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Our Team

2023-2024 CFMS Global Health Program Leadership Team :

  • Director of Global Health
  • Merry Ghebretatios
  • Associate Global Health
  • Jun Kim
  • National Exchanges Officers (NEOs) Senior
  • Lauren Wong and Ahmad Khan
  • National Exchanges Officers (NEOs) Junior
  • TBA
  • National Officers of Research Exchange (NOREs) Senior
  • Ali Sherazi and Yvette Ysabel Yao
  • National Officers of Research Exchange (NOREs) Junior
  • TBA
  • IFMSA Coordinator Senior
  • Madeleine Kruth
  • IFMSA Coordinator Junior
  • Kenneth Tan
  • National Officer of Public Health (NOPH) Outgoing
  • Kanwarpreet Karwal
  • National Officer of Public Health (NOPH) Incoming
  • Sophia Nunes
  • National Officer of Global Health Education (NOGHE) Outgoing
  • Jun Kim
  • National Officer of Global Health Education (NOGHE) Incoming
  • Tarannum Khan
  • National Officer of Reproductive and Sexual Health (NORSH) Outgoing
  • Harsukh Benipal
  • National Officer of Reproductive and Sexual Health (NORSH) Incoming
  • Michelle Lisonek
  • National Officer of Partnerships (NOP) Outgoing
  • Dana Rajab
  • National Officer of Partnerships (NOP) Incoming
  • TBA
  • National Officer of Human Rights and Peace (NORP) Outgoing
  • Abby Christi and Tyara Marchand
  • National Officer of Human Rights and Peace (NORP) Incoming
  • Simryn Atwal
  • National Officer of Indigenous Health (NOIH)
  • TBA
  • HEART Co-Chairs
  • Julia Sawatzy and Pardeep Gill




  • 2022-2023 CFMS Global Health Program Leadership Team:

  • Director of Global Health
  • Khalidha Nasiri
  • Global Health Dyad
  • Maya Alik
  • National Exchanges Officers (NEOs)
  • Lauren Wong and Ahmad Khan
  • National Officers of Research Exchange (NOREs):
  • Ali Sherazi and Yvette Ysabel Yao
  • IFMSA Coordinator
  • Madeleine Kruth
  • National Officer of Public Health (NOPH)
  • Omer Mansoor and Kanwarpreet Karwal
  • National Officer of Global Health Education (NOGHE)
  • Aanchel Gupta and Jun Kim
  • National Officer of Reproductive and Sexual Health (NORSH):
  • Harsukh Benipal
  • National Officer of Partnerships (NOP)
  • Dana Rajab
  • National Officer of Human Rights and Peace (NORP)
  • Abby Christi and Tyara Marchand




  • Previous Directors of Global Health:

  • 2022-2023: Khalidha Nasiri
  • Merry Ghebretatios
  • 2021-2022: Lunan Zhao
  • Jun Kim
  • 2020: Yotakahron Jonathan
  • Lauren Wong and Ahmad Khan
  • 2019-2020: Achieng Tago
  • TBA
  • 2018-2019: Michelle Quaye
  • Ali Sherazi and Yvette Ysabel Yao
  • 2017-2018: Christopher Briggs
  • TBA
  • 2016-2017: Jessica Bryce
  • Madeleine Kruth
  • 2015-2016: Golden Gao
  • Kenneth Tan
  • 2014-2015: Christopher Charles
  • Kanwarpreet Karwal

  • And many more previous Directors and global health leadership team members who have shaped our portfolio and contributed to its success!