Nancy Loucas is passionate about consumers having their voices heard in the narrative of THR and public health policy. Her consumer THR journey began in 2015 as one of the founders/co directors of Aotearoa Vapers Community Advocacy (AVCA) in New Zealand, doing battle for the rights of vapers to be able to access what they need to become/remain smoke free.

Nancy participated in developing INNCO from its inception (2016) and served as first president of the Governing Board in 2017-2018.

Nancy is currently the founder and Executive Coordinator for CAPHRA - the Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates. CAPHRA supports consumer THR advocacy organisations and activities throughout the Asia Pacific region and has developed and presented various programmes for consumers such as the Voices4Vape online seminar series, the Right2Switch global consumer petition and, with CASAA in the US, the RightToVape.org Testimonial database that contains thousands of consumer testimonials globally.

Nancy is also the founder and director of Paraclete Associates Limited, (PAL), providing guidance on THR policy, regulation and programme development/advocacy mentoring globally. PAL was instrumental in the development and coordination of the sCOPe 5-day livestream that ran during the FCTC COP 9 in 2021. PAL also produces the consumer THR news show “The Advocates Voice.”

Chim Ngoma is a passionate advocate for tobacco harm reduction and has led the THR Malawi project since 2018. He also works as an Assistant Manager on KAC’s THR Scholarship Programme. Chim has been involved in a number of notable THR projects and activities including the Burning Issues report and briefing paper on THR and the Right to Health as a reviewer. He also participated in a multi-stakeholder smoke-free dialogue in Cape Town aimed at informing the creation of the Smoke-Free Index, an initiative of the FSFW. Previously, Chim worked as a content writer consultant at Solimar International, as a citizen journalist at Nation Publications Limited and as a communications, visibility and M&E consultant at International Cooperation (GIZ).

Amanda Wheeler is the president of the American Vapor Manufacturers Association. She also owns Jvapes, established in 2011 to provide smokers in her community access to the tools that helped her quit. Amanda is the mother of two daughters, a cancer survivor, and holds a master’s degree in counseling psychology. She is also the executive director of the Arizona Smoke Free Business Alliance, and president of the Rocky Mountain Smoke Free Alliance in Colorado.