Staff
Naomi Burke-Shyne - Executive Director
Naomi is the Executive Director of Harm Reduction International. She brings 19 years of international experience at the intersection of law, harm reduction, HIV and human rights. From 2014-2017,… Read more
Colleen Daniels - Deputy Director
Colleen is the Deputy Director and Public Health Lead at Harm Reduction International. She has 23 years’ experience as a Director, Project Manager, and Technical Advisor in HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis,… Read more
Ajeng Larasati - Human Rights Lead
Ajeng Larasati is the Human Rights Lead at Harm Reduction International. Ajeng is a human rights and public health specialist with twelve years of experience in programme management, organisational… Read more
Anne Taiwo - Finance Manager
Anne Taiwo is the Finance Manager at Harm Reduction International (HRI). Anne is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered and Certified Accountants (FCCA), bringing in over twenty years of… Read more
Cinzia Brentari - Senior Advisor/Programme Manager
Cinzia Brentari is a Senior Advisor/Programme Manager at Harm Reduction International, providing technical guidance and support to the Human Rights and Justice team, and Public Health and Social… Read more
Catherine Cook - Sustainable Financing Lead
Catherine Cook is a researcher, policy analyst and advocate who leads the Sustainable Financing team. Since joining Harm Reduction International (HRI), Catherine has developed a portfolio of ground… Read more
Giada Girelli - Senior Analyst, Human Rights and Justice Team
Giada is a Senior Analyst in the Human Rights and Justice team at Harm Reduction International. She monitors trends on rights violations committed in the name of drug control, authors reports and… Read more
Maddie O'Hare - Conference Director
Maddie is Harm Reduction International’s Conference Director and is based in our Liverpool office. She is responsible for the organisation of Harm Reduction International’s flagship biennial… Read more
Marcela Jofre - Project Assistant
Marcela Jofre is the project assistant for the Human Rights and Justice Team at Harm Reduction International, providing support to the team's different projects. Marcela is a criminal lawyer with… Read more
Lucy O'Hare - Conference Director
Lucy joined Harm Reduction International in April 2016. Along with Maddie, she is responsible for organising Harm Reduction International’s conference. Lucy also works at HIT, a UK-based harm… Read more
Ruod Ariete - Project Assistant
Ruod Ariete is a Project Assistant for Communications and Advocacy of the Human Rights and Justice Team at Harm Reduction International. Ruod is a communications and learning specialist with over… Read more
Suchitra Rajagopalan - Communications Strategist
Suchitra Rajagopalan is the Communications Strategist at Harm Reduction International (HRI). At HRI, Suchitra works to develop and implement the strategic communications plan for the organisation,… Read more
Temitope Salami - Project Coordinator and Researcher
Temitope Salami is the Project Coordinator and Researcher in the Public Health and Social Policy team, working primarily on the Global State of Harm Reduction 2022 report. Prior to joining HRI, he… Read more
Genevieve Sander - Human Rights Analyst
Gen Sander is a Human Rights Analyst at Harm Reduction International and monitors trends on violations of fundamental rights committed in the name of drug control, with a focus on prisons and the… Read more
Sam Shirley-Beavan - Consultant
Sam is a consultant for the Public Health and Social Policy team, which conducts original research and analysis into harm reduction trends around the world. Before joining Harm Reduction… Read more