ICPCN International Board of Trustees

ICPCN is managed by an International Board of Trustees which represent all continents. Day to day administration of the website and membership is provided by the International Information Officer based in South Africa.   

The ICPCN is also represented on the steering group of the Worldwide Palliative Care Alliance and the Global Network of National Associations.

The head office of the ICPCN is in South Africa.


ICPCN International Board of Directors

Joan Marston (South Africa) 
ICPCN Chief Executive  
Email: joan.marston@icpcn.co.za   

Barbara Gelb (UK) Joint Chair
Chief Executive: Together for Short Lives (UK)
Email:  barbara.gelb@togetherforshortlives.org.uk

Dr Mary Ann Muckaden (India) Joint Chair
Professor of Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai (India)
Email: muckaden@usnl.net

Sabine Kraft (Germany) Deputy Chair  
Director, Bundesverband Kinderhospiz (Germany)
Email: info@bundesverband-kinderhospiz.de

Richard Carling (UK) Treasurer 
Director of Finance and Resources, Together for Short Lives (UK)   
Email: richard.carling@togetherforshortlives.org.uk

Lizzie Chambers (UK)  
Deputy Chief Executive of Together for Short Lives (UK)
Email: lizzie.chambers@togetherforshortlives.org.uk

Dr Delia Birtar (Romania) 
Paediatrician, (Romania)
Email: birtadelia@yahoo.com

Dr Hanneke Brits (South Africa)  
Paediatrician and Palliative Care Specialist
Email: hannekebrits@gmail.com

Anna Garchakova (Belarus)  
Director of Belarusian Children's Hospice
Email: hospicepall@mail.belpak.by

Dr Rut Kiman (Argentina)  
Chief Supportive and Palliative Care Group, Pediatric Department, National Institute of Health, (Argentina)
Email: rutiki@netizen.com.ar

Fatia Kiyange (Uganda)  
Director of Programmes for the African Palliative Care Association

Dr/Prof Susan Fowler-Kerry
Chair: ICPCN Education & Research Committee
Professor, College of Nursing, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada

Dr Ross Drake (New Zealand)                                                         
Clinical Director PPC and Complex Pain Services
Starship Children's Hospital, Aukland, New Zealand
Email: RossD@adhb.govt.nz

Dr Ziporah Ali (Kenya)                                                        
Chief Executive Officer 
Kenyan Hospice and Palliative Care Association
Email:  zippy@kehpca.org

Sharon Baxter (Canada)                                                         
Executive Director 
Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association 

Dr Stephen Connor (USA)                                                        
Senior Executive
Worldwide Palliative Care Alliance
Email:  sconnor@icloud.com