Board

The board consists of five members who are elected by ENIEC members for a two-year period during the General Assembly. The board is responsible for the administration and development of ENIEC.

CURRENT BOARD

OLIVIA VANMECHELEN (Brussels, Belgium)

Board member (2022)

Chair

Olivia works at the Knowledge Centre for Welfare, Housing and Care in Brussels. She is an expert on themes like residential care, caring communities, neighborhood-focused care, diversity and vulnerability. She follows and supports Brussels projects and makes connections between various practices and policies. Olivia has a broad knowledge of and expertise in the (Brussels) welfare and care sector, across language borders. She uses this knowledge to contribute to new policy, both in organisations and in government.

 

 

 

MARJA SÄIKKÄ (Helsinki, Finland)

Board member (2023)

Marja Säikkä works in the municipality of Helsinki where she works as a specialist on participation for older people. In the past, Marja has also worked specifically with older migrants. For Marja it is important that every older person can experience inclusion in the city. She is convinced that practical things and small things are what can make a big difference.





 








 


 


ELLEN PALS (The Hague, The Netherlands)


Board member (2024)




Ellen Pals works for a social welfare organisation that operates from a collaborative approach between organisations, municipalities, and citizens, supporting people who often find it more difficult to participate in society. This includes families, young people, elderly and neighborhoods dealing with nuisance-related issues. We are dealing with health disparities and a wide range of cultural backgrounds among both young and old. Ellen is a manager and is involved in a broader regional network of welfare organisations.


 












 




FRANS HOOGEVEEN (The Hague, The Netherlands)


Board member (2024)






Frans Hoogeveen is a psychologist and specialist dementia care from The Netherlands. He was professor of psychogeriatrics at The Hague University of Applied Sciences. Currently he combines clinical work and research with elderly people with dementia with or without a migration background.
















 


 


 


 


 




NIKOLETT ARNOLD (Budapest, Hungary)


Board member (2024)




 


Honorary board member


    

  • Jan Booij. The Netherlands
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Former board members


    

  • 2021 – 2024. Elżbieta Czapka. Poland
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  • 2022 – 2024. Hanna Carlsson. Sweden & The Netherlands
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  • 2021 – 2023. Elisabeth de Vries. The Netherlands
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  • 2019 – 2022. Jennifer van den Broeke. The Netherlands
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  • 2018 – 2022. Nikolett Arnold. Hungary
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  • 2017 – 2021. Conny van der Aalsvoort. The Netherlands
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  • 2014 – 2021. Lola Casal Sánchez. Spain
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  • 2016 – 2019. Sari Heikkinen. Finland
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  • 2016 – 2018. Sari Scheinberg. Sweden.
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  • 2015 – 2017. Mohamed Baba. The Netherlands
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  • 2012 – 2016. Eva Rönkkö. Finland
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  • 2012 – 2016. Kristel Logghe. The Netherlands
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  • 2013 – 2015. Els Nolf. Belgium
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  • 2012 – 2015. Jenny Malmsten. Sweden
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  • 2012 – 2013. Ute Bychowski. Germany
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  • 2010 – 2011. Ria Liden. Sweden
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  • 2009 – 2010. Hilkka Linderborg. Finland
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  • 2008 – 2012. Frédéric Lauscher. Germany
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  • 2007 – 2009. Vidya Rambaran Mishre. The Netherlands
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  • 2007 – 2011. Grete Madsen. Denmark
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  • 2007 – 2012. Jan Booij. The Netherlands
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