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To contact INPEA please address correspondence to:
INPEA Secretariat
Susan B. Somers, JD President
The Somers Law Firm
PO Box 368
Nassau, NY 12123 USA
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For general inquires/comments to INPEA, please send e-mail to: contactus@inpea.net.
For specific inquiries about the work of INPEA in your region,
please contact your Regional/National Representative directly.
Are you interested in becoming a Representative? Further information is available on our Governance page.
INPEA Officers
ELECTED to a 4 year term of Office: January 1, 2019
President
Susan B. Somers, JD
PO Box 368
Nassau, NY 12123
USA
Phone: +1-518-281-2777
Click here to e-mail INPEA President
Vice-President
Rosy Pererya, MD
Dominican Republic
Click here to e-mail INPEA Vice President
Clerk/Secretary General
Pamela Teaster. Ph.D. (Nov 2023)
Virginia Tech, USA
Prior Officer: Amanda Phelan Ph.D.
Click here to e-mail INPEA Clerk/Secretary
Treasurer
Cynthia Thomas, Ph.D.
USA
Click here to e-mail INPEA Treasurer
Board of Directors
Further info on Governance page
AFRICA
Kenya
Terms: 2004 - 2006 - 2008 - 2010 -2012 - 2014 -2016
TAVENGA M NHONGO
African Platform for Social Protection, Executive Director
Consultant to HelpAge International
Nairobi, Kenya 00800
tel: 254204449406
fax: 254204441052
Click here to e-mail Africa/Kenya Board Member
ASIA
Japan
EUROPE
Israel
Term: January 2019-2020
ARIELA LOWENSTEIN,PhD.,
INPEA Board of Directors - Europe
Professor Haifa University
Past President, Max Stern Yezreel Academic College,
Haifa, Israel
Click here to e-mail Europe/ Board Member
LATIN AMERICA/CARIBBEAN
Argentina
Lia S. Daichman. M.D. Term 2014 -2018 - 2020 -2022
INPEA Past President (2002-2009)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
MIDDLE EAST NORTH AFRICA
Abla Menio Sibai, PhD. INPEA Regional Representative 2014 - 2018 - 2020 -
Middle East North Africa (MENA)
Professor, American University
Beirut, Lebanon
NORTH AMERICA
USA Term 2019 - 2020 -2022
Patricia Brownell, PhD. INPEA Board of Directors (Bio/CV) (Recommendations)
Pamela Teaster, PhD. INPEA Regional Representative, North America (Bio) (Recommendations)
CANADA Term 2020 -2022
Marie Beaulieu, PhD.
Quebec, Canada
OCEANIA
AUSTRALIA - To fill Vacancy - Term Nov 2018 - Dec 2020-2022
Kim Boettcher, Attorney/Barrister, (Bio)
Regional Representatives
AFRICA
OPEN - Nominations being accepted on line
Click here to e-mail Africa Representative
ASIA
Mala Kapur Shankardass, PhD.
Delhi, India
Click here: to e-mail Asia Representative
Europe
Dec 2018 - Natasa Todorovic, MPH, Red Cross Serbia
Click here to e-mail Europe Representative
Latin America & Caribbean
Dec 2018 - Gina Bardelli Corigliano. Psych.
Peru
Click here to e-mail Latin America & Caribbean Representative
Middle East North Africa (MENA)
Dec 2010 - 2014 - Dec 2018
Abla Mehio Sibai, B.Ph, PhD
Click here to e-mail MENA Representative
North America
2020-2022
Pamela Teaster, PhD. (Bio) (ltr Recommendation)
Virginia Tech Univ. Formerly INPEA Secretary General (2015-2018)
recfenley@gmail.com,
OCEANIA
Nominations pending
National Representatives
AFRICA
CAMEROON
Ms. METANG Paulette, President
Association Camerounaise pour la Prise en charge des Personnes Agées (ACAMAGE)
Youndie, Cameroon
Click here to e-mail Cameroon Representative
GHANA
Ebenezer Adjetey-Sorsey
HelpAge Ghana
Click here to e-mail Ghana Representative
LIBERIA, WEST AFRICA
Sam Togba Slewion, MSW
Chairman, Social Work Department, United Methodist University(UMU)
Consultant : Coalition of Caregivers and Advocates for the Elderly in Liberia (COCAEL)
Liberia, West Africa
Click here to e-mail Representative
MAURITIUS
Name:
Mauritius
Click here to e-mail Mauritius Representative
MOZAMBIQUE
Terezina da Silva
Click here to e-mail Mozambique Representative cfjj.org.mz
or Click here to e-mail Mozambique Representative zebra.uem.mz
NAMIBIA
Appointment Pending
Click here to e-mail Namibia Representative
NIGER
Maiga M. Kassoum Yacouba, Director
Groupe d\'Appui au Mouvement Associatif (GAMA)
Niamey, Niamey Provence, 00227, Niger
Tel/Fax: (00227) 20 72 24 51
Click here to e-mail Niger Representative
NIGERIA
Pastor (Engr.) C. O. Chukwu
249 Clifford Rd, Aba
Abia State
Nigeria, West Africa
Tel: 08067776014
Click here to e-mail Nigeria Representative
REPUBLIQUE TOGOLAISE Togo, West Africa
Samuel Kwaku Mawuéna DZAHINI
Univers de Solidarité et de Développement
(UNI.SOL.D)
BP 64 Kpalimé TOGO
Click here to e-mail Togo Representative
Tel: 00228 915 67 08
SOUTH AFRICA
Pat Lindgren
Click here to e-mail South Africa Representative
TANZANIA
Nekemia Kazimoto
Click here to e-mail Tanzania Representative
THE GAMBIA
UGANDA
nomination pending
Click here to e-mail Uganda Representative
ZAMBIA
Anderson Simfukwe
Director,
Aged Care and Service Centre
PO Box 430211
Nakonde, Zambia
Click here to e-mail Zambia Representative
ASIA
BANGLADESH
Ferdous Ara Begum, MPA (Harvard)
Gender Issues Specialist,
Former Member of UN CEDAW Committee &
Former Director General, Bangladesh Television
http://www.ferdous.info
Clich here to contact Bangladesh Representative
CHINA
Ms. Xiao Yan Wang
Click here to e-mail China Representative
HONG KONG
Agnes Tiwari
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INDIA
Dr. Ashish Goel
Click here to e-mail India Representative
JAPAN
Dr. Noriko Tsukada
Click here to e-mail Japan Representative
Republic of South KOREA
Professor Mee Hye Kim
11- 1 Dachyun-dong
Sudaemun-ku,
Seoul
Korea
Click here to e-mail Korea Representative
NEPAL
Monohar Upreti
Po.box.7116, Thamel
Kathmandu
NEPAL
Tele: 977-1-4422608 Office
9771-1-4358294, 4386426 Home
977-1-4417208 Fax
Click here to e-mail Nepal Representative
PAKISTAN
Haider Zaman, PhD
Click here to e-mail Pakistan Representative
Turkey
Prof. Dr. Isil Kalayci and Professor Dr. Ismail Tufan, PhD
Dir. Dept of Gerontology, Akdeniz University
Antalya, Turkey
Click here to contact Turkey Co Representative
EUROPE
ALBANIA
Emira Pridenti
Exec. Dir
Albanian Society for All Ages
Click here to e-mail Albania Representative
AUSTRIA
Rosemarie Kurz, PhD
Click here to e-mail Austria Representative
BELGIUM FLANDERS Nominations Open
Name:
e-mail Belgium Representative
BELGIUM WALLOON
Nicholas Berg, PhD
Click here to e-mail Belgium Walloon Representative
CROATIA
Mira Cokic, mag.iur. (CV Eng/Euro Bio)( Ltr Recomd AREP) (RedCross Serbia)(Nom Form)
Editor- Senior Citizens
www.dugzivot.com
President of NGO Rights of Elderly People
www.pravaustarosti.com
Click here to e-mail Croatia Representative
CZECH REPUBLIC
Jan Lorman
Zivot 90
Prague, CZ
Click here to e-mail Czech Republic Representative
FINLAND
SUVANTO, NGO - Finnish Association of the Shelters for the Aged.
Satu Taiveaho, Ex Dir. Website: www.suvantory.fi
Click here to e-mail Finland Representative
FRANCE Nominations Open
Name:
Click here to e-mail France Representative
GERMANY
Thomas Goergen/Rolf Hirsch
Click here to e-mail Germany Representative
GREECE
Gerasimos Kourouklis, President
Click here to e-mail Greece Representative
HUNGARY
Andrea Ferenczi, President and Founder, Association of Women's Career Development in Hugary
Click here to e-mail Hungary Representative
IRELAND
Amanda Phelan
Click here to e-mail Ireland Representative
ISRAEL
Tova Band Winterstein, PhD, Haifa University (Bio/CV)
Click here to e-mail Israel Representative
ITALY
Giovanni Lamura
Click here to e-mail Italy Representative
MALTA
Maria-Aurora Fenech
Click here to e-mail Malta Representative contactus@inpea.net
THE NETHERLANDS Nominations Open
Name:
Organization:
Location:
street;
Address 2
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Tel:
Tel:
NORWAY
Wenche Malmedal, RN, MSc, PhD (CV/ Bio)(ltrRef Phelan) (Support Brev )(Nominate Form)
Associate professor
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
Department of Public Health and Nursing
NTNU
N-7491 Trondheim
Norway
Click here to e-mail Norway Representative
POLAND
Jolanta Mackowicz Ph.D.
Pedagogical University of Cracow, Poland
Click here to contact Poland Representative
PORTUGAL
Margarita Pedroso de Lima, Ph.D
Assocate Professor - Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Click here to e-mail Portugal Representative
Tel (office) +351253604233
ROMANIA
Ioana Caciula: Coordinator (Recommendation)
Asociatia Umanitara EquiLibre
Bucharest, Romania
Click here to contact the Romania Representative
RUSSIA Nominations Open
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SERBIA
Dr. Milutin Vracevic, MD, MPH
Click here to e-mail Serbia Representative
SPAIN
Dra. Isabel Iborra Marmolejo
Profesora Ayudante Doctor
Universitat Internacional Valenciana - VIU
Click here to e-mail Spain Representative
Tel. (0034) 964 299 306
SWEDEN
Joaquim Soares, PhD
Click here to e-mail Sweden Representative
SWITZERLAND
Delphine Roulet Schwab. PhD.
Professeure ordinaire HES
Docteure en psychologie
Laboratoire d’Enseignement et de Recherche Vieillissement et Santé (ViSa)
Institut et Haute Ecole de la Santé La Source - HES-SO - LausanneAdresse postale : Avenue Vinet 30 – 1004 Lausanne
Bureau : Rue de Sébeillon 1 (7ème étage) – 1004 Lausanne
Tél : +41 21 641 38 30 - Fax : +41 21 641 38 38
Click here to e-mail Switzerland Representative
UNITED KINGDOM Nominations open
Name:
Organization:
Click here to e-mail UK Representative
WALES
Angie Ash
Swansea University
Wales
SCOTLAND
Val de Sousa
Edinberg, Scotland
LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN
ARGENTINA
Prof. Isolina Dabove
Click here to e-mail Argentina Representative.
BOLIVIA
Valerie Mealla
Click here to e-mail Bolivia Representative @acelerate.com
or
Click here to e-mail Bolivia Representative @hotmail.com
BRAZIL
Nomination pending-Nov 2019
Prof. Dr. Vincente de Paula Faleiros
Nominated by Brazilian Society for Gerontology and Geriatrics (BSGG)
(Click here for documents in support and CV)
Click here to e-mail Brazil Representative
CHILE
Nelson Garcia Araneda
Click here to e-mail Chile Representative
COSTA RICA
Zaida Esquivel
AGECO
Click here to e-mail Costa Rica Representative
CUBA
Mary Blanca Lopez Perez
Click here to e-mail Cuba Representative
CURAÇAO
Geselle V. Rosaria - Coffi
President, Fundashon Nos Grandinan
Mahuma, Curaçao
Netherlands Antilles
Click here to e-mail Representative
Tel: Office: (599-9) 888-4888
Fax: (599-9) 888-9888
Cellular: (599-9) 510-9080
JAMAICA
Dr. Denise Eldemire
Click here to e-mail Jamaica Representative
MEXICO
Liliana Marta Giraldo Rodríguez
Click here to e-mail Mexico Representative
PARAGUAY
Dra. Miriam Riveros Rios
Click here to e-mail Paraguay Representative
PERU - NOMINEES invited Jan 2019
Gina Bardelli Corigliano, Psychologist
Click here to e-mail Peru Representative
PUERTO RICO
Carmen Delia Sanchez, Ph.D.
Click here to e-mail Puerto Rico Representative
REPUBLICA DOMINICANA
Dra. Rosy Pereyra, MD
Click here to e-mail Dominica Representative
URUGUAY
Dra. Rosalia Panza
Click here to e-mail Uruguay Representative
VENEZUELA -Nominees invited Jan 2019
Nomination Pending
Nominee: Roselin Jerez Arteaga, Gerontoplus, NGO (CV) (Nomination Form)
Click here to e-mail Venezuela Representative
MIDDLE EAST NORTH AFRICA
ALGERIA
Dr. Larbi Lamri
Click here to e-mail Algeria Representative
BAHRAIN (Middle East)
Dr. Amin Fawzi
Click here to e-mail Bahrain Representative
EGYPT
Dr. Fahmy Behgat
Click here to e-mail Egypt Representative
JORDAN
Dr. Anwar Batieha
Click here to e-mail Jordan Representative
LEBANON
Ramzi Na'man, MPH
Click here to e-mail Lebanon Representative
MOROCCO
Azammam Said
Click here to e-mail Morocco Representative
PALESTINE
Dr. Lamis Abu Nahleh
Click here to e-mail Palestine Representative
QATAR
Dr. Wafa Al Yazeedi
Click here to e-mail Qatar Representative
SYRIA
Dr. Waleed Al Faysal
Click here to e-mail Syria Representative
TUNISIA
Dr. Sonia Hammamie
Click here to e-mail Tunisia Representative
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Appointment Available
Click here to e-mail UAR Representative
YEMEN
Dr. Jamal Nasher
Click here to e-mail Yemen Representative
NORTH AMERICA
CANADA
OPEN - Nominations being accepted on line
Click here to e-mail Canada Representative
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Nominations being accepted on line
Outgoing: Ms. Mary Lynn Kasunic, MS., CM. (2014 to 2018)
President & CEO
Area Agency on Ageing, Region One
1366 E. Thomas Rd., Suite 108
Phoenix, AZ 85014
Click here to e-mail USA Representative
OCEANIA
AUSTRALIA
OPEN - Nominations being accepted online
Click here to e-mail Australia Representative
NEW ZEALAND
OPEN - Nominations being accepted online
Click here to e-mail New Zealand Representative
UN NGO Team and NGO Committees
UN Headquarters New York
UN NGO Coordinator
Susan B. Somers, JD
Click here to e-mail UN NGO Coordinator
Main Representative, New York
Robert Brent, PhD
Fordham University NYC
Click here to e-mail UN NY Representative
Additional Representatives: New York
Pamela Teaster,
Marie Beaulieu, PhD
Bei Wu, PhD
Kathleen Kline
GENEVA
Main Representative: Geneva
Silvia Perel-Levin
Click here to e-mail UN Geneva Representative
Amanda Phelan, Secretary General, INPEA
Additional Representatives:
Delphine Roulet Schwab, PhD, Laussane,
Ursula Barter Hemmerich, Geneva,
Bridget Penhale, U East Anglia, UK
Renate Heinisch, Germany
Hans Peter Graf, Switzerland
VIENNA
Main Representative: Vienna
Ulrike Waginger, MD, MSc, Secretary CoNGO Comm on Ageing, Vienna
Click here to e-mail UN Vienna Representative
Additional Representatives:
Shantu Watt, PhD., Chair, CoNGO Comm on Ageing, Vienna
Click here to e-mail UN Vienna Representative
Heimo Zwischenberger, Mag.
Click here to e-mail UN Vienna Representative
INPEA currently has a number of open honorary positions for Regional and National Representatives. (These are voluntary positions)
Nominations for Regional Representatives are to be received Bi-Annually by 1st June and 1st December.
INPEA_NominateForm_RegRep.
Nominations for National Representatives are to be received Bi-Annually by 1st June and 1st December.
INPEA_NominateForm_NatRep.
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If you are interested in representing your area, visit INPEA's Governance and Representative pages.
INPEA's Executive Committee also receives e-mail at contactus@inpea.net.
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