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 Director

Ms. 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
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