It takes a global village to produce the Global Health Matters podcast. Led by Dr Garry Aslanyan, our team is a diverse group of expert producers, editors, communicators, and designers. Each member brings specialized skills and a shared commitment to translating complex global health topics into a globally recognized, impactful, and accessible product.
Learn more about the team members who make it happen:
Garry Aslanyan
Executive producer & podcast host
Founder, voice, and strategic lead behind the podcast – responsible for its vision, direction and overall impactFull bio
Lindi van Niekerk, Chembe Collaborative
Senior producer
Strategizes with Executive Producer on episode topics, identifies guests and prepares questions
Obadiah George, Cognosco Consulting
Audio engineer & editor
Transforms raw recordings into polished podcast episodes
Claudi Opitz, Chembe Collaborative
Brand strategist
Shapes podcast’s brand identity, ensuring consistent and engaging experiences across all episodes and promotional channels.
Makiko Kitamura
Strategic communications
Oversees all communications promoting the podcast
Priya Joy, Freelance writer
Curator of dialogues
Identifies authors for dialogue specials and curates ideas for questions
Iza Suder
Webmaster & design
Oversees all website content, solves technical problems and works with the Graphic Designer to make sure the website performs well
Elisabetta Dessi
Administration & dissemination
Ensures everything is done on time, keeps things running smoothly and ensures wide episode dissemination
Amy Clarke, Chembe Collaborative
Digital content producer
Brings the podcast’s stories to life visually, working closely with the Brand Strategist to craft engaging digital content.
Cathrine Thorstensen
Podcast value strategist
Responsible for maximizing the podcast’s strategic impact by aligning content with TDR’s priorities. Assesses relevance to organizational goals and monitors performance to demonstrate value to stakeholders.
Emmanuelle Papot
Research and outreach strategist
Responsible for outreach efforts to advance podcast’s links to global health research and action in countries and communities.
Tina Donagher
Transcript and translation editor
Oversees the process of refining English transcripts and ensures the translated foreign-language scripts are accurate and production-ready.