Meet our team

The Dream Team

Our consultants are the best and brightest in their respective fields with experience in over 20 low and middle-income countries. Our team includes PhDs, physicians, nurses, public and population health professionals, communication experts, and designers from globally-recognized institutions.

Brandy Svendson
Brandy Svendson

CEO, Creative Director, Co-Founder

Dr. Natalie Chan
Dr. Natalie Chan

President, Research Director, Co-founder

Annalise Burdett
Annalise Burdett

VP of Projects and Client Experience

Stephanie Busch
Stephanie Busch

Research Team Lead

Roberto Hernandez
Roberto Hernandez

Developer Team Lead

Celia Chung
Celia Chung

Senior Communications Designer

Jenny Corlett
Jenny Corlett

Marketing and Communications Lead

Barkha Chhugani
Barkha Chhugani

Junior Project Manager

Sadie Stephenson
Sadie Stephenson

Researcher and Project Coordinator

Joel Hart
Joel Hart

Web Developer

Yejin Eun
Yejin Eun

Communications Designer

Alejandra Moya
Alejandra Moya

Financial Administrator

Ange Cullen
Ange Cullen

Senior Researcher and Project Manager

Alma Tabareh
Alma Tabareh

Designer

Joya Banerjee
Joya Banerjee

Senior Gender Advisor

Caitlin Padgett
Caitlin Padgett

Drug Policy Specialist

Emily Cooper
Emily Cooper

Photographer and Illustrator

Emily Cooper

Emily Cooper

Photographer and Illustrator

Awards

Recognition in Luerzer’s 200 Best Artists Worldwide (2014)

Published in the Communication Arts Awards (2012 and 2014)

Runner-up in the Best of Vancouver edition of The Georgia Straight for Best Photographer (2016)

Top 100 Illustrated (2014) Lürzer’s International Archive

Bio

Having worked for municipal government on a wide range of environmental and social campaigns, Emily is a versatile photographer, skilled in field and studio work for a wide range of sectors.

 

Her work has been published in The New York Times, the Applied Arts magazine, the National Post, and the Toronto Star, and her portfolio also includes more than 20 covers for The Georgia Straight, photography for the Stratford Festival, book covers for Harper Collins, editorial illustrations for The Boston Globe, collaborations with the National Film Board.

 

Emily holds a Photography Diploma from Sheridan College and was the top student in her graduating class. She has also studied under Seattle photographer David Julian and New York celebrity photographer Andrew Eccles.