Who we are
AIDS Foundation East West (AFEW) relies upon the expertise of its Board members for guidance and support. Therefore, AFEW’s Board is comprised of professionals with extensive experience in organisational management, programme development and evaluation, financial management, and research. Currently, the AFEW Board consists of the following seven members:
Frank de Wolf, MD, PhD, Chairman
James Patrick Nolan, MA, MBA, Treasurer & Secretary
Catherine M. Hodgkin, MPH, Board Member
Vladimir Vladimirovich Pozner, Board Member
Leah Utyasheva, PhD, Board Member
Arsen Kubataev, MBA, MD, Board Member
The AFEW Board delegates day-to-day supervision and management of the organisation to the Management Team, which consists of the Executive Director, the Director of Programmes, and the Director of Finance and Administration. The AFEW Management Team and senior managers together provide leadership and guidance for all AFEW staff as we carry out our mission in the regions where we work.
Management Team & Senior Managers
Joost van der Meer, Executive Director
Anke van Dam, Director of Programmes and Operations
Elena Agapova, Director of Finance and Administration
Ilona van de Braak, Director of Communications
Roman Dudnik, Regional Director, Central Asian Republics
Elena Voskresenskaya, Regional Director, Ukraine, Moldova and Belarus
Mikhail Volik, Interim Regional Director, Russian Federation
Anna Shapoval, Deputy Director of Programmes
Jotham Sietsma, Deputy Director of Communications
Carrie Gheen, Programme Development Advisor
Baurzhan Zhusupov, Head of Quality Management
