sarah von Humboldt-Scotland

Team Coordinator and Science Advisor: Climate Change and AMR

Sunday Ochai

Independent Chief Scientific Consultant

Timothy Rutland Walsh

Administrative Assistant

Vanessa Midori Ogawa

Science Advisor: AMR Mitigation in Africa

Watipaso Nyirenda

Science Advisor: Social and behavioural sciences

Wesal Zaman

Operations

Programme Officer

Anna Helena Mattsson

Student Assistant

Dichhen Tamang

Finance Coordinator: Projects & Reporting

Edyta Proscinska

Student Assistant

Elvira Svenheim Paldanius

Science Partnership Advisor

Francesca Chiara

Grant Manager

Hanne Strandgaard

Grant Manager

Jacqueline Ntombizodwa Ndlovu

Senior Programme Manager

John Lakeman

Student Assistant

Jule Mau

Programme Officer: Communications

Julie Cassan

Senior Programme Manager

Lisa Haagensen

Team Coordinator and Senior Programme Manager

Mads Martinus

Senior Programme Manager: Finance and Grants

Nicole Hotchkiss

Programme Manager

Ornela Vladi

Programme Manager: Communications

Sephy Valuks

Senior Programme Manager

Simone Marie Charnley

Team Coordinator and Senior Programme Manager: Strategic Engagement and Partnerships

Theresa Høgenhaug

Partnerships, Communications and Governance

Programme Officer

Anna Helena Mattsson

Student Assistant

Elvira Svenheim Paldanius

Science Partnership Advisor

Francesca Chiara

Programme Officer: Communications

Julie Cassan

Programme Manager: Communications

Sephy Valuks

Team Coordinator and Senior Programme Manager: Strategic Engagement and Partnerships

Theresa Høgenhaug

Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning

Student Assistant

Dichhen Tamang

Grant Manager

Hanne Strandgaard

Grant Manager

Jacqueline Ntombizodwa Ndlovu

Senior Programme Manager

John Lakeman

Student Assistant

Jule Mau

Senior Programme Manager

Lisa Haagensen

Team Coordinator and Senior Programme Manager

Mads Martinus

Programme Manager

Ornela Vladi

Senior Programme Manager

Simone Marie Charnley

Finance

Finance Coordinator: Projects & Reporting

Edyta Proscinska

Senior Programme Manager: Finance and Grants

Nicole Hotchkiss

Resources and Compliance

Senior Programme Manager

Anni Vejstrup

Senior Programme Manager

Jens Højer Larsen

Programme Officer

Karolina Widanka

Finance and HR Assistant

Marianne Munch Mbe

Head of Resources and Compliance

Morten Brandt-Pedersen

Office Administrator

Ringaile Pranckeviciute