The CIDSE secretariat facilitates and coordinates the common efforts of its members, represents CIDSE at the international level and undertakes advocacy and other initiatives to support the joint global justice agenda of its members. (^ + initials is used to sign-off the team members' tweets via our @CIDSE Twitter account.)
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| Bernd Nilles (^bn) Secretary General Tel: +32 2 233 37 57 nilles(at)cidse.org |
Denise Auclair (^da) Senior Policy Advisor (EU Policy, Private Sector, Sustainable Development) Tel: +32 2 233 37 58 auclair(at)cidse.org |
Jean Saldanha (^js) Senior Policy Advisor (Resources for Development, Beyond 2015) Tel: +32 2 233 37 53 saldanha(at)cidse.org |
Emilie Johann (^ej) Policy and Advocacy Officer Climate Justice Tel: +32 2 282 4071 johann(at)cidse.org |
Gisele Henriques (^gh) Policy and Advocacy Officer Food, Agriculture and Sustainable Trade Tel: +32 2 233 37 54 henriques(at)cidse.org |
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| Cayetana Carrión (^cc) Programme Cooperation Officer (Heads of Programme, Continental and Country Working Groups, Gender Equality) Tel: +32 2 233 37 50 carrion(at)cidse.org |
Markus Drake (^mdr) Media & Communication Officer Tel: +32 2 282 40 73 drake(at)cidse.org |
Deborah Casalin (^dc) Policy Officer CIDSE Israel-Palestine working group Tel: +32 (0)2 213 0432 Deborah.Casalin (at)broederlijkdelen.be |
Marianne Decock (^md) Logistical Assistant Tel: +32 2 230 77 22 marianne(at)cidse.org |
Kate Durbin (^kd) Advocacy Assistant(Climate Change; Food, Agriculture & Sustainable Trade) Tel: +32 2 233 37 51 durbin(at)cidse.org |
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| Chiara Martinelli (^cm) Assistant to the Secretary General Tel: +32 2 282 40 70 martinelli(at)cidse.org |
Marie-Paule Ogereau (^mo) Advocacy and Communication Assistant (Resources for Development, Global Governance) Tel: +32 2 233 37 52 ogereau(at)cidse.org |
Edurne Portillo (^ep) Advocacy and Programme Assistant (EU Policy, Private Sector, Programme Cooperation) Tel: +32 2 233 37 56 portillo(at)cidse.org |
Saïd Ben Seddik (^ss) Office Assistant and IT Tel: +32 2 230 77 22 benseddik(at)cidse.org |
Stefan Reinhold (^sr) Programme and advocacy assistant Tel: +32 2 233 37 51 reinhold(at)cidse.org |
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| Giulia Bondi (^gb) Communication and Advocacy Consultant Tel: +32 2 282 40 73 bondi(at)cidse.org |
Decision-making structures
Board of Directors
The Board of Directors is composed of the Directors of the 16 Member Organisations . The Board meets once a year and is responsible for the general running of CIDSE, in particular reviewing current activities and formulating policies for the future.
Executive Committee
The Executive Committee is the implementing and supervising arm of the Board of Directors. The Secretary General, Ecclesiastical Advisor and Treasurer are non-voting members.
Chris Bain (CAFOD): President
Antonio Hautle (Fastenopfer): Vice President
Bernard Pinaud (CCFD-Terre Solidaire)
Angelo Simonazzi (Entraide et Fraternité)
Bernd Nilles (CIDSE): Secretary General
Mgr. Stanislas Lalanne: Ecclesiastical Assistant (Bishop of Pontoise, France)
Hilde Demoor (Broederlijk Delen): Treasurer
Working groups
CIDSE member agencies work together in working groups, platforms and fora on the issues defined in the strategic plan. Each working group elects a convenor or president from one of their members. The CIDSE Secretariat facilitates the working groups and ensures communication between the member agencies and the overall coherence of CIDSE’s work.
















