Nora Forsbacka
Nora is currently working as the Project Manager ad interim of Bridge 47. She also coordinates the communications of the project and is the contact point for media.
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.
Megan McHaney
Megan coordinates the work of the Advocacy Team, and leads the advocacy work of Bridge 47.
Maeve Galvin
Maeve coordinates the work of the Partnerships team, and leads the Partnerships work of Bridge 47.
Sarah Louis Montgomery
Sarah coordinates the work of the Innovation Team, and leads Bridge 47's work on innovation.
Max Tran
Max supports the Bridge 47 team in financial and administrative tasks.
Bridge 47 Network
Alen Maletić
Alen coordinates the Bridge 47 Network, a global coalition in support of Global Citizenship Education.
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.
Robert Henthorn
Rob is the national officer of IDEAS, based in Scotland. He is a member of the Advocacy and Parternships Teams. Rob is the lead on advocacy on social inclusion.
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.
Laurence Rigollet
Laurence is the national officer of Educasol, based in France. She is a member of the Advocacy Team of Bridge 47, and leads on Bridge 47 advocacy in the field of education.
Partnerships
Maeve Galvin
Maeve coordinates the work of the Partnerships team, and leads the Partnerships work of Bridge 47.
Dominik Biergans
Dominik is a Knowledge Exchange Officer, working with EADI. He is a member of the Partnerships Team.
Robert Henthorn
Rob is the national officer of IDEAS, based in Scotland. He is a member of the Advocacy and Parternships Teams. Rob is the lead on advocacy on social inclusion.
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.
Innovation
Sarah Louis Montgomery
Sarah coordinates the work of the Innovation Team, and leads Bridge 47's work on innovation.
Timo Holthoff
Timo is the national officer of VENRO, based in Germany. He 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.
Steering Group
The work of Bridge 47 is led by a Steering Group.
Chair of the Steering Group
Rilli Lappalainen, Fingo ry
Steering Group members
Frank Geary, IDEA
Emma Gardner, IDEAS
Heike Spielmans, VENRO
Marina Cherbonnier, CIVICUS
Ricarda Motschilnig, ICAE
Albin Keuc, SLOGA
Bénédicte Ballereau, Educasol
Susanne von Itter, EADI
Charis Alexandrou, NGO Support Centre
Inga Belousa, CEI
Maria Sliacka, PMVRO
Sigrid Solnik, AKÜ
Susanne Pascal, MUNDU
Ventsislav Kirkov, BPID