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:

Sindre Skeie
Diakonhjemmet, Norway
Chairperson

Victoria Munsey
Diaconia Valdese, Italy
Vice-Chairperson

Olli Holmstrom
Diakonissalaitos, Finland

Iwona Baraniec
Diakonia Polska, Poland

Cristian Pavel
Filantropia Timișoara, Romania

Stephanie Scholz
Diakonie Deutschland, Germany

Vasileios Meichanetsidis
Apostolì, Greece
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

Rita Fober
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, Hungarian

Stefan Kitzmann
Policy and Membership Development Officer
stefan.kitzmann@eurodiaconia.org
+32 2 234 38 62
Areas of work
- Access to Employment
- Extreme Poverty
- Youth Inclusion
- Urban Areas
Languages: English, German

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

Vera Nygard
Policy, Projects and Research Officer
Areas of work
- Research
- Projects and Partnership Development
- Youth Inclusion
- 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

Abriel Schieffelers
Policy and Membership Development Officer
abriel.schieffelers@eurodiaconia.org
+32 2 234 38 62
Areas of work
- Migration and Social Inclusion
- Migrants Integration
- Roma Inclusion
Languages: English, Mandarin

Marta Sappé Griot
Policy Assistant
marta.sappegriot@eurodiaconia.org
+32 2 234 38 61
Areas of work
- Migration and Social Inclusion
- Migrants Integration
- Roma Inclusion
Languages: English, Italian, German

Giorgia Signoretto
Projects Assistant
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 Assistant
magdalena.bordagorry@eurodiaconia.org
+32 2 234 38 61
Areas of work
- Employment
- Extreme Poverty
- Social Services
Languages: English, Spanish, French

Andrew Dickie
Senior Communications and Membership Officer
andrew.dickie@eurodiaconia.org
+32 2 234 38 61
Areas of work
- Strategic Communications
- Membership Engagement
- Press Enquiries
Languages: English, French

Daniel Martín Montero
Communications and Events Assistant
daniel.martinmontero@eurodiaconia.org
+32 2 234 38 62
Areas of work
- Strategic Communications
- Membership Engagement
- Events
Languages: English, Spanish, French
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
- Membership Fees and solidarity contributions
- Conference Fees
- Grants
- Membership Fees and solidarity contributions
- Conference Fees
- Grants
Expenditure
- Staffing
- Travel, Accommodation and Projects
- Services
- Administration
- Staffing
- Travel, Accommodation and Projects
- Services
- Administration
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.
