The IPPC Secretariat coordinates the core activities of, and provides operational support to, the IPPC work programme. It is hosted at FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy.
Adriana Gonçalves Moreira Deputy to SSU Lead, Standards Setting Officer
E-mail adriana.moreira@fao.org Agricultural engineer with PhD in Plant Pathology from top ranked agronomy universities in Latin America (ESALQ/USP - Brazil) it gives to Ms Adriana G. Moreira a strong technical background. She is an expert in plant pathology with emphasis in plant virology, with experience in research, teaching, laboratory coordinator, plant pathology/plant quarantine advisory, international agreements, project management and strategic planning. She is also author and co-author of scientific publications, book chapters and other type of training materials.
Adriana G. Moreira joined the IPPC (and FAO) in October 2012, under the Standard Setting Unit as programme specialist. She is the Secretariat lead for the Technical Panel on Diagnostic Protocols (TPDP), Technical Panel on Phytosanitary Treatments (TPPT), several expert working groups, which have the objective of drafting International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPMs) and for the Standards Committee (leading the SC-7 each year). Adriana G. Moreira also act as liaison between the IPPC Secretariat and several international organizations by ensuring mutual interest agreements for common understating and implementation of IPPC strategic objectives, mission and vision. She is also part of the IPPC Task Force on Resource Mobilization and provides support for the IPPC Regional Workshops, being the Standard Setting Unit focal point.
Before joining the IPPC Secretariat, Ms Moreira used to work in the seed industry, based in Brazil, and was the quarantine lead and plant pathologist senior for research (R&D) germplasm material. Coordinating a post-entry quarantine station accredited by the Brazilian NPPO, she worked with 15+ experts’ consultants from universities and research institutes for analysis on quarantine propagation material for: melon, watermelon, soybean, corn, tomatoes, peppers, brassicas, cucumber, squash, sugarcane, eucalyptus and sugar beet. She also worked with the development and implementation of plant pathogens prevention and control programs, for example the bacterial fruit blotch of curcubits (Acidovorax avenae subsp. citrulli), and with test performance of products.
Denis Allex International Phytosanitary Specialist
E-mail denis.allex@fao.org I have been involved in plant protection since the University. At the beginning of my career in the French ministry of Agriculture I was responsible for a plant clinic in Avignon (south of France), where farmers brought samples of plants, mainly fruits and vegetables, for diagnosis of pests and diseases. After that I became responsible for plant protection in another region of France. On 2005 I was detached for 6 years as temporary agent to the European Commission (DG SANTE Direction F, in Dublin (Ireland)), my task was to carry out audits for plant health in the Members States or third countries of the European Union. Then I returned to France for being deputy head of a department in charge of sanitary and phytosanitary import control. There, on one side I was personally in charge of supervising phytosanitary inspectors and on the other side I represented France as expert during negotiations in order to build new European Regulation for plant health. Now after local, national and European experience I have the chance to continue in plant health at international level in the frame of IPPC-FAO.
Janka Kiss Standard Setting Unit Associate
E-mail janka.kiss@fao.org Ms Janka Kiss, Standard Setting Associate – IPPC Secretariat, Standard Setting Unit
I am a plant protection specialist with MSc in Plant protection and a BSc in Horticultural engineering. I have worked for the Hungarian NPPO in the Plant and Soil Protection Department on GLP experiments, and technical translation of reports. Previously I have worked in commercial fruit production and post-harvest technologies.
I have been with the IPPC Secretariat since 2016 working with the Technical Panel on Phytosanitary Treatments, other expert working groups and the Standards Committee. I’m in charge of maintaining the IPPC Phytosanitary Treatments search tool and the call for phytosanitary treatments.
Brent Larson Implementation Facilitation Unit Lead
E-mail brent.larson@fao.org I am a Canadian national who began my career in 1989 with the Canadian federal department of agriculture investigating and assessing the feasibility of opportunities for agricultural diversification in Western Canada. In 1991 I took a field position overseeing the delivery of Plant Protection Programs in the province of Alberta, Canada, followed by a position in Ottawa, as the National Audit Officer, overseeing and auditing the delivery of the various Plant Protection and Seed Potato programs across Canada. I also worked with the Operations Branch of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, co-ordinating the national delivery of Canada’s Plant Product programs.
As the Canadian International Standards Officer, I coordinated Canada’s position on phytosanitary standards and represented Canada at various international meetings, including the Interim Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (ICPM) and the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity. In addition, I was a member of the North American Plant Protection Organization’s (NAPPO) working group and one of the North American representatives on the Commisoin on Phytosanitary Measures’ (CPM) Standards Committee.
In 2002, I joined the IPPC Secretariat which is headquartered within the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in Rome, Italy as the Standards Officer. I was responsible for facilitating the CPM Standard Setting Process and related liaison work until February 2018.
Since March 2018 I have taken over as the lead of the Implementation and Facilitation Unit of the IPPC Secretariat, I play the lead role in the Secretariat in supporting the implementation of the convention itself and the standards and recommendations adopted by the CPM and for coordinating the capacity development activities. I have organized several international workshops helping IPPC Contracting Parties to implement standards. In addition, I liaise with other international organizations, specifically with to build synergies and avoid duplication in supporting developing countries.
As the implementation and capacity development activities of the IPPC Secretariat are project based, resource mobilization is another one of my main activities.
Sarah Brunel Deputy to IFU Lead, Implementation Facilitation Officer
Mirko Montuori Deputy to IST Lead, Public Information Associate
E-mail mirko.montuori@fao.org I joined the IPPC Secretariat in August 2012. I am currently working for the FAO-based Codex and IPPC secretariats as Project Manager for the Online Commenting System and IPPC Programme Officer for Communication.
I am a cum laude graduate in International Relations (MSc) at the Catholic University of Milan and in Public Management (MSc) at the University of Salerno. I also obtained a Master in Diplomacy at ISPI in Milan and studied as an Erasmus student and Thesis abroad fellow at the universities of Geneva and Sciences Po (Paris). My professional career started in Paris and brought me to Washington DC, Ypres, Brussels, New York and Rome.
A multilingual communications professional with solid expertise in advocacy, events and information management, my areas of interest include performance management, standard setting and the application of new technologies to the processes of UN organs and agencies.
E-mail craig@fedchock.com Mr. Fedchock is currently the senior advisor to the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat. Previously, he was Coordinator of the Secretariat. He has previously held a number of positions with the USDA^^s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ)Division, including Director of International Capacity Development, Associate Executive Director of the APHIS, PPQ Plant Health Programs, and the Director of the APHIS, PPQ Phytosanitary Issues Management (PIM) staff. Before joining the PIM staff, Mr. Fedchock was the Director of Bilateral SPS Affairs at the Executive Office of the President, Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR), Chief of Staff for APHIS International Services, and the Director for Asia Trade Policy in the APHIS International Services^^ Trade Support Team. While at USTR he was the lead negotiator for the United States on sanitary and phytosanitary issues in Free Trade Agreement negotiations and World Trade Organization accession discussions with several countries. Mr. Fedchock also worked in the Codex Office of the Food Safety and Inspection Service and the U.S. Department of Commerce^^s International Trade Administration. He also served as a Russian linguist in the United States Army.
Contact Details
International Plant Protection Convention Secretariat (IPPC)
Viale delle Terme di Caracalla
00153 Rome, Italy
Tel: +39-06-5705-4812
E-mail:IPPC@fao.org
