Structure

Kady Kanouté Tounkara is an Olympian who competed at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games as a co-captain of the Mali women’s basketball team. Kady is a Master Trainer and Steering Committee member of the International Olympic Committee’s Career+ Program and the International Red Cross Career Development Program for persons with physical disabilities. She has facilitated workshops in over 50 countries and has recently been appointed as Chair of the World Anti-Doping Agency Education Committee.

Kelsey Erickson joined USA Cycling as the SafeSport Director in May 2019. Prior to her appointment at USA Cycling, she spent nearly a decade of work in international anti-doping. Kelsey led and supported multiple global anti-doping research projects, receiving funding from such organisations as the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Athletics Foundation (IAF).

Toby Atkins is an ex professional cyclist with first hand experience of whistleblowing in sport. Ever since stepping away from elite sport, he has been passionate about educating athletes around the world about whistleblowing and the responsibility they have to uphold the values of sport. Over the years he has worked with the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), the International Biathlon Union (IBU) and now with the ITA, with a focus on athlete education and the development of educational structures that will allow athletes to compete in a safe and fair environment.

Professor and Head of the Montréal antidoping laboratory, Centre Armand-Frappier Santé Biotechnologie. Professor Naud is passionate about cycling and biochemistry, making him the perfect candidate to work in a WADA Accredited Laboratory. Since 2009, after completing his postdoctoctoral studies in biochemistry, he has been working in antidoping with a particular interest in blood doping and the athlete biological passport. He is a member of the WADA EPO Working Group and has a special interest in protein and biomarker research. Recently appointed professor at INRS, he continues his research on these topics.

Former head of the Lausanne WADA Accredited Laboratory, and a historical figure of antidoping in Switzerland and at the global level, Professor Saugy is hugely experienced not only at the laboratory level but has also drawn competence from his activities as a director of a research department in the University of Lausanne, and his participation as a scientific expert in anti-doping rule violations trials.

Accomplished manager with over 15 years of experience in anti-doping and international sport administration. Contributed to the implementation of key developments in the fight against doping in Athletics on a global scale including the launching of the Athletics Integrity Unit. Manages and oversee the implementation of one of the most robust anti-doping testing programme worldwide.

Daniel Ashworth is the Deputy Head of Testing for UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) and has worked at UKAD for 5 years. He is currently responsible for overseeing the implementation of UKADs Test Distribution Plans (TDPs) and whereabouts programmes, having previously delivered the TDP for UKADs National Registered Testing Pool (NRTP). The Tokyo 2020 Expert Group is the second he has been part of, following the 2018 Winter Games in PyeongChang.

Steve Northey has a strong passion in anti-doping spanning more than 20 years. He is currently the Assistant Director Sport Operations at Sport Integrity Australia, primarily responsible for leading a team in the design, management and implementation of the Test Distribution Plan. Other previous experience in anti-doping field includes working at the Sydney Olympics, Anti-Doping command centre operations at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Steve was also a member of the pre-Games Taskforce for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.

Matthew Fedoruk currently works as the Chief Science Officer at the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA). With more than 10 years of experience in anti-doping and a Ph.D. in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, he also serves as the Chair of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Strategic Testing (TDSSA) Expert Working Group and on the ITA Tokyo 2020 Pre-Games Expert Group. He is the current co-Chair of the Partnership for Clean Competition (PCC) Scientific Advisory Board and the WADA Science Grant Program Review Panel member for 2020.

Keiko Uchitani is the general manager of the testing department at the Japan Anti-Doping Agency (JADA) and a graduate of the University of Oregon, USA. She has acquired invaluable professional experience outside of anti-doping. Before joining JADA she spent more than 10 years in the IT trading industry as a marketing and sales manager and seven years as a business consultant. At the latter she built and supported corporate strategies, business planning and cooperate vision creation. In 2014, she joined JADA as the head of the Education and International Relations Division where she has managed numerous successful projects at the agency.

Rym Zerifi joined the Africa Zone I Regional Anti-Doping Organisation (RADO) from its inception in 2008, and now holds the position of Executive Manager, with the mission of contributing to the promotion of clean sport and the coordination of the fight against doping in the North African region. She has previously worked for several years in a laboratory, as well as at the Tunisian National Anti-Doping Agency, and has been involved in various ways in the fight against doping in Africa since 2001.

Xavier Bigard is a sports physician, a researcher in exercise physiology, muscle biology and sports nutrition. He is currently Medical Director of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) and previously scientific Advisor of the French Anti-Doping Agency (AFLD) and former president of the French Society of Sports Medicine (SFMES).

Leslie Buchanan was the Anti-doping Director for World Triathlon before recently becoming an Executive Board member. Under her leadership, triathlon was one of the first federations to introduce the Athlete Biological Passport program. With over 20 years of anti-doping experience, this Canadian was also the co-technical delegate for the triathlon at the London 2012 Olympic Games and the co-race referee at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

Stuart Miller is the Senior Executive Director for Integrity & Development at the International Tennis Federation (ITF). In addition to his other ITF integrity-related responsibilities for the Rules of Tennis, Technical (equipment), Science & Medicine, Safeguarding, Constitution and representative duties to the International Tennis Integrity Agency, Stuart manages the Tennis Anti-Doping Programme on behalf of all professional tennis. He is a member of the World Anti-Doping Agency Strategic Testing Expert Group and represents the ITF on the ASOIF (Association of Summer Olympic International Federations) Medical & Scientific Consultative Group.

Dr. Margo Mountjoy is the Dean of the Medical School of McMaster University (WRC Canada) and is a sport medicine consultant at the University of Guelph’s Health and Performance Centre. Margo is a former international level artistic swimmer and is now a member of the FINA Bureau. She is also the Chair of the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) Medical and Scientific Group and is a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Medical Commission Games Group.

Alexis Weber joined FIFA in 2014 as coordinator in the Medicine & Science Department and since 2016 has been leading the FIFA Anti-Doping Unit. In this capacity, he is responsible for the successful implementation of FIFA’s Anti-Doping Testing together with education programmes and research activities.
Since 2017 he is a member of the ASOIF (Association of Summer Olympic International Federations) Medical & Science Consultative Group.

Christine Cardis coordinates and administers the Anti-Doping Program of the International Skating Union (ISU). Since starting her career in anti-doping at the Laboratoire Suisse d’Analyse du Dopage, LAD, in Lausanne in 1990, Christine Cardis has held various positions such as Analytical Chemist or Laboratory Team leader for the UCI Blood Testing Mission. In 2000, she joined the Expert Laboratory Team for the Sydney Olympic and Paralympic Games and has officiated as a member of the WADA Independent Observer Team at the Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2006.

Jason Francis is currently the Manager, Mission Operations with the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) and oversees the daily monitoring and implementation of the CCES’ Test Distribution Plan and Risk Assessment processes. Since joining the CCES in 2008, Jason has worked in the areas of testing and intelligence and investigations.

Greg McKenna is an investigations professional with over 26 years’ experience leading teams in complex international crime operations. In 2020, Greg was appointed as the Head of the newly formed, Biathlon Integrity Unit. He is now using his experience to build an effective team in support Biathlon and the wider sporting community.

Jakob Mørkeberg is Senior Science Manager at Anti Doping Denmark (ADD) and chairs their research committee. He is responsible for developing ADD’s Risk Assessment and Test Distribution Plan as well as running the organization’s Athlete Biological Passport (ABP) program. Jakob sits on WADA’s Blood Expert Group and Dried Blood Spots Working Group and was member of the Independent Observer team in Rio 2016. He was also part of the Pre-Games Taskforces for Rio 2016 and Pyeongchang 2018. Before joining ADD, Jakob conducted anti-doping research related to the detection of EPO and blood transfusions. Jakob holds a B.Sc. in Sport Science, a M.Sc. in Human Physiology and a Ph.D. in Medicine.

Adriaan Wijckmans is Legal Counsel of the International Ice Hockey Federation. He holds a master’s degree in International Sports Law from the ISDE – Higher Institute of Law and Economics in Madrid and graduated from the University of Brussels in European and International Law. Next to publishing in the field of Sports Law his experience includes complex issues in the anti-doping field and integrity matters.

Minjung Seo currently works as the director of the testing department at the Korea Anti-Doping Agency (KADA). She has 10 years of experience in the anti-doping community. As a head of the doping control team at the PyeongChang 2018 Organizing Committee, she managed the doping control program operation. After the Games, she joined and worked at International Testing Agency(ITA) as a major event manager for 2 years. She is currently responsible for overseeing KADA’s Test Distribution Plans, developing the testing strategies and managing sample collection personnel.

Yuhan Tan is a two-time Olympian in Badminton and a medical doctor in the field of orthopedic surgery. He is the current chair of the Belgian NOC Athletes Commission and member of the WADA Athlete Committee.

Dr. Laura Lewis is a former distance runner on the road and track. She is a sport physiologist by trade, with research interests in altitude physiology and the athlete biological passport. Her journey with USADA began in 2020 as the Director of Science. Laura currently manages USADA’s Athlete Biological Passport program.

Alejandro Lozano, a former national-level track and field athlete, shifted his career from the electricity sector to join the Athletics Integrity Unit in 2019.
Initially a data analyst, Alejandro now holds the position of Out-of-Competition Testing Manager.
His background in Engineering and business analysis has seamlessly integrated into the realm of sport and antidoping, aligning with the increasing importance of data analysis in the field.
His dedication and expertise contribute significantly to ensuring fair competition and upholding the integrity of athletics.

After some busy years preparing her role as director of Doping Control for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games, Mrs Ling Lin continues in her position as Director of Operation and Management of CHINADA. As part her role, she evaluated and supervised many aspects of anti-doping controls for events taking place in China, including the delivery of the Hangzhou Asian Games.

Dr Sabrina Schoeps is member of the testing department of NADA Germany since 2015. Besides test planning, she is responsible for the athlete biological passport program at NADA Germany. She is an athlete passport management unit (APMU) Manager for the APMU of the WADA accredited Laboratory in Cologne. Having studied biology, Dr Sabrina Schoeps holds a PhD in Molecular Biomedicine.

Professor Dr Margo Mountjoy (MD, PhD) is a Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at McMaster University Medical School and Regional Assistant Dean of the School of Medicine. She is also a clinician scientist, the Chief Medical Officer of the sport medicine department of the Health and Performance Centre at the University of Guelph. Dr Mountjoy works for several international sports organisations including the International Olympic Committee (Games Group), the International Federations of Golf, Rugby and FIFA, and the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations.

One of her areas of expertise is anti-doping. She worked as the Vice Chair of the Therapeutic Use Exemption Committee (TUEC) for 25 years for the Canadian National Anti-Doping Organisation and served on the WADA TUE and the Health Medicine & Research Committees. She currently is a Deputy Member of the WADA Foundation Board and chairs the TUEC at the Olympic Games (2020 and 2024). Margo is also a member of the World Rugby anti-doping advisory committee.

Ashley Anderson is a sports pharmacist passionate about sports integrity, medication safety, and advocating for athletes’ health. Early in her pharmacy career, she began medication and dietary supplements counseling for her friends, who were athletes from the OTC or recreational athletes in Colorado Springs, while also practicing as a hospital pharmacist. She then accepted a job answering calls on the USADA Drug Reference Line and working on other drug resources from 2006 until 2022. She currently focuses on training pharmacists about drugs in sport and continues to practice as a hospital pharmacist. As an athlete, she used to compete in Adventure Races around Colorado. Ashley loves to spend time outside for hiking, kayaking and snowboarding with her son.

Professor Thierry Buclin has had a career as a specialist in clinical pharmacology at the CHUV hospital in Lausanne, Switzerland and a Professor at the University of Lausanne’s Faculty of Biology and Medicine. One of the main themes of his abundant clinical research is the development, evaluation, and pharmacokinetic interpretation of blood drug concentration measurements for therapeutic monitoring. Within his former department, he developed several new methods of therapeutic drug monitoring (antiretrovirals, targeted anticancer agents, antifungals, antibiotics, immunosuppressants, antiepileptics, etc.). He is also interested in the societal aspects of drug consumption, the pharmaceuticalisation of our communities’ lifestyles, the socioeconomic aspects underlying the use of therapeutic products, and the misuse of drugs, of which sports doping is just one manifestation.

Dr Richard Budgett has been Medical and Scientific Director of the International Olympic Committee since November 2012. Before that he was Chief Medical Officer for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games from 2007 to 2012. He was Director of Medical Services for the British Olympic Association from 1994 to 2007 and Team GB Chief Medical Officer at the Olympic Games in Atlanta, Nagano, Sydney, Salt Lake City, Athens and Turin. He was team doctor to the Great Britain men’s rowing team from 2005 to 2008 and was Governing Body Medical Officer for the Great Britain Bobsleigh Association from 1990 to 2007 attending the Olympic Winter Games in Albertville in 1992 and Lillehammer in 1994. He was a member of the IOC Medical Commission at the Olympic Games in Beijing in 2008 and Winter Games in Vancouver in 2010. After studying Medicine at Selwyn College Cambridge he completed his clinical training at University of London. He worked at British Olympic Medical Centre from 1989 to 2012. In 2003 he was appointed lead physician for the South East region of the English Institute of Sport (EIS) based at Bisham Abbey. He has published widely on the subject of overtraining in athletes. In 2005 he was appointed to the World Anti Doping Agency Prohibited List committee, which he chaired from 2010 to 2012. He was Chairman of the British Rowing Medical Committee for 20 years and won an Olympic Gold Medal in rowing in Los Angeles in 1984.

Dr Kate Jordan is a UK trained Consultant in Sports and Exercise Medicine. She has worked at three Olympic Summer Games and several other major multisport games in roles with both the organising committees and Team GB. Dr Jordan has worked for UK Anti Doping (UKAD) in various roles since 2013 and is currently the Chief Medical Officer to Aquatics GB and lead doctor for GB Olympic Swimming and Diving.

Professor Enette Larson-Meyer, PhD, RD, CSSD, FACSM, is a Professor at Virginia Tech where she directs both the Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism (NEM) Laboratory and the Master of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics Program. Her research focuses on how nutrition influences the health and performance of active individuals at all stages of the lifecycle and at all levels of performance. Recent research interests include healthy weight gain in athletes and the importance of micronutrient status in sports/exercise performance and overall health. Enette has authored over 100 scientific articles and book chapters, is the author of “Plant-Based Sports Nutrition” (Human Kinetics, 2020), and has served on several International Olympic Committee (IOC) consensus panels. She is an Associate Editor for Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise and the Science and Medicine of Football, and is on the Faculty for the IOC Sports Nutrition Diploma. Her personal interests include road cycling, flat water kayaking, Irish Step dancing, resistance training, gardening, yoga, cooking and wine tasting. She is the proud mother of three soon to be college graduates, two of whom play/played collegiate soccer.

Dr Carole Okoth is a consultant physician working in the public health sector and retired field hockey athlete at club and national team level. Dr Okoth is a sports medicine practitioner with 16 years experience providing healthcare to Kenyan national team athletes from various sports disciplines; within Kenya and also for various regional and international sports assignments.

Her highest achievement this far was serving as the Chief Medical Officer for Team Kenya for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. She was the first female doctor and first former athlete to serve in this capacity at the Olympic Games and Commonwealth Games for Kenya.

Dr Okoth is an advocate for quality and equitable healthcare for people living in developing countries including athletes and persons with disability. She is also an advocate for gender equality and provision of opportunities for women including in sports and leadership.

Dr Schneider is a specialist in Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medicine. Since the Olympic Winter Games 2006 he is the national team doctor of the German Bobsleigh/Skeleton team. He is also the Chair of the National Team Doctor Association of Germany.

Dr Trudy Thomas is an experienced pharmacist and academic. She has worked for the Medway School of Pharmacy (Universities of Kent and Greenwich) since 2004 and is a Reader in Pharmacy Practice, Director of Taught Post-graduate studies and leads on the School’s Independent Prescribing Programme. She also works for the National Health Service (NHS) as an Epilepsy Specialist Pharmacist. Her research interests include the role of the pharmacist in supporting people around physical activity, including support for elite athletes and the use of drugs in sport. Trudy was part of the Pharmacy Planning Group for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games and is co-author of the IOC/IPC Olympic Model Formulary. She is a pharmacist reviewer for the IOC Needle Policy.

Dr Xin Xu is a Professor of Sports Medicine at Shanghai University of Sport in China. He holds an MD from Qingdao University, complemented by a MS in Sports Medicine from the China Institute of Sport Science and a PhD in Exercise Physiology from Shanghai University of Sport. Dr Xu has significantly contributed as both a sports physician and scientist to national teams in handball, diving, table tennis, and figure skating in China.

Furthermore, Dr Xu has enhanced his expertise through substantial research into the molecular mechanisms and potential treatments for cardiovascular diseases with peer-reviewed publications. Currently, his focus is on pioneering multi-omics research in cardiac rehabilitation through exercise and the development of innovative anti-doping methods. His work is dedicated to promoting clean sports and improving athlete health, positioning him at the forefront of sports medicine and science research.

Kevin Bean is currently the Senior Manager, Canadian Anti-Doping Program (CADP) with the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) and oversees the implementation of the CADP, Canada’s World Anti-Doping Code compliant anti-doping program. Since joining the CCES in 2006, Kevin has worked in an number of areas, including Testing, Results Management and training of Sample Collection Personnel.

Juan Caraveo, presently in the role of USADA’s Director of Doping Control Operations and Special Projects, and having formerly served as the Director for the UFC Program, brings significant expertise to the field of doping control.

With experience in Europe, Asia, Australia, and Brazil, Juan’s international work with DCOs enhances his global perspective. Proficient in program management, athlete education, and policy development, Juan maintains a steadfast commitment to promoting ethics and fairness in sports. At USADA, he champions influential initiatives, ensuring the integrity of competition and the protection of athletes’ rights with unwavering dedication.

Wen Hongtao has more than 10 years working experience in Doping Control Officer (DCO) management in his position as Deputy Director of the testing department of the China Anti-Doping Agency (CHINADA) and 4 years experience in Test Distribution Planning (TDP) from 2015 to 2019. Wen has conducted several DCO training sessions for CHINADA. Wen also has major event experience, he has worked at the Doping Control Command Center for the Rio 2016 Paralympics and all major events held in China from 2009, and has been in charge of the DCO management for all domestic competitions from 2009 on. He also participated in the Olympic Council of Asia Medical Committee international DCO Program for theGuangzhou and Incheon Asian Games.

Deslyn Pather is the Senior Doping Control Coordinator at the South African Institute for Drug Free Sport (SAIDS). She has close to 10 years of experience in sports management and anti-doping. Her experience includes implementing a national test distribution plan, conducting training sessions for sample collection personnel across African countries and induction training on the anti-doping responsibilities of elite athletes in the Registered Testing Pool (RTP) program. Deslyn’s administrative skills have seen her manage and administer the doping control services at numerous international sports events in South Africa. She was a key member of the doping control administration at the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

Holding a Bachelor’s degree in Sport Science and a Master of Business Administration in Sport Management Stefan Klos is responsible for the department of testing coordinators at the German Anti-Doping service provider PWC GmbH. Besides organizing, coordinating and supporting missions all over the world for various IFs or NADOS in different sports and disciplines he conducts OOC and IC controls himself on a regular basis. He took part at several Major Events leading the Doping Control Command Center e.g. at the IAAF World Championships 2017, Asian Indoor and Martial Art Games 2017 or IAAF World Indoor Championships 2018. In addition, Stefan Klos supports the DCO Network HR department as a trainer and conducts accreditations of new DCOs regularly.

As the National Training Coordinator at Sport Integrity Australia (SIA), Adele Weekes oversees the training and accreditation of over 200 Sport Integrity Australia Sample Collection Personnel. She developed the Sample Collection Manual for the new agency and has been a driving force in using technology to provide additional support tools for our Field Staff, including online exams and regular virtual meetings. Her role assists with the delivery of a compliant and effective Sample Collection Process.

Darius Kaziukenas is the Vice President of Global Network at IDTM/DFSI located in Stockholm, Sweden. In the past years Darius has been focusing on the reorganisation of the IDTM DCO network, increasing education and training, introducing quality assurance measures, establishing IT solutions to ensure that the sample collection is conducted in more efficient and secure way.

Per Inge Rustad has a MSc in Exercise Physiology supplemented with a one-year program in Sports Pedagogy, Didactic and Physical Education. He has worked at Anti-Doping Norway since 2015. Per Inge manages the Norwegian testing program in several sports, and he is the quality manager for the department of Testing, Investigation and Legal. He is also responsible for the education program for the Norwegian DCOs. Per Inge has lectured in Human Physiology at Oslo Metropolitan University’s bachelor degree in physiotherapy for several years, and he is now working part-time as a physiologist at the Department of Pediatric Cardiology at Oslo University Hospital.

Adam Sutcliffe has been involved with UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) since 2010, when he joined the Doping Control Scheme as a Chaperone. This role gave him experience at numerous sporting events and an insight into the world of Anti-Doping. In 2015 he moved into the head office, joining UKAD’s Testing team. He currently heads up the Logistics and Allocations team. Adam is responsible for the ongoing development of UKAD’s Doping Control Personnel, including recruitment, training and reaccreditation.

Dan-Thanh Tran is currently the Head of Testing Compliance at the World Anti-Doping Agency.

Dan-Thanh’s primary focus in this role is on the management of compliance of Signatories’ testing programs, the maintenance and development of core testing documents and resources, and supporting the further development of ADAMS as it relates to the planning, implementation, and monitoring of Signatory and global testing programs and assisting the further development of Anti-Doping Organizations (ADOs) testing programs in line with World Anti-Doping Program.

Prior to this role, Dan-Thanh worked with the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport for over two decades, where she occupied various positions within anti-doping, including in testing and education. She has worked at several Major Events including 2004 Athens Games, 2010 Vancouver Games, 2016 Rio Games and, 2020 Tokyo Games.