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 at our International Office in Newcastle Upon Tyne, 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 2022 to August 2023 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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17 September 2022 | 19 September 2022 | Sat, Sun, Mon | 13:00 | 17:00 | Virtual |
16 October 2022 | – | Sun | 13:30 | 17:30 | Virtual |
26 November 2022 | – | Sat | 13:30 | 17:30 | Virtual |
21 January 2023 | 22 January 2023 | Sat, Sun | 13:30 | 17:30 | Virtual |
10 March 2023 | 12 March 2023 | Fri, Sat, Sun | 08:30 | 17:30 | In-person |
15 April 2023 | – | Sat | 13:30 | 17:30 | Virtual |
17 June 2023 | 18 June 2023 | Sat, Sun | 13:30 | 17:30 | Virtual |
6 August 2023 | – | Sun | 13:30 | 17:30 | Virtual |
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

Ana Maria Cueva Batallas
3 year term: 2021-2024

Grace Vottero
3 year term: 2021-2024

Marlien McKay
3 year term: 2020-2023

Nicole Offergeld
3 year term: 2022-2025

Yurek McKelligan
3 year term: 2022-2025

Natasha Clarita
3 year term: 2022-2025

Francisco Pavao Martins
3 year term: 2020-2023

Esti Sindhunatha
3 year term: 2020-2023
Committees and Teams
Board Committees
- Yurek McKelligan, Chair
- Tanya Perez Echeverria, Secretary General
- Anna Engstad
- Montserrat Bujan
- Arne-Christian Haueland
- David Scholfield, Fiscal Officer
- Said El Kadi, IJB Team
Contact us: governance@cisv.org
- Mary Rae Shantz, Chair
- Leah Donelan
- Michele Gibbs
- Marlien McKay
- Tanya Perez Echeverria, Secretary General
- Marlien McKay, Chair
- Angie Forster, International Safeguarding and Risk Management Lead
- Alejandro Umana
- Diana Penyami
- Flemming Farin
- Hoa Phan
- Ramon Rosado
- Stephenie Teichman
Please note the Election Committee is a sub-group of the Governance Committee. You can contact us at: election@cisv.org
- Esti Sindhunatha, Chair
- Michele Gibbs
- Simon Clear
- Karla Valenzuela
Operational Committees
- Ana Cueva, 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
- Nadia Igsiz, Chair
- Esti Sindhunatha, Board Liaison
- Iris Dagan
- Ada Lassen-Urdahl, IJB Team
- Annika Coscolluela, IJB Team
- Damien Teong
- Lynn Faris, Chair
- Celine Moreira
- Graeme Munro
- Pete Learoyd
- Sandra Talogo
- Omri Shoval, Education Liaison
- Nadia Igsiz, Chair
- Yurek McKelligan, Board Liaison
- Alejandro Pfund
- Neelay Kamdar
- Vy Nguyen, International Junior Representative (Senior)
- Georgia Chase, International Junior Representative (Junior)
- Uma Fox
- Lucía Pérez
- Salvador Fezas
- Said El Kadi
- Mari Sanchez
- Jeronimo Andrade
- Pablo de la Rosa
- Nour Merhi
- Tine Gildhoff
- Felipe Gama
- Ada Lassen-Urdahl
- Annika Coscolluela
- Paula Sperandio
- Elena Villanueva
- Natasha Clarita, Governing Board Liaison
Strategic Project Teams
- Mary Rae Shantz, Decarbonizing CISV Liaison
- Grace Vottero, Organizational Advancement Coordinator
- Esti Sindhunatha, Organizational Development Liaison
- Yurek McKelligan, Organizational Development Liaison
- Esti Sindhunatha, Board Liaison
- Nadia Igsiz
- Lynn Faris
- Emma Meurling
- Iris Dagan
- Ana Cueva
- Nicole Offergeld
- Pete Learoyd
- Meg Bearor
- Andrea Bellentani
- Mae Cooper