Acknowledgement of Country

We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land upon which we create and meet, the Gadigal of the Eora Nation. We pay our respect to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.

Always was, always will be, Aboriginal land.

Our Project Staff

Thank you to all the Australian and New Zealand professionals who worked in MSF’s medical-humanitarian projects overseas in 2023. This includes 116 Australians and 16 New Zealanders who departed in 2023, working across 34 countries and contributing to a global workforce of more than 46,000 full time, project-based staff.

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This list comprises only staff recruited by MSF Australia, who also gave their consent for their name to be printed. We also wish to recognise other Australians and New Zealanders who have contributed to MSF programs worldwide but are not listed here because they joined the organisation directly overseas.

Afghanistan

Brigid Brown, Anaesthetist
Lucy Butler, HR Coordinator 
Prue Coakley, Head of Mission
Louisa Cormack, Head of Mission/Project Coordinator
Katie Dabbs, Nursing Activity Manager
Catherine Day, Finance and HR Manager
Catherine Flanigan, Head Nurse
Eileen Goersdorf, Nursing Activity Manager
Khairil Musa, Specialised Doctor
Gail Page, HR Manager
Sunil Satyavrata, Logistics Manager
Emily Young, Nursing Activity Manager

Armenia

Adam Mangal, Logistics Manager

Bangladesh

Scott Abbinga, Doctor
Maia Blenkinsop, Infection Prevention and Control Manager  
Eileen Goersdorf, Nursing Activity Manager 
Jane Hancock, Nursing Activity Manager
Arunn Jegan, Head of Mission
Jairam Kamala Ramakrishnan, Psychiatrist
Eloise Liddy, Communications Manager
Carmen Macdonald, Paediatrician 
Trudy Rosenwald, Mental Health Activity Manager
Kaylene Tomkins, Hospital Director
Andrew Wallace, Paediatrician
Priyali Wijeratne, Paediatrician

Belarus

Catherine Flanigan, Medical Referent

Burkina Faso

Suzel Wiegert, Nursing Team Supervisor

Central African Republic

Isaline Goemaere, Doctor
Alec Kelly, Project Coordinator
Suzel Wiegert, Nursing Team Supervisor

Chad

Isaac Chesters, Finance and HR Manager
Emma Roney, Epidemiology Activity Manager

Democratic Republic of Congo

David Adams, Finance and HR Manager
Ian Hayes, Surgeon
Claire Manera, Project Coordinator
Brian Moller, Project Coordinator
Stella Smith, Deputy Head of Mission

Ethiopia

Patrick Baffoun, Finance and HR Manager
Prue Coakley, Project Coordinator
Louisa Cormack, Project Coordinator 
Ann Hood, Mental Health Activity Manager
Louise Timbs, Head Nurse
Noni Winkler, Epidemiology Activity Manager
Emily Young, Medical Referent

Greece

Amy-Louise Curtis, Nursing Activity Manager

Guinea

Patrick Baffoun, Finance and HR Manager

Haiti

Lisa Searle, Mission Specialised Activity Manager

India

Prem Chopra, Mental Health Activity Manager 
Kelly Wilcox, Project Coordinator

Iraq

Natasha Davies, Nursing Activity Manager
Tecwyn Davies, Doctor
Andrew Dimitri, Medical Coordinator
Thienminh Dinh, ER Doctor
Douglas Kerr, Mental Health Activity Manager 
Adam Mangal, Energy Manager
Helmut Schoengen, Anaesthetist

Jordan

Luke Morris, Regional Technical Referent

Kenya

Prem Chopra, Psychiatrist 
Sunil Satyavrata, Logistics Manager

Kiribati

Susan Bucknell, Project Coordinator
Ivan Cerrafon, Logistics Team Leader
Joanne Clarke, Paediatrician
Malaika El Amrani, Nursing Activity Manager 
Josephine Goodyer, Paediatrician
Shelley Harris-Studdart, Midwife Supervisor
Rhianon Hutcheson, Nurse Specialist Supervisor
Michael Hoey, Finance and HR Manager
Anthony Jacobson, Finance and HR Manager
Lenore Maitland, Nurse Specialist Supervisor
Scott Murcko, Doctor
Darren Pezzack, Doctor
Rebecca Smith, Nursing Activity Manager
Rachel Sun, Mission Pharmacy Manager
Suzel Wiegert, Nursing Activity Manager
Scarlett Wong, Mental Health Activity Manager
Grace Yoo, Mission Pharmacy Manager

Lebanon

Eric Boon, Logistics Manager
Donna Collins, Midwife Activity Manager
Natasha Davies, Nursing Activity Manager
Sarah Graham, Mental Health Supervisor
Adam Mangal, Energy Manager
Kiera Sargeant, Medical Coordinator

Libya

Brian Moller, Deputy Head of Mission

Malawi

Eric Boon, Logistics Manager 
Lindsay Croghan, Logistics Manager

Mozambique

Meg Dalmau, Epidemiology Activity Manager

Niger

Jessica Crawford, Nurse
Isaline Goemaere, ER Doctor

Nigeria

Eithandee Aung, Epidemiology Activity Manager
Thomas Hing, Supply Chain Coordinator 
Sophie Phelan, Epidemiology Activity Manager

Palestine

Shelley Cook, Nursing Activity Manager
Justin Dalby, Medical Activity Manager 
Anna Jenkins, Psychiatrist
Siobhan Lockie, Psychologist
Carol Nagy, Medical Coordinator
Gail Page, Personnel Development Manager
Mauricia Taylor, Head of Mission
Natalie Thurtle, Deputy Medical Coordinator

Pakistan

Kathrine Charlton, Medical Referent 
Tara Pollock, Project Coordinator

The Philippines

Virginia Lee, Deputy Medical Coordinator
Jessa Pontevedra, Medical Coordinator

Sierra Leone

Frederick Cutts, Logistics Team Leader
Gloria Leung, Finance Coordinator
Candice Lynch, Laboratory Manager
Linley Taylor, Midwife Supervisor 
Jared Watts, Obstetrician Gynaecologist

South Sudan

Florence Bascombe, Hospital Nursing Manager
Katie Dabbs, Nursing Activity Manager
Rhys Evans, Communications Manager
Janine Evans, Nursing Activity Manager
Mok Fong, Paediatrician
Verity Kowal, Regional Communications Coordinator
Kirk Langley, Doctor Anaesthetist
Paul Maclure, Anaesthetist
Désiré Ndisabiye, Operational Research Epidemiologist
Philippa Rokkas, Health Promotion and Community Engagement Manager
Suzen Siew, Doctor

Sudan

Rodolphe Brauner, Project Coordinator
Ben Shearman, Logistics Team Leader 
Grace Yoo, Mission Pharmacy Manager

Syria

Christopher Binks, Nursing Activity Manager

Tanzania

Melony Heaver, Mission Supply Chain Manager
Vivegan 'V.v' Jayaretnam, Project Coordinator
Allen Murphy, Operational Deputy Head of Mission
Emma Schimann, Doctor

Thailand

Jairam Kamala Ramakrishnan, Mental Health Activity Manager

Türkiye

Scarlett Wong, Mental Health Activity Manager

Uganda

Lindsay Croghan, Logistics Manager 
Scott Murcko, Specialised Medical Doctor

Ukraine

Maia Blenkinsop, Medical Activity Manager
Kathrine Charlton, Nursing Activity Manager
Lindsay Croghan, Logistics Team Leader 
Peter Clausen, Project Coordinator 
Sarah Graham, Mental Health Activity Manager
Holly Houttuin, Nursing Team Supervisor 
Malcolm Hugo, Mental Health Activity Manager 
William Johnson, Logistics Manager
Verity Kowal, Regional Communications Coordinator
Narelle Raiss, Nursing Activity Manager 
Sophia Scrimgeour, Doctor

Yemen

Audrey Badaoui, Hospital Nursing Manager 
Paul Blackery, ER Doctor 
Esther Choi, Midwife Activity Manager
Shelley Cook, Nursing Team Supervisor 
Herwig Drobetz, Orthopaedic Surgeon
Adelene Hilbig, Medical Activity Manager
Candice Lynch, Laboratory Manager 
Alison Moebus, Nursing Activity Manager 
Gerard Moynihan, Anaesthetist
David Nash, Deputy Head of Mission
Kristi Payten, Medical Coordinator
Caterina Schneider-King, HR Coordinator
Christian Seufert, Nursing Team Supervisor 
Kaylene Tomkins, Hospital Director

Multiple/Other

Scott Abbinga, Regional Medical Referent 
Lucy Butler, Finance and HR Coordinator 
Kathrine Charlton, Medical Referent
Janine Evans, Mobile Health Activity Manager 
Megan Graham, Finance Coordinator 
Anna Haskovec, Logistics Coordinator
Hannah Rice, Regional Medical Referent
Ben Shearman, Logistics Coordinator