Nora Forsbacka
Nora is the Project Manager of Bridge 47.
Who are we?
Participants of a Bridge 47 conference
Here you can find information about Bridge 47 staff members and how to reach them.
Learn more about the Bridge 47 project and our work here.
The project is led by a Steering Group.
Staff members
Co-ordination
Alen Maletić
Alen coordinates the Bridge 47 Network, a global coalition in support of Global Citizenship Education.
Gillion Vaughn
Gillion ensures that Bridge 47 has great communication strategies and content.
Megan McHaney
Megan coordinates the work of the Advocacy Team, and leads the advocacy work of Bridge 47.
Jenni Tuominen
Jenni coordinates the administration of the Bridge 47 project.
Max Tran
Max coordinates financial affairs of the Bridge 47 project.
Timo Holthoff
Timo is the Innovation Coordinator of Bridge 47 and he coordinates the Innovation Team.
Chi Bui
Chi assists Bridge 47 with financial affairs and administration.
Karoliina Paakkinen
Karoliina assists Bridge 47 with the national work in Finland.
Bridge 47 Network
Alen Maletić
Alen coordinates the Bridge 47 Network, a global coalition in support of Global Citizenship Education.
Ricarda Motschilnig
Ricarda works on the Bridge 47 network.
Maria Autio
Maria assists Bridge 47 with communication and events.
Advocacy
Megan McHaney
Megan coordinates the work of the Advocacy Team, and leads the advocacy work of Bridge 47.
Peter Butchkov
Peter is the national officer of BPID, based in Bulgaria. He is a member of the Advocacy Team. Peter is the lead on Bridge 47's advocacy on Agenda 2030.
Marilena Kyriakou
Marilena is a national officer of the NGO Support Centre, based in Cyprus. She is a member of the Advocacy Team. She leads on Bridge 47 advocacy on international development.
Rosemine Abdallah
Rosemine is the national officer of Educasol, based in France. She is a member of the Advocacy Team and works on education policy.
Eleanor Dillon
Eleanor is the national officer of IDEAS, based in Scotland. She is a member of the Advocacy Team.
Kyrstie Brown
Kyrstie assists Bridge 47 with communication and events within the Advocacy Team across Europe.
Kate Lesenger
Kate assists Bridge 47 with events and communications within Innovation on a national level in Scotland.
Partnerships
Kristen Aigro
Kristen is the national officer of Estonian Roundtable for Development Cooperation (AKÜ), based in Tallinn. She is a member of the Partnerships Team.
Ji Hyun Kim
Ji is the national officer of IDEA, based in Ireland. She is a member of the Partnerships Team.
Agne Kuimet
Agne is the national officer of Estonian Roundtable for Development Cooperation, based in Tallinn. She is a member of the Partnerships Team.
Sonja Salminen
Sonja is the national officer of MUNDU, based in Denmark. She is a member of both the Partnerships and Innovation Teams.
Patricija Virtic
Patricija is a national officer of SLOGA, based in Slovenia. She is a member of the Partnerships Team.
Talia Vela-Eiden
Talia is a Knowledge Exchange Officer at EADI, based in Germany. She is a member of the Partnerships Team and coordinates the Knowledge Exchange Partnerships.
Innovation
Timo Holthoff
Timo is the Innovation Coordinator of Bridge 47 and he coordinates the Innovation Team.
Marie Wilpers
Marie is the national officer of VENRO, based in Germany. She is a member of the Innovation Team and coordinates the Transformative Learning Journey.
Marjan Huc
Marjan is a national officer of Sloga, based in Slovenia. He is a member of the Innovation Team and is one of the coordinators of the project's sub-granting mechanism.
Kristine Liepina
Kristine is the national officer of CEI, based in Latvia. She is a member of the Innovation Team.
Sonja Salminen
Sonja is the national officer of MUNDU, based in Denmark. She is a member of both the Partnerships and Innovation Teams.
Daiga Zake
Daiga is a national officer of CEI, based in Latvia. She is a member of the Innovation Team.
Jakub Zaludko
Jakub is the national officer of PMVRO, based in Slovakia. He is a member of the Innovation Team.
Karen Hagelskaer
Karen assists Bridge 47 with communications of our Innovations work and with the national work in Denmark.
Marek Kakaščík
Marek assists Bridge 47 with the national work in Slovakia and with communications of our sug-granting mechanism.
Mateja Skrt
Mateja assists Bridge 47 with the national work in Slovenia and the Innovation Team.
Steering Group
The work of Bridge 47 is led by a Steering Group.
Chair of the Steering Group
Rilli Lappalainen, Fingo
Steering Group members
Frank Geary, IDEA
Emma Gardner, IDEAS
Heike Spielmans, VENRO
Cathryn Archibald, CIVICUS
Roberto Guevara, ICAE
Albin Keuc, SLOGA
Bénédicte Ballereau, Educasol
Susanne von Itter, EADI
Charis Alexandrou, NGO Support Centre
Inga Belousa, CEI
Daniel Kaba, PMVRO
Mari-Helene Kaber, AKÜ
Jeppe Kiel Christensen, MUNDU
Ventsislav Kirkov/Valya Hristakeva, BPID