Jonathan Abrahams
Team Leader
Jonathan Abrahams joined ADPC in November 2005 as the Leader of the Public Health in Emergencies team. Our team's vision is to promote excellence in public health management in emergencies in the Asia and Pacific region.
Before taking up the position Jonathan was working with a team in the World Health Organization's Department of Epidemic and Pandemic Alert and Response (EPR) in Geneva on risk management-based guidance for assessing and strengthening national capacity for managing health risks of deliberate use of biological and chemical agents, and radioactive material. Previously, Jonathan was Manager, Emergency Response and Disaster Management in the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) where he worked on capacity development, coordination of the Australian Government's response to international disasters, and disaster risk reduction and emergency management projects in collaboration with national government agencies in partner countries, and Australian and international organizations.
Jonathan's experience in the disaster management field has entailed working with agencies and individuals to develop systemic, organization and individual capacities to manage risks of disasters. After graduating from the international health programme at Emory University in 1993, Jonathan helped to establish the Australian National Centre for War-related Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and associated psychosocial programmes for veterans and their families. He transferred to the Australian Government's disaster management agency, Emergency Management Australia, where his role was to bring together people with expertise in different sectors and disciplines, and responsibilities at different levels of government, to develop comprehensive and specific emergency management strategies and products. These included coordinating the development of a national framework for disaster mitigation and managing programmes in disaster medicine, land use planning, disaster loss assessment, business continuity management and volunteer emergency services, and supporting other emergency management initiatives. During this period, Jonathan completed a Graduate Certificate in Applied Management (Emergency Management) from Charles Sturt University, and was seconded to the New South Wales Department of Health to provide emergency preparedness training to health personnel in preparation for the Sydney Olympic Games in 2000.
Jonathan has coordinated the development of technical guidelines in disaster medicine and a range of emergency management functions, and has been a contributing author to number of publications, including the OECD's publication Emerging Systemic Risks.
Frederick John B. Abo, RN
Technical Manager
John is currently the Technical Manager of the Public Health in Emergencies Team (PHE) of ADPC and is responsible in providing inputs in the health and emergency response capacity building programs of ADPC. He joined ADPC as a Training Manager under the Program for Enhancement of Emergency Response (PEER) wherein he has extensive experience in conducting training courses on Medical First Responder (MFR) and Collapsed Structure Search & Rescue (CSSR) in South and South East Asia countries.
A registered nurse and a Paramedic by profession, John has an extensive experience in Pre Hospital Emergency Care in Manila, Philippines having worked as a mobile intensive care unit nurse in the private EMS company Lifeline Arrows Medical Specialist and as the head of Emergency Preparedness and Response Division of the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) - Directorate for Special Operations Metro Rescue.
Janette Lauza Ugsang
Project Manager
Janette is responsible for the overall coordination of ADPC's technical services' programs, consultancy projects and in maintaining the roster of disaster management experts of the Center. Before joining ADPC, she worked with various units within the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) in Thailand.
Earlier, she worked for 6 years with the Department of Agriculture, a government sector in the Philippines, under the Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Division. Janette holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Agriculture from the Visayas State College of Agriculture (VisCA), Philippines and A Master's Degree in Regional and Rural Development Planning from the Asian Institute of Technology.
Sanjeeb K. Shakya
Project Coordinator
Sanjeeb joined ADPC in July 2005 as a Coordinator in the Office of the Executive Director. He holds a Masters Degree in Economics from University of Santo Tomas, Manila, The Philippines. Before joining ADPC, Sanjeeb worked with EC-ASEAN COGEN Programme in Asian Institute of Technology (AIT)
Siriporn Imjai
Administrative Assistant
Siriporn join ADPC in July 2005 as Administrative Assistant at PHE Team. She hold a Bachelor's degree in Mass Communication at Ramkhamhang University. Prior to joining ADPC, she worked as administrative staff at Metro Systems company and also worked as Guest Service Agent at Thai Airport Ground Services Company.
