Staff and Structures
The CIDSE Secretariat facilitates and coordinates the common efforts of its members, represents CIDSE at the EU and international levels and undertakes advocacy activities and other initiatives in collaboration with its members to contribute towards systemic change and global justice.
The Secretariat is organised into teams that coordinate various working groups in order to achieve its objectives:
1. Societal and ecological transformation
2. Communities regaining control over the commons
3. Facing climate change: just and sustainable food and energy models
4. Change starts with us
CIDSE Management Team
François
Delvaux
Senior Advisordelvaux(at)cidse.org
CIDSE Staff
Inês
Barral
External Funding and Membership Outreach Officerbarral(at)cidse.org
Carmen
Contreras
Communications Officercontreras(at)cidse.org
Daniel Fernández Campos
Assistant in Monitoring Evaluation & Learning on Systemic Changecampos(at)cidse.org
Myriam
Eboule
Accountanteboule(at)cidse.org
Giorgio
Gotra
Communications Managergotra(at)cidse.org
Marie-Paule
Ogereau
Communications and Administrative Assistantogereau(at)cidse.org
Yvette
Pierret
Human Resources and Administrative Officer pierret(at)cidse.org
Marco
Quattrola
Administration and Logistics Assistant quattrola(at)cidse.org
Saïd Ben
Seddik
Technician and Programmer, Office Maintenancebenseddik(at)cidse.org
Decision Making Structures
Board of Directors
The Board of Directors is composed of the directors of the 18 member
Executive Committee
The Executive Committee is the implementing and supervising arm of the Board of Directors. The
Caoimhe de Barra (Trócaire), President
Anja Appel (KOO)
Axelle Fischer (Entraide et Fraternité)
Ricardo Loy (Manos Unidas)
Alistair Dutton (SCIAF)
Josianne Gauthier (CIDSE), Secretary General
Mgr. A. Tesfaselassie Medhin (Eparchy of Adigrat/Ethiopia), Ecclesiastical Assistant
Dunie Wijbenga (Cordaid), Interim Treasurer
Working groups
CIDSE member agencies work together in working groups, platforms and fora on the issues defined in the strategic plan. The CIDSE Secretariat facilitates the working groups and ensures communication between the member agencies and the overall coherence of CIDSE’s work.
networks
CIDSE is also a member of other networks, including CAN Europe, the Laudato Si Movement, and CONCORD.
CIDSE is also a founding member of the European Laudato Si’ Alliance (ELSIA): a group of organisations joining forces in Europe to promote climate and social justice, highly inspired by the Encyclical Letter Laudato Si’ of Pope Francis. This alliance brings together the following organisations: COMECE – Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the EU; JESC – Jesuit European Social Centre; CIDSE – International family of Catholic social justice organisations; GCCM – Global Catholic Climate Movement; Justice and Peace Europe; CCEE – Council of Bishops’ Conferences of Europe.