Education Committee

A WADA Standing Committee

The Education Committee provides expert advice, recommendations and guidance to WADA's Leadership Team with respect to short-term education strategies and activities, and longer-term approaches to WADA's education programs. The Committee is also involved in the selection process of WADA-funded social science research projects.

Education Committee Terms of Reference.

WADA Contact: Jen Sclater, Coordinator, Education 

Below is the current list of Education Committee members:

Kadidiatou TOUNKARA (Chair)
Mali/France

  • Lead Trainer and Steering Committee Member, IOC Athlete Career Programme (ACP) Outreach  
  • Co-Founder, Empowering Africa Sustainably and Ethically (E.A.S.E.) 
  • IOC Believe in Sport Ambassador, 2025-2028 Olympiad 
  • Olympian in basketball (2008)  

Alexis COOPER
Australia

  • Director, Sport Engagement, Sport Integrity Australia 
  • Member, WADA Taskforce on Unintentional Doping 

Erik DUIVEN
Netherlands

  • Chief Operating Officer, Doping Authority Netherlands 
  • Chair of the Monitoring Group of the Anti-Doping Convention: Advisory Group on Education, Council of Europe 

Jocelyn EAST
Canada

  • Manager, International Unit, Safety and Integrity in Sport, Sport Canada 
  • Lecturer at the University of Ottawa  

Dora HEGYI
Hungary

  • Vice-President, International Gymnastics Federation Athletes’ Commission 
  • Former international-level gymnast (European and World Championships Vice-Champion) 
  • Vice-Chair, WADA Athlete Council 
  • Member, WADA Taskforce on Unintentional Doping 

Vanessa HOBKIRK
India

  • Medical and Anti-Doping Manager, International Cricket Council (ICC) 

Aditya KUMAR
India/Monaco

  • Head of Education, Athletics Integrity Unit 
  • Member, International Paralympic Committee Anti-Doping Tribunal  

Nina MAKUC
Slovenia

  • Education Coordinator, Slovenian Anti-Doping Organization 
  • Member, Monitoring Group of the Anti-Doping Convention: Advisory Group on Education, Council of Europe 

Anna MGUNI
Zimbabwe

  • Member, Governance and Legal Committee, International Teqball Federation 
  • Development Manager, World Rowing 

Juliana SOARES
Brazil

  • Head of Anti-Doping, VIRTUS (International Federation for Athletes with Intellectual Impairments), International Blind Sports Federation, World Abilitysport and Brazilian Badminton Federation 
  • Anti-Doping Officer, World Paravolley 
  • Anti-Doping Board Member, Americas Paralympic Committee and Asian Paralympic Committee 

Marc WONNEBERGER
Germany

  • Head, Anti-Doping Section, German Federal Institute of Sport Science 
  • Honorary Chair, Education Commission, National Anti-Doping Agency of Germany  
  • Member, Commission for Potential Analysis of German Elite Sports 

Thierry ZINTZ
Belgium

  • Emeritus Professor and former Dean of the Faculty of Sports Sciences, Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium 
  • Member, International Olympic Committee Education Commission 
  • Chair, WADA Social Science Research Expert Advisory Group