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.
Governing Board Year
Start Date | End Date | Days | Start (UK time) | End (UK time) | Virtual/In-person |
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14 September 2024 | 15 September 2024 | Sat, Sun | 12:00 | 16:00 | Virtual |
12 October 2024 | 12 October 2024 | Sat | 04:00 | 07:00 | Virtual |
23 November 2024 | 24 November 2024 | Sat, Sun | 05:00 | 09:00 | Virtual |
14 December 2024 | 14 December 2024 | Sat | 10:00 | 13:00 | Virtual |
18 January 2025 | 18 January 2025 | Sat | 16:00 | 19:00 | Virtual |
14 February 2025 | 16 February 2025 | Fri-Sun | 05:00 | 09:00 | tbc |
15 March 2025 | 15 March 2025 | Sat | 11:00 | 14:00 | Virtual |
12 April 2025 | 12 April 2025 | Sat | 17:00 | 20:00 | Virtual |
17 May 2025 | 17 May 2025 | Sat | 05:00 | 09:00 | Virtual |
20 June 2025 | 22 June 2025 | Fri-Sun | 05:00 | 09:00 | tbc |
12 July 2025 | 12 July 2025 | Sat | 13:00 | 16:00 | Virtual |
16 August 2025 | 16 August 2025 | Sat | 12:00 | 15:00 | Virtual |
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

Nicole Offergeld
3 year term: 2022-2025

Yurek McKelligan
3 year term: 2022-2025

Natasha Clarita
3 year term: 2022-2025

Emma Meurling
3 year term: 2023-2026

Anirudh Singh
3 year term: 2023-2026

Mariana (Nanas) Sequeira
3 year term: 2024-2027

Mackenzie Round
3 year term: 2024-2027

Rizwan Kassam
3 year term: 2024-2027

Francisco Pavão Martins
1 year term: 2024-2025
Committees and Teams
Board Committees
- Natasha Clarita, Chair
- Mijail Santos Lujan
- Loreto Ceresa
- Agustin Cuadra
- Amanda Aragão
- Nicole Lambert
- Hana Shodladd
- Bana Badwan
- Pablo de la Rosa del Val
- Saskia van Beers
- Anna Conradi
- Intan Cinditiara
- Juan Moncayo
- Kate Martinez
- Yurek McKelligan, Chair
- Tanya Pérez Echeverría, Secretary General
- Israa Shah, Finance Officer
- Anna Engstad
- Montserrat Bujan
- Arne-Christian Haueland
- Said El Kadi, IJB Team
Contact us: governance@cisv.org
- Nanas Sequeira, Chair
- Rizwan Kassam
- Natasha Clarita
- Mary Rae Shantz
- Tanya Perez Echeverria, Secretary General
- Leah Donelan
- Michele Gibbs
- Lianna Cabigas
- Rizwan Kassam, Chair
- Angie Forster, International Safeguarding and Risk Management Lead
Contact us: election@cisv.org
The Election Committee is a sub-group of the Governance Committee.
- Anirudh Singh, Chair
- Yanela Elizade, President, CISV Mexico
- Simon Clear, Projects and Administration Officer
Operational Committees
- Jacob Przeklasa, Chair
- Tanya Pérez Echeverría, Secretary General
- Alisha Nanditaputri, IJB Team
- Alessandra Braglia
- Krishna Rilveria
- Madalena Silva Dias
- Omri Shoval
- Tamara Thorpe
- Luiza Jessen Lima
- Ceci De Leon
- Jacob Przeklasa, Chair
- Esti Sindhunatha
- Iris Dagan
- Ada Lassen-Urdahl, IJB Team
- Annika Coscolluela, IJB Team
- Damien Teong
- Carmen Mendoza Losada, Chair
- Alejandra Salas
- Andrea Bellentani
- Diego Gatica
- Filippo Valcarenghi
- Margherita Riva
- Omar Soliman
- Pete Learoyd
- Sandra Talogo Sumantri
- Esti Sindhunatha, Chair
- Yurek McKelligan
- Alejandro Pfund
- Neelay Kamdar
- Nour Merhi, International Junior Representative (Senior)
- António Mota Capitão, International Junior Representative (Junior)
- Omar Soliman
- Juan José Moncayo González
- Karolina Ochman
Strategic Project Teams
- Mackenzie Round, Decarbonizing CISV Liaison
- Ingrid Swagemakers
- Michael Klöpper
- Tomaso Bertoli
- Rossatorn Aksharanugraha
- Karolina Ochman
- Francisco Pavão Martins, Co-Chair
- Mary Rae Shantz, Co-Chair
- Tanya Pérez Echeverría, Secretary General
- Leah Donelan
- Georgia Chase
- Suebsiri Taweepon
- Vicente Felino
- Sara Wideman
- Jaime Pazmiño
- (Chair tbd)
- Emma Meurling
- Rizwan Kassam
- Tanya Pérez Echeverría, Secretary General