The MCAA welcomes new Chapter and Working Group Chairs

by MCAA Support

The results of the recent elections for selected Marie Curie Alumni Association (MCAA) Chapters and Working Groups are in!

We are pleased to announce the results of the Chair elections for selected Chapters and Working Groups held in July-August 2024. Chairs were selected for 18 Chapters and four Working Groups for a two-year mandate.

Chapters and Working Groups are the main pillars of the MCAA, providing members with a supportive community environment that fosters networking, professional development, and policy influence.

The new and re-elected Chairs, whose mandate starts on 1 September 2024 and ends on 31 August 2026, are set to drive their respective Chapters and Working Groups forward, enhancing relationships with their members and the visibility of their activities.

Meet the new Chapter Chairs:

  • Africa Chapter: Precious Idinma Ekwere
  • Andean-Caribbean Chapter: Sergio Andrés Manrique Garzón
  • Argentina Chapter: Pablo Emiliano Tomatis
  • Brazil Chapter: Leonardo Teixeira Dall’Agnol
  • Bulgaria Chapter: Maya Dimitrova
  • Chile Chapter: Fabiola Osorio
  • China Chapter: Zhengtao Ai
  • Croatia Chapter: Dunja Šamec
  • Germany Chapter: Arturo Castro Nava
  • Hungary Chapter: Béla Fiser
  • Ireland Chapter: Houda Briwa
  • Italy Chapter: Ana Paula Miranda Mendonça
  • Mexico Chapter: Daniel Finkelstein-Shapiro
  • North America Chapter: Sabina Cveček
  • Spain-Portugal Chapter: Nelson Rene Garcia Polanco
  • Sweden Chapter: Xuesong Cai
  • Switzerland Chapter: Maria Jose Mendieta Jara
  • Turkey Chapter: Sara Banu Akkaş

Meet the new Working Group Chairs:

  • Career Development Working Group: Sureyya Akyuz
  • Genders, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (GEDI) Working Group: Jenny Lind Elmaco
  • Policy Working Group: Theodota Lagouri
  • Research Management Working Group: Eitan Segev

In addition to bringing their experience and expertise to their roles, the newly elected and re-elected Chairs are committed to boosting member engagement. Over the next two years, they will oversee their Chapter or Working Group’s budget, develop and implement activities tailored to the needs and interests of its members, and maintain continuous communication with the Board and Operational Team to ensure alignment with the overall objectives of the MCAA.

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