Our Team
Members of the secretariat:
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Kate Armstrong – Co-ChairKate is the Co-Chair of @MATES4Kids and President of CLAN, co-founding the organization in 2004. Kate is a Public Health Physician and committed to equity for children and young people who are living with chronic health conditions in vulnerable circumstances. Her public health thesis focused on nephrotic syndrome in Vietnam. Kate is married to the co-founder of CLAN, Dave Hansen, and lives in Sydney, Australia.
Carmen Auste – Co-ChairCarmen is a seasoned international consultant and development practitioner with wide ranging expertise. Carmen is the Chief Executive Officer of Cancer Warriors Foundation and Vice President of the Cancer Coalition Philippines. As past president of Childhood Cancer International, Carmen is well placed to help the @MATES4Kids coalition learn from the successes of the childhood cancer community, Carmen is passionate about ensuring childhood cancer survivors enjoy affordable access to hydrocortisone and fludrocortisone medicines also.
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Cath Cole – Project ManagerCath Cole is the Project Manager of @MATES4Kids and the Vice President of CLAN. She has enjoyed a long career in government and has developed skills in several areas including policy development, project management, development and delivery of education and training, and preparation of foundational documents such as strategic and business plans. Cath was the Secretary from the time CLAN was incorporated as an independent Association through the Department of Fair Trading for four years and since 2011 has been active in the role of Vice President supporting and promoting the work of CLAN.
Dhoon Barot – Project OfficerDhoon Barot is the Project Officer for @MATES4Kids. Dhoon is a senior at University of North Carolina at Charlotte, double majoring in Public health and Health Systems Management. She has developed a deep interest in addressing global health challenges through policy and systems-level solutions with a focus on reducing health disparities and improving healthcare access worldwide. She aspires to work with international organizations to advance global health policy, healthcare management, and strategy consulting. Dhoon is from Cary, North Carolina, USA.
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Consultancy – Public Health Matters
Anthony is a public health physician who has worked in public policy, health promotion, digital health, and Aboriginal health. His health protection experiences include pandemic emergency response and environmental health. Anthony believes that ‘health for all’ is not just a pipe dream, but achievable in our generation.
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Anthony Zheng – BMed MD MIPH FAFPHRabia is a public health professional with 7+ years of experience in working with nonprofit and academia in Pakistan. She is currently doing a research fellowship at Aga Khan University focusing on maternal nutrition and birth outcomes in low- and middle-income countries. She has a strong desire and passion to contribute to public health globally through evidence-based research. Her research focus lies in the area of NCDs in children and adolescents. She has been supporting CLANs activities for last few years in voluntary capacity. She currently resides in Canada and aims to pursue a role in healthcare leadership.
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