The team of 2026, elected by the General Assembly for the year from 1 January to 31 December. To write to one of them, choose their role in the contact form.
Board
President
Cristina Illán Cortadelles
Barcelona, Spain
Vice-President
Nicky Renna
Amsterdam, Netherlands
General Secretary
Thomas Cardot
Paris, France
Treasurer
Soundarya Pavade
Lyon, France
Advocacy Officer
Sofia Mao
Rome, Italy
Leads
Alumni Lead
Ivonne Torres Jimenez
Madrid, Spain
Capacity Building Lead
Luka Delak
Zagreb, Croatia
Communication Lead
Elizabeth Charlton
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Internships Lead
Bernardo Pereira
Vila Real, Portugal
Meetings Lead
Elio Tolli
L’Aquila, Italy
Members Lead
Veronica Raimondi
Milan, Italy
Newsletter Lead
Lilia Aguirrezabala
Madrid, Spain
Research Lead
Marianna Zarro
Rome, Italy
Webmaster Lead
Aldo Gorga
Turin, Italy
How the network is organised
The General Assembly, made up of all members, is the network’s sovereign body: it meets at least once a year, sets the membership fees and elects the Board and Leads.
The National Commissions administer the network. Each represents the residents’ associations of its country with an odd number of members, from one to seven, chosen by the rules of those associations, and each casts one vote.
The Board (President, Vice-President, General Secretary, Treasurer and Advocacy Officer) carries the network’s administrative and representative work, with the powers the National Commissions delegate to it between assemblies.
The Leads coordinate the network’s work in their fields and decide within them:
- the Alumni Lead runs the Alumni Section and its mentoring of residents;
- the Capacity Building Lead organises the monthly EuroTuesdays and shares the training partners offer;
- the Communication Lead keeps the mailing list, the social media and the network’s groups;
- the Internships Lead finds internship opportunities and makes the first contact with host organisations;
- the Meetings Lead supports the Spring Meeting and its organising committee;
- the Members Lead works with the National Commissions and keeps the register of members;
- the Newsletter Lead edits the newsletter with its team;
- the Research Lead coordinates the research projects and working groups;
- the Webmaster Lead keeps the website.
The roles grow with the network: four Leads until 2023 (Communication, Internships, Research and Webmaster), five more from 2024 (Advocacy, Capacity Building, Meetings, Members and Newsletter), the Alumni Lead from 2025, and then an Advocacy Officer on the Board in place of the Advocacy Lead.
The Statutes and the Policies and Procedures set out each role in full.