Board of Directors

Below are the profiles for the 2023-25 Board of Directors. Click on the member’s photo to read the full profile.

Don Donahue, DHEd, MBA, MSJ

President

United States

Professor, University of Maryland, Baltimore

Jay McIsaac, MD

Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

United States

Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology, University of Connecticut, School of Medicine

Joe Cuthbertson, MPH, MSc, MEH

Secretary

Australia

Executive Manager Specialist Services, St. John Ambulance Service, Perth

Killiam Argote, MD

Board Member

Colombia

Emergency Department Specialist, International Committee of the Red Cross

Odeda Benin-Goren, PhD, CEN, RN

Board Member

Israel

Founder & CEO of ODRON - Emergency and Disaster Preparedness and Management

Joseph Bonney, MBChB, MPH, MSc DM, MGCPS

Board Member

Ghana

Emergency Medicine Specialist, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital

Sandra Castelblanco Betancourt, RN, MSc

Board Member

Colombia

Specialist Consultant in Hospital Disaster Safety

Alison Hutton, PhD

Board Member

Australia

Professor, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Newcastle University

Dr. Fadi Issa

Board Member

United States

Director of Education, BIDMC Disaster Medicine Fellowship

Anas Khan, MBBS, MHA

Board Member

Saudi Arabia

Associate Professor, Dept. of Emergency Medicine, King Saud University

Tatsuhiko Kubo, PhD

Board Member

Japan

Professor, Department of Public Health and Health Policy, Hiroshima University

Dr. Mick Molloy

Board Member

Ireland

Consultant in Emergency Medicine, Wexford General Hospital

Sven Normann, PharmD, DABAT

Board Member

United States

Clinical Associate Professor, College of Pharmacy at the University of Florida

Dr. Derrick Tin

Board Member

Australia

Associate Professor, University of Melbourne