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 two 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. The board recognizes that these in-person meetings and associated travel result in carbon emissions. We therefore offset board travel via UK-based Carbon Footprint. We know there is more to do around sustainability and care for our planet; please consider this one small step. March 2023 will be the first in-person meeting since the beginning of the global Covid-19 pandemic.
Governing Board Year
Meetings for the September 2023 to August 2024 Governing Board year will be as follows:
Start Date | End Date | Days | Start (UK time) | End (UK time) | Virtual/In-person |
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16 September 2023 | 17 September 2023 | Sat, Sun | 13:00 | 17:30 | Virtual |
14 October 2023 | 14 October 2023 | Sat | 13:30 | 17:30 | Virtual |
10 November 2023 | 13 November 2023 | Fri-Mon | 08:30 | 16:30 | In-Person |
13 January 2024 | 14 January 2024 | Sat, Sun | 13:30 | 17:30 | Virtual |
17 February 2024 | 17 February 2024 | Sat | 13:30 | 17:30 | Virtual |
9 March 2024 | 9 March 2024 | Sat | 13:30 | 17:30 | Virtual |
27 April 2024 | 27 April 2024 | Sat | 13:30 | 17:30 | Virtual |
18 May 2024 | 18 May 2024 | Sat | Virtual | ||
8 June 2024 | 9 June 2024 | Sat | 13:30 | 17:30 | Virtual |
20 July 2024 | 20 July 2024 | Sat | 13:30 | 17:30 | Virtual |
17 August 2024 | 17 August 2024 | Sat | 13:30 | 17:30 | tbc |
Minutes from all Governing Board Meetings are available here. You can see details of the Committees of the Governing Board and links to committee meeting minutes at the bottom of this page. Get in touch: contact the Governing Board.
Meet our Governing Board

Tanya Pérez Echeverría
Secretary General

Mary Rae Shantz
3 year term: 2021-2024

Emma Meurling
3 year term: 2023-2026

Grace Vottero
3 year term: 2021-2024

Marlien McKay
1 year term: 2023-2024

Nicole Offergeld
3 year term: 2022-2025

Yurek McKelligan
3 year term: 2022-2025

Natasha Clarita
3 year term: 2022-2025

Anirudh Singh
3 year term: 2023-2026

Florentine Versteeg
1 year term: 2023-2024
Committees and Teams
Board Committees
- Grace Vottero, Co-Chair
- Natasha Clarita, Co-Chair
- Lauren Prince, Staff Member
- Mijail Santos Lujan
- Loreto Ceresa
- Amanda Aragão
- Nicole Lambert
- Hana Shodladd
- Olla Cinditiara
- Bana Badwan
- Nicole Offergeld, Chair
- Tanya Perez Echeverria, Secretary General
- Israa Shah, Finance Officer
- Anna Engstad
- Montserrat Bujan
- Arne-Christian Haueland
- Said El Kadi, IJB Team
- António Mota Capitão
Contact us: governance@cisv.org
- Mary Rae Shantz, Chair
- Leah Donelan
- Michele Gibbs
- Marlien McKay
- Anirudh Singh
- Tanya Perez Echeverria, Secretary General
- Marlien McKay, Chair
- Angie Forster, International Safeguarding and Risk Management Lead
- Anirudh Singh
- Alejandro Umana
- Diana Penyami
- Flemming Farin
- Hoa Phan
- Ramon Rosado
- Stephenie Teichman
Contact us: election@cisv.org
The Election Committee is a sub-group of the Governance Committee.
- Natasha Clarita, Chair
The 2023–2024 Election Committee is in the process of being formed.
Operational Committees
- Madeleine Vose, Chair
- Tanya Perez Echeverria, Secretary General
- Alisha Nanditaputri, IJB Team
- Alessandra Braglia
- Krishna Rilveria
- Madalena Silva Dias
- Omri Shoval
- Tamara Thorpe
- Luiza Jessen Lima
- Ceci De Leon
- Esti Sindhunatha, Chair
- Iris Dagan
- Ada Lassen-Urdahl, IJB Team
- Annika Coscolluela, IJB Team
- Damien Teong
- Madeleine Vose, Chair
- Celine Moreira
- Graeme Munro
- Pete Learoyd
- Sandra Talogo
- Omri Shoval, Education Liaison
- Georgia Chase, International Junior Representative (Senior)
- Nour Merhi, International Junior Representative (Junior)
- Omar Soliman
- Amanda Aragão
- Lianna Cabigas
- Antonio Mota Capitão
- Natasha Clarita, Governing Board Liaison
Strategic Project Teams
- Florentine Versteeg, Chair
- Florentine Versteeg
- Grace Vottero
- Tanya Pérez Echeverría, Secretary General
- Anirudh Singh, Decarbonizing CISV Liaison
- Nicole Offergeld, Chair
- Pete Learoyd
- Meg Bearor
- Andrea Bellentani
- Mae Cooper