Governing Board and Committees
Governing Board
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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 at our International Office in Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK. Additionally, one 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.
Since October 2020, the Governing Board has begun livestreaming their virtual meetings. Information on how to watch an upcoming meeting is sent to Members in advance.
Please note that for confidentiality reasons, some parts of the Board meetings are not livestreamed.
Meeting dates for the rest of 2020 until August 2021
| Date | Time (UK) | Livestream Time (UK) |
| Oct 17, 2020 | 14:30-17:30 | 14:30 |
| Nov 28-29, 2020 | 13:00-18:00 | 28 Nov 14:30; 29 Nov 13:00 |
| Jan 9, 2021 | 14:30-17:30 | TBC |
| Feb 13, 2021 | 14:30-17:30 | TBC |
| Mar 20, 2021 | 14:30-17:30 | TBC |
| Apr 24-25, 2021 | 13:00-18:00 | TBC |
| Jun 5, 2021 | 14:30-17:30 | TBC |
| Jul 10, 2021 | 13:00-18:00 | TBC |
| Aug 14, 2021 | 14:30-17:30 | 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.
Meet our Governing Board
Francisco Pavao Martins3 year term: 2020-2023 |
Esti Sindhunatha3 year term: 2020-2023 |
Marlien McKay3 year term: 2020-2023 |
Frank Steffen3 year term: 2018-2021 |
Einav Dinur3 year term: 2018-2021 |
Candelaria Lucero3 year term: 2019-2022 |
Karo Serafin3 year term: 2019-2022 |
Tommaso Nodari3 year term: 2019-2022 |
Tuca Carvalho1 year term: 2020-2021 |
Gabrielle MandellSecretary General |
Committees
Chapter Development Committee
- Esti Sindhunatha, Chair
- Neelay Kamdar
- Joy Mock
- Linda Nummelin
- Alejandro Pfund
- Hosherdar Polad
- Nadia Igsiz, Chapter Development Manager
Educational Programmes Committee
- Alejandra Salas
- Tamara Thorpe
- Ana Cordoba
- Andrea Elkin
- Chrissy Fischer
- Alessandra Braglia
- Jeronimo Andrade
- Henry Bernuy
- Karo Serafin, Chair
- Bebbe Hron, Educational Programmes Manager
Resources and Infrastructure Committee
- Francisco Pavao Martins, Chair
- Tine Gildhoff
- David Scholfield, Fiscal Officer
- Roman Parzei
- Graeme Munro
- Anna Engstad
- Thom Kunz
- Emma Meurling, HR Specialist
- Gabrielle Mandell, Secretary General
Training and Quality Assurance Committee
- Anders Wulff, International Risk Manager
- Cande Lucero, Chair - Training
- Marlien McKay, Chair - Risk Management / Safeguarding
- Rupert Friederichsen, Training and Quality Assurance Manager
- Ramon Rosado
- Pete Learoyd
- Marty Petrone
- Julian Moehlen
International Junior Branch Team
- Santana Briggs, International Junior Representative (Senior)
- Lexi Pachlinger, International Junior Representative (Junior)
- Uma Fox
- Arthur Lethuillier
- Mohamad Praja Reihansyah (Rei)
- Lucía Pérez
- Salvador Fezas
- Said El Kadi
- Mateo Hervas
- Ben Fahrner
- Jeronimo Andrade
- Pablo de la Rosa
- Tine Gildhoff
- Felipe Gama
- Paula Hernández
- Elena Villanueva
- Tommaso Nodari, Governing Board Liaison