The highest decision-making body of Eurodiaconia is the Annual General Meeting (AGM). The AGM is hosted by alternate member organisations across Europe.
The AGM decides on the strategy and work plan for the coming year which is monitored by the Supervisory Board. Members are elected for 4 years.
The Board currently consists of:
Olli Holmstrom
Diakonissalaitos, Finland
Chairperson
Cristian Pavel
Filantropia Timișoara, Romania
Vice-Chairperson
Rollaug Waaler
Haroldsplass Foundation, Norway
Agnieszka Jelinek
Diaconia Poland, Poland
Alessandro Esposito
Diaconia Valdese, Italy
Malte Lindenthal
Diakonie Deutschland, Germany
Alfredo Abad
Iglesia Evangélica Española,Spain
The work of Eurodiaconia is carried out in cooperation with members through topical networks and coordinated by the Eurodiaconia’s secretariat in Brussels, it is staffed by:
Heather Roy
Secretary General
heather.roy@eurodiaconia.org
+32 2 234 38 60
Areas of work
- General Coordination
- Internal and External Relationships
- Economic and Social Policies
- Faith in Social Care
Languages: English, French
Clotilde Clark-Foulquier
Deputy Secretary General
clotilde.clark-foulquier@eurodiaconia.org
+32 2 234 38 61
Areas of work
- Coordination of policy work
- Social impact of the green transition
- Employment and social affairs
- European Semester / Recovery and Resilience
- European Pillar of Social Rights
Languages: French, English, Spanish
Vera Nygard
Head of Membership Services, Projects & Engagement
vera.nygard@eurodiaconia.org
+32 2 234 38 61
Areas of work
- Membership services
- Projects and Partnership development
- Capacity building
- EU Funding
Languages: English, Swedish, Finnish, French
Andrea Witt
Head of Operations
andrea.witt@eurodiaconia.org
+32 2 234 38 61
Areas of work
- Finance
- Administration
- Human Resources
- Organisational Development
- Annual General Meeting
Languages: English, French, Hungarian
Kewan Mildred
Senior Policy and Membership Development Officer
kewan.mildred@eurodiaconia.org
+32 2 234 38 62
Areas of work
- Social Services
- Social Economy
- Social Innovation
- Healthy Ageing
- Long-Term Care
Languages: English, French, Dutch
Lana Pope
Office and Events Assistant
lana.pope@eurodiaconia.org
+32 2 234 38 61
Areas of work
- Events
- Office management
- Administration
Languages: Croatian, English, Swedish
João Verdelho
Policy Assistant
joao.verdelho@eurodiaconia.org
+32 2 234 38 62
Areas of work
- Social Services
- Social Economy
- Social Innovation
- Healthy Ageing
- Long-Term Care
Languages: Portuguese, English, Spanish
Andrea Sánchez Caballero
Policy and Membership Development Officer
andrea.sanchez@eurodiaconia.org
+32 2 234 38 62
Areas of work
- Integration and Inclusion of Migrants
- Roma Inclusion
- Anti-discrimination
Languages: Spanish, English, Basque, French
Glenis Balangue-Dalkiran
Membership and Capacity Building Officer
glenis.balangue-dalkiran@eurodiaconia.org
+32 2 234 38 62
Areas of work
- Membership management and administration
- Membership engagement and capacity-building
- Social Europe Academy
- EU Funding
Languages: English, Dutch, Filipino, Ilokano
Annika Sparrer
Policy and Membership Development Officer
annika.sparrer@eurodiaconia.org
+32 2 234 38 62
Areas of work
- Access to Employment
- Extreme Poverty
- Social Inclusion
Languages: English, German, French
Karina Smreková
Policy Assistant
karina.smrekova@eurodiaconia.org
+32 2 234 38 62
Areas of work
- Integration of Migrants
- Roma Inclusion
- Extreme Destitution
- Child Poverty
Languages: Slovak, Czech, French, English
Donal Brady
Communications & Membership Engagement Officer
donal.brady@eurodiaconia.org
+32 2 234 38 62
Areas of work
- Members Update newsletter
- Social media
- Website management
- Brand design
Languages: English, Irish
Statutes and Finance
Eurodiaconia is a registered AISBL (Association Internationale Sans But Lucratif) in Belgium. Our statutes are available in English and French. Our internal rules are available in English.
We receive support from the the European Commission under the ESF+ programme 2022 – 2025.
We receive membership fees, whose system takes into account the economic capacity of each member, as well as solidarity contributions.
Annual General Meeting
The highest decision-making body of Eurodiaconia is the Annual General Meeting. Each year our members decide on the strategy and work plan for the coming year and discuss any other pressing issues.
