DAP Leadership
The DAP Director is responsible for the overall leadership, strategic management and development of all activities within DAP as a department at a global, sub-regional, and national level. The DAP Director’s office provides guidance on the efficient and appropriate delivery of programs.
As the highest-ranking post in DAP, the Director forges networks and maintains collaborative relations with the national drug focal points of Colombo Plan member countries, and other key stakeholders, and is the first-in-command to offer strategic direction consistent with DAP’s vision and goals.
Ms. Oranooch Sungkhawanna
DAP DirectorMs. Oranooch Sungkhawanna assumed the position of CPDAP Director as of 18 July 2022. She has more than 29 years of professional work experience in the field of Drug Demand Reduction and Supply Reduction.
DAP TEAM LEADS
Nathalie Panabokke
Deputy Director – Projects
Chatura Hewamallika
Deputy Director – Finance, Admin & HR
Global Centre for Credentialing and Certification
Mariano Montenegro
Director – Chile Field Office
Muhammad Ayub
Senior Advisor/Treatment Expert
Josephine Choong Lean Keow
Project Manager - Curriculum Development (Prevention)
Project Manager - Curriculum Development (Treatment)
George Murimi
Project Manager for Africa Training Dissemination
Gulmira Suleymanova
Project Manager for Afghanistan and Central Asia
Rodrigo Portilla Huidobro
Project Manager for Latin America & the Caribbean
Camila Patiño
Project Manager for Latin America & the Caribbean
Therese C. Castillo
Project Manager for the Philippines
Franklin Mwirichia
Project Officer - Special Populations
Dichen Choden
Programme Officer
Erry Wijeyo
Programme Officer - Indonesia
Past DAP Directors
Name | Country | Tenure |
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Atty Pio A. Abarro | Philippines | Aug. 1973 to Apr. 1988 |
Hema Weerasinghe | Sri Lanka | Apr. 1988 to Dec. 1991 |
Chung Tsu Tuan | Malaysia | Jun. 1992 to May 1996 |
Rabi Raj Thapa | Nepal | Jun.1996 to Jun. 2000 |
Tay Bian How | Malaysia | Jun. 2000 to Jan. 2006 |
Y. Ratnayake | Sri Lanka | July 2006 to Dec. 2007 |
Devendra Dutt | India | Mar. 2008 to May 2008 |
Nguyen Cuu Duc | Vietnam | Jun. 2009 to Jun. 2011 |
Antonius Riva Setiawan | Indonesia | Sept. 2011 to Sept. 2015 |
Ma. Veronica Felipe | Philippines | Sept. 2015 to Nov. 2018 |