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
Denise Auclair
Senior Adviser Tel: +32 (0)2 233 37 58
auclair(at)cidse.org
CIDSE Staff
Inês Barral
Finance and Administrative Assistant Tel: …
barral(at)cidse.org
François Delvaux
Climate, Agriculture and Food Sovereignty Officer Tel: +32 (0)2 233 37 54
delvaux(at)cidse.org
Jassin Fetahovic
Gender Equality & Systemic Change Officer Tel: +32 (0)2 282 40 75
fetahovic(at)cidse.org
Marta Isabel González
Media and Communications Officer Tel: +32 (0)2 282 40 73
gonzalez(at)cidse.org @migasocial
Sylvia Obregon Quiroz
Corporate Regulation and Extractives Officer Tel: +32 (0)2 233 37 51
obregon(at)cidse.org
Marie-Paule Ogereau
Communications and Administrative Assistant Tel: +32 (0)2 233 37 52
ogereau(at)cidse.org
Yvette Pierret
Office Administration and Logistics Assistant Tel: +32 (0)2 233 37 55
pierret(at)cidse.org
Stefan Reinhold
Corporate Regulation and Extractives Team Member Tel: +32 (0)22 82 40 71
reinhold(at)cidse.org @stefanCIDSE
Saïd Ben Seddik
Technician and Programmer, Office Maintenance Tel: +32 (0)2 230 15 01
benseddik(at)cidse.org
Hannah Twomey
External Funding Officer Tel: +32 (0)2 282 40 73
twomey(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
Lieve Herijgers (Broederlijk Delen), President
Mgr. Pirmin Spiegel (Misereor)
Patrick Godar (partage.lu)
Alistair Dutton (SCIAF)
Josianne Gauthier (CIDSE), Secretary General
Mgr. A. Tesfaselassie Medhin (Eparchy of Adigrat/Ethiopia), Ecclesiastical Assistant
Derk Maarten Johannes (Cordaid), 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.