Governing Board
The Governing Board is made up of 9 elected Trustees. Together with the Secretary General, the Governing Board sets the strategic direction and oversees the good governance of CISV International. Among other responsibilities, this includes supporting and evaluating the Secretary General and safeguarding our assets. The Governing Board reports to the Members of CISV International, our National Associations.
Meetings
The Governing Board generally meets between 8-10 times per year. Most meetings last 3-4 hours and are virtual. There are 1-2 in-person meetings annually, lasting for 3 days each. These are usually held in the UK. Additionally, 1-2 Trustees attend each of the three regional CISV meetings, and one Trustee sometimes attends the International Junior Branch Conference.
Minutes from all Governing Board Meetings are available here. You can see details of the Committees of the Governing Board below. Get in touch: contact the Governing Board.
Meet our Governing Board
Tanya Pérez Echeverría
Secretary General
Mariana (Nanas) Sequeira
3 year term: 2024-2027
Mackenzie Round
3 year term: 2024-2027
Rizwan Kassam
3 year term: 2024-2027
Zak Yuson
3 year term: 2025-2028
Karla Valenzuela
3 year term: 2025-2028
Maria Luisa Vargas
1 year term: 2025-2026
Georgia Chase
1 year term: 2025-2026
Committees and Teams
Board Committees
- Agustin Cuadra
- Henrique Tavares
- Kate Martinez
- Saskia van Beers
- Yurek McKelligan, Chair
- Tanya Pérez Echeverría, Secretary General
- Israa Shah, Finance Officer
- Francisco Pavao Martins
- Juan Manuel Oviedo
- Maju Rocha
- Mariana Sequeira
- Montserrat Buján
- Said El Kadi, IJB Team
Contact us: governance@cisv.org
- Karla Valenzuela
- Leah McDermott
- Luke Bowen
- Maria Vargas
- Mary Rae Shantz
- Michele Gibbs
- Rizwan Kassam
- Tanya Perez Echeverria, Secretary General
- Ana Paula Queiroz
- Basma Hosny
- Laia Atwan
- Maria Vargas
- Marlien Mckay
- Stuart Pinks
Contact us: election@cisv.org
The Election Committee is a sub-group of the Governance Committee.
- Mackenzie Round, Chair
- Israa Shah, Finance and Administration Lead
Operational Committees
- Jacob Przeklasa, Chair
- Alessandra Braglia
- Ceci De Leon
- Luiza Mauger
- Luke Bowen
- Rafael Tito Moreira
- Rodrigo Muniz
- Sunny Tran
- Tiago Cardoso
- Jacob Przeklasa, Chair
- Carmen Mendoza Losada
- Cynthia Cañas
- Esti Sindhunatha
- Iris Dagan
- Laia Atwan
- Loreto Ceresa
- Lynn Faris
- Lynn Faris, Chair
- Alejandra Salas
- Bruno Bensadon
- Celine Moreira
- Christina Cull
- Diego Gatica
- Henrique Tavares
- Jacob Przeklasa
- Pete Learoyd
- Esti Sindhunatha, Chair
- Alejandro Pfund
- Álvaro Quirós
- Carmen Mendoza Losada
- Jeanette Mooney
- Jose Meza Llamosas
- Leena Koticha
- Lynn Faris
- Maju Rocha
- Neelay Kamdar
- António Mota Capitão, International Junior Representative (Senior)
- Lianna Francesca Cabigas, International Junior Representative(Junior)
- Henrique Tavares
- Laila Atwan
- Luke Bowen
- Maju Rocha
Strategic Project Teams
- Adriana Rodrigues
- Agustin Cuadra
- Anne Marie Dilamanta
- Karolina Ochman
- Kevin How
- Montserrat Buján
- Omar Alameddine
- Tanya Pérez Echeverría, Secretary General
- Mary Rae Shantz, Co-Chair
- Tanya Pérez Echeverría, Secretary General
- António Mota Capitão
- Georgia Chase
- Jaime Pazmiño
- Leah McDermott
- Sara Wideman
- Suebsiri Taweepon
- Vicente Felino
- Karla Valenzuela
- Laila Atwan
- Agustín Cuadra
- AnnKristin Gildhoff
- Corine Bos
- Kevin How
- Lianna Francesca Cabigas
- Liz Marulanda
- Montserrat Buján
- Rizwan Kassam
- Tanya Pérez Echeverría, Secretary General
- Thomas Kaye
- Viviane Riegel