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Secretariat

EPD’s headquarters are in Brussels. From here, our international team supports our research, policy and programmes’ activities. The staff in Brussels is composed of five teams: Research, Policy, Programmes, Finance & Administration and Communications & Events. A group of experienced advisors based globally supports us in all our activities.

Management

Ken Godfrey

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Executive Director

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Leon Hemkemeyer

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Head of Programmes

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Carolin Johnson

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Policy Coordinator (currently on leave)

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Gwennaëlle Joret

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Communications & Events Coordinator

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Elene Panchulidze

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Research Coordinator

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Edith Pierron

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Head of Finance and Administration

 

 

Roy Virah-Sawmy

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Policy Coordinator

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Strategic Advisors

Sergio Rodríguez Prieto

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Strategic Advisor

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Emma Achilli

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Strategic Advisor on Civic Space

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Andrew Songa

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Regional Advisor - African Union Engagement

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Domenico Tuccinardi

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Political and Electoral Participation Coordinator

 

 

Research

Elene Panchulidze

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Research Coordinator

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Vincent Labrevois-Simonetti

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Research and Programme Officer

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Carlotta Magoga

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Research and Programmes Officer

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Evelyn Mantoiu

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Research and Data Manager

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Ana Mosiashvili

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Research and Programme Officer

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Hélène Ramaroson

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Research Assistant

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Policy

Carolin Johnson

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Policy Coordinator (currently on leave)

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Roy Virah-Sawmy

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Policy Coordinator

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Eva Antoniou

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Policy Officer

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Santiago Barrail

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Policy Officer

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Sofia Calabrese

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Digital Policy Manager

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Emma Quaedvlieg

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Policy Manager

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Programmes

Leon Hemkemeyer

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Head of Programmes

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Jérémy Apert

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Programme Manager

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Marek Bazin

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Programmes Officer

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Simon Eslinger

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Programmes Manager

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Sara Malosmani

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Programmes Officer

 

 

Achref Medini

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Grants Officer

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Laura Pénot

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Grants Officer

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Alexia Regas

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Programme Assistant

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Raphaël Rifflet

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Programmes Assistant

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Giovanna Tanzi

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Programmes Manager

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Finance and Administration

Edith Pierron

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Head of Finance and Administration

 

 

Isabelle Dekester

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Human Resources & Governance Advisor

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Florina Duru

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Finance and Programmes Assistant

 

 

Andrea Mangiagalli

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Finance and Administration Manager

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Joëlle Scutari

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Finance and Administration Manager

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Ipek Senay

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Finance and Administration Assistant

 

 

Communications and Events

Gwennaëlle Joret

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Communications & Events Coordinator

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Maria Ardanova

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Communications Assistant

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Adriana D'Auria

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Communications Officer

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Yuki Dionis

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Communications Officer

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Sara Hurtado Meseguer

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Communications Officer

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Institutional Experts

Imed Abdeljaoued

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Country Director – Tunisia

 

 

Ljiljana Kolarski

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Project Assistant - Western Balkans

 

 

Dragan Kremer

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Project Director - Western Balkans

 

 

Deborah Cristina Vera-Cruz

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Project Coordinator – Cabo Verde

 

 

Open positions

Working for democracy provides an opportunity to contribute towards shaping fair, just, and equitable societies around the world. Our network of organisations, located at the heart of Europe, is dedicated to making a positive impact on individuals’ and communities’ freedoms and human rights through our programmes, research, and advocacy activities.