The highest decision-making body of Eurodiaconia is the Annual General Meeting (AGM). The AGM is hosted by alternate member organisations across Europe.
The AGM decides on the strategy and work plan for the coming year which is monitored by the Supervisory Board. Members are elected for 4 years.
The Board currently consists of:

Olli Holmstrom
Diakonissalaitos, Finland
Chairperson

Cristian Pavel
Filantropia Timișoara, Romania
Vice-Chairperson

Rollaug Waaler
Haroldsplass Foundation, Norway

Agnieszka Jelinek
Diaconia Poland, Poland

Alessandro Esposito
Diaconia Valdese, Italy

Malte Lindenthal
Diakonie Deutschland, Germany

Alfredo Abad
Iglesia Evangélica Española,Spain
The work of Eurodiaconia is carried out in cooperation with members through topical networks and coordinated by the Eurodiaconia’s secretariat in Brussels, staffed by:

Heather Roy
Secretary General
Areas of work
- General Coordination
- Internal and External Relationships
- Economic and Social Policies
- Faith in Social Care
Languages: English, French

Anne-Sophie Wislocki
Head of Advocacy
Areas of work
- Coordination of policy work
- Employment and social affairs
- European Semester / Recovery and Resilience
- European Pillar of Social Rights
Languages: English, German, French

Vera Nygard
Head of Membership Services, Projects & Engagement
Areas of work
- Membership services
- Projects and Partnership development
- Capacity building
- EU Funding
Languages: English, Swedish, Finnish, French

Henriette Umutesi
Office Manager
henriette.umutesi@eurodiaconia.org
+32 2 234 38 61
Areas of work
- Administration
- Annual General Meeting
- Membership
- Human Resources
Languages: English, French, Kinyarwanda

Kewan Mildred
Policy and Membership Development Officer
kewan.mildred@eurodiaconia.org
+32 2 234 38 61
Areas of work
- Social Services
- Diaconia and Covid-19
- Social Innovation
- Healthy Ageing and Long-Term Care
Languages: English, Lamnso, Dutch, French

Linn Sommerhoff
Policy Assistant
linn.sommerhoff@eurodiaconia.org
+32 2 234 38 61
Areas of work
- Access to Employment
- Extreme Poverty
- Social Inclusion
Languages: English, French, German

Gisela Guari Canada
Policy and Membership Development Officer
gisela.guaricanada@eurodiaconia.org
+32 2 234 38 62
Areas of work
- Migration and Social Inclusion
- Migrants Integration
- Roma Inclusion
Languages: English, Spanish, Italian

Andrea Sanchez
Policy Assistant
andrea.sanchez@eurodiaconia.org
+32 2 234 38 61
Areas of work
- Migration and Social Inclusion
- Migrants Integration
- Roma Inclusion
Languages: English, Spanish, French, and Basque

Giorgia Signoretto
Projects and EU Funding Officer
giorgia.signoretto@eurodiaconia.org
+32 2 234 38 62
Areas of work
- Projects and Partnership Development
- EU Funding
- Research
Languages: English, Italian, French

Magdalena Bordagorry
Policy and Membership Development Officer
magdalena.bordagorry@eurodiaconia.org
+32 2 234 38 61
Areas of work
- Access to Employment
- Extreme Poverty
- Social Inclusion
Languages: English, Spanish, French

Donata Cagnato
Communications and Membership Engagement Officer
donata.cagnato@eurodiaconia.org
+32 2 234 38 62
Areas of work
- Strategic Communications
- Membership Engagement
- Events
Languages: English, Italian, Spanish

Janne Aarts
Communications and Membership Engagement Assistant
janne.aarts@eurodiaconia.org
+32 2 234 38 61
Areas of work
- Strategic Communications
- Membership Engagement
- Press Enquiries
Languages: English, Spanish, Dutch
Statutes and Finance
Eurodiaconia is a registered AISBL (Association Internationale Sans But Lucratif) in Belgium. Our statutes are available in English and French as well as German. Our internal rules are available in English.
We receive support from the European Union Programme for Employment and Social Innovation “EaSI” (2014-2020). For further information, please consult: http://ec.europa.eu/social/easi.
We receive membership fees, whose system takes into account the economic capacity of each member, as well as solidarity contributions.
Last but not least, since recent years, we receive a grant from the Otto Per Mille Foundation to provide training for members on accessing EU funds.
Eurodiaconia accounts for 2019
2019 | 2018 | |||
INCOME | Budget | Actual at Year End | Variance | Actual |
---|---|---|---|---|
Solidarity Contributions and membership fees | 144,035 € | 149,173 € | 5,138 € | 142,578 € |
Conference Fees | 11,000 € | 11,046 € | 46 € | 10,085 € |
Grants | 586,630 € | 611,296 € | 24,666 € | 592,459 € |
Total | 741,665 € | 771,515 € | 29,850 € | 745,122 € |
2019 | 2018 | |||
EXPENDITURE | Budget | Actual at Year End | Variance | Actual |
---|---|---|---|---|
Staffing | 530,050 € | 496,485 € | -33,565 € | 503,283 € |
Travel, Accommodation and Projects | 89,830 € | 147,554 € | 57,724 € | 97,785 € |
Services | 57,220 € | 67,721 € | 10,501 € | 73,253 € |
Administration | 58,980 € | 53,071 € | -5,909 € | 63,425 € |
Total | 736,080 € | 764,831 € | 28,751 € | 737,746 € |
Income
Expenditure
Annual General Meeting
The highest decision-making body of Eurodiaconia is the Annual General Meeting. Each year our members decide on the strategy and work plan for the coming year and discuss any other pressing issues.
