Switzerland
Head of Competence Center Environmental Solutions, Omya International AG
antonella.deluca@omya.com
Young Leaders Program
Young Leaders
The IDRA Young Leaders Program was officially launched at the 2009 World Congress in Dubai. The goals of this exciting initiative are to help promote opportunities in the industry, support career advancement, and provide a forum for communication and the exchange of ideas among young professionals and the industry at large. The YLP is open to any IDRA member 35 years of age or under.
To become an IDRA-YLP member, go to the Membership tab on our website – www.idadesal.org, go to the section that says Join/Renew, and choose the appropriate membership category. Please note, for a student membership, you will be required to upload your fulltime student status via a copy of your student ID or a letter from your educational institute. There is a section to join YLP after selecting your membership category.
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Young Leaders Program Co-Leaders
Mr. Daniele Strongone
USA
General Manager EMEIA & APAC, American Water Chemicals
dstrongone@membranechemicals.com
Mr. Rory Weaver
USA
Director of Marketing and Business Development, FEDCO
rory.weaver93@gmail.com
Regional Coordinators
Mr. Angel Abajas
Europe, EU
European Sales Manager, Desalination, Energy Recovery
AAbajas@energyrecovery.com
Mr. Francisco José Jara Ortiz
Latin America, LATAM
Lead Process Engineer, IDE Technologies
jaraortizfrancisco@gmail.com
Ms. Kamakshi Sharma
North America (NA)
Director of Marketing & Strategy, Aquatech
kmsharma@aquatech.com
Carem Habayeb
Middle East/Africa, MEA
Business Development and Sales Manager, FEDCO
chabayeb@fedco-usa.com
Dr. Jungbin Kim
Asia Pacific, APAC
Assistant Professor, Wenzhou-Kean University
kjungbin@kean.edu
Technical Coordinators
Communication and Webinar Coordinators
Ms. Mariela Cuartucci
Denmark
Sales Engineer, NX Filtration
m.cuartucci@nxfiltration.com
Ms. Mariam Ouda
United Arab Emirates
PhD candidate, Khalifa University
mariam.ouda@ku.ac.ae
Technical Coordinators
Mentorship and Membership Coordinators
Mr. Jan-Hendrik Imholze
Germany
Desalination Expert, Fichtner GmbH & Co. KG
jan-hendrik.imholze@fichtner.de
Dr. Motasem Abushaban
Morocco
Desalination Advisor German Agency for International Cooperation “GIZ”, Jordan & Affiliated Professor in Water Desalination at Mohammed I Polytechnic University
motasem.abushaban@gmail.com
Dr. Christine Kleffner
Germany
Process Engineer & Senior Researcher, Cologne Membrane Lab, University of Applied Sciences
christine.kleffner@th-koeln.de
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