HIC Faces
HIC Presidents

Davinder Lamba
2007 – 2011

Lorena Zárate
2011- 2019

Enrique Ortiz
2003 – 2007

Kirtee Shah
1999 – 2003

Han Van Putten
1990 – 1998

David Hall
1984 – 1989

Benno Heinen
1978 – 1984

Adriana Allen
President 2019- 2023
HIC General Secretaries

Han van Putten
1978-1987

Enrique Ortiz
1988 – 1999

Eldrige Jerry
2000 – 2001

Cesare Ottolini
2002

Ana Sugranyes
2003 – 2013

Álvaro Puertas
2013-2020

Yolande Hendler
2020-today
HIC Wisdom Keepers

Enrique Ortiz
Mexico

Davinder Lamba
Kenya

Diana Lee
Kenya

Barry Pinsky
Canada

Tabitha Siwale
Tanzania

Eike Schütz
Germany

Ana Sugranyes
Chile

Han van Putten
The Netherlands
HIC Board Members

Alexandre Frediani
The International Institute for
Environment and Development
(United Kingdom)
HIC Board
Representative of Europe

Moussa Ka
Association Habitants et Travailleurs de Baraka
(Senegal)
HIC Board
Representative
of Africa
HIC Board Alternates
HIC Reference Centers Staff

Davinder Lamba
HIC – Africa Focal Point
Nairobi

Yves Joël Zoffoun
Africa Focal Point
Cotonou

Ahmed Mansour
HIC-HLRN
Cairo

Joseph Schechla
HIC-HLRN
Cairo

Yasser Abdel Qader
HIC-HLRN
Cairo

Raúl Rios
HIC Latin America
Mexico

Patricia Santiago
HIC Latin America
Mexico

Magdalena Ferniza
HIC Latin America
Mexico

Narciso Cuevas
HIC Latin America
Mexico

Norma Aguilar
HIC Latin America
Mexico

Maria Silvia Emanuelli
HIC Latin America
Mexico

Peter Slits
HIC Liaison Officer
in the Netherlands

Heather EL Aydi
HIC-HLRN
Cairo

Areli Sandoval
HIC Latin America
Mexico
HIC General Secretariat Staff

Yolande Hendler
HIC Secretary General
Cape Town

Marie Pompei
Membership Coordinator
Santiago de Chile

Irene Fuertes
Communications Coordinator
Barcelona

Martin Visagie
Office Coordinator
Cape Town

Desmond Chieshe
Africa Regional Coordinator
Nigeria