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