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 Schuetz
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
Stéphan Corriveau
Community Housing
Transformation Centre (Canada)
HIC Board
Representative of
North America and Canada
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 Bailloux
Membership Coordinator
Santiago de Chile
Irene Fuertes
Communications Coordinator
Barcelona
Martin Visagie
Office Coordinator
Cape Town
Irene Mwendwa
Learning Officer
Nairobi
Global Platform for the Right to the City Support Team
Isabel Pascual
Communications Coordinator
Barcelona
Sophia Torres
International Relations Officer
Barcelona
Julieta Espinosa Lew
Project Assistant
Barcelona
Oriol Moya
Communications Assistant
Barcelona