Staff and Structures – CIDSE

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.

CIDSE Management Team

Josianne
Gauthier

Secretary General
(Economic & Political Systems)

gauthier(at)cidse.org
@GauthierJCIDSE

Elise
Kervyn

Policy & Advocacy Coordinator (Human Rights)

kervyn(at)cidse.org
@EliseKervyn

François
Delvaux 

Policy & Advocacy Coordinator (Climate & Biodiversity justice)

delvaux(at)cidse.org

Valentina
Pavarotti

Communication & Mobilisation Coordinator
(on sabbatical leave)

pavarotti(at)cidse.org
@vale_pava

CIDSE Staff

Inês
Barral

External Funding and Membership Outreach Officer

barral(at)cidse.org

Nicky
Broeckhoven

Systemic Change Officer (Feminism)

broeckhoven(at)cidse.org

Giuseppe
Cioffo

Corporate Regulation Officer

cioffo(at)cidse.org

Kim
Claes

Interim Energy and Extractivism Officer

claes(at)cidse.org

Carmen
Contreras

Communication Officer

contreras(at)cidse.org

Daniel
Fernández Campos

Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning Assistant

campos(at)cidse.org

Vincent
Dauby

Food & Land Officer

dauby(at)cidse.org

Myriam
Eboule

Finance & Accounting Assistant

eboule(at)cidse.org

Giorgio
Gotra

Interim Communication & Mobilisation Coordinator

gotra(at)cidse.org

Lydia
Lehlogonolo Machaka

Energy and Extractivism Officer
(On maternity leave)

machaka(at)cidse.org

Marie-Paule
Ogereau

Communications & Administrative Assistant

ogereau(at)cidse.org

Yvette
Pierret

Human Resources & Administration Officer

pierret(at)cidse.org

Marco
Quattrola

Administration &
Office Assistant

quattrola(at)cidse.org

Saïd Ben
Seddik

IT and Office Maintenance Techician

benseddik(at)cidse.org

Dorien
Vanden Boer

Israel and occupied Palestinian territory Officer

vandenboer(at)cidse.org

Manny
Yap

Systemic Change Officer
(Decolonisation)

yap(at)cidse.org

Decision Making Structures

CIDSE Board meeting, January 2023


Board of Directors

The Board of Directors is composed of the directors of the 18 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.

CIDSE Executive Committee, January 2023


Executive Committee

The Executive Committee is the implementing and supervising arm of the Board of Directors. The secretary general, ecclesiastical assistant and treasurer are non-voting members.

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
Thomas Vercruysse (Entraide et Fraternité), Treasurer

Working groups

CIDSE member agencies work together in working groups, platforms and fora on the issues defined in the strategic framework. 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 member of the following networks: 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.

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