Our legal staff

Hayley Jones

Director

Hayley leads the McCabe Centre team, managing operations and driving forward its mission to promote the effective use of law to prevent cancer and ensure equitable treatment and supportive care for people affected.

Sondra Davoren

Strategic Advisor

Sondra provides strategic counsel and operational advice in the delivery of the McCabe Centre’s capacity building and engagement programmes, and technical legal advice on existing and emerging issues in cancer and NCD prevention and control.

Daiana Buresova

Regional Manager for the Pacific

Daiana is based in Suva, Fiji. She leads the components of the McCabe Centre’s training and capacity building programs that relate to the Pacific Island region and provides technical support to Pacific Island governments.

Rachel Kitonyo Devotsu

Regional Manager for Africa

Rachel is based in Nairobi, Kenya. She leads the components of the McCabe Centre’s training and capacity building programs that relate to the African region and provides technical support to governments in the African Region.

Suzanne Zhou

Manager – Prevention

Suzanne’s work focuses on regulatory measures to prevent cancer and other noncommunicable diseases, as well as health, trade and investment law in the context of NCD prevention.

Tarishi Desai

Manager – Treatment & Supportive Care

Tarishi leads the McCabe Centre’s work on using law to address cancer care and control issues including improving access to cancer care, human rights and cancer inequities, and the regulation of health service providers and health information.

Clare Slattery

Legal Policy Advisor

Clare’s work focuses on the interplay between public health, trade and investment law in relation to NCD prevention, with a focus on the regulation of the harmful use of alcohol.

Ma-Anne Rosales

Regional Manager for Asia

Ma-Anne is based in Manila, Philippines. She leads the components of the McCabe Centre’s training and capacity building programs that relate to the Asian region and provides technical support to governments in the Asian region.

Whitny Kapa

Legal Policy Advisor

Whitny’s work focuses on NCD prevention across several risk factors within international public health, trade and investment law.

Sarah McHutchison

Legal Research Officer

Sarah’s work focuses on the interplay between law and cancer care issues with a focus on improving access to cancer care and information, universal health coverage, and the human rights of people affected by cancer.

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