Europe Region WAGGGS
Region Europe AMGE

Europe Office WAGGGS
The Europe Office WAGGGS is based in Brussels, Belgium. The team currently consists of 8 people : the Regional Executive, 3 Development Executives, a Marketing and External Relations Executive as well as a part-time Communications and Funding Officer. They work together with a Central Services Administrator and a part-time Clerical assistant.

Staff at the Europe Office implement the decisions taken at the European Conference and the Europe Committee meetings, and assist the Committee to develop programmes and policies to fulfil WAGGGS' mission.
Heather Roy – Regional Executive

As Regional Executive,Heather is responsible for the general management of the Europe Office WAGGGS, and ensuring the implementation of the Region’s Strategic Plan. She is also responsible for the development of quality Girl Guiding/Girl Scouting in Europe, also liaising with the World Bureau of WAGGGS in London, and the European Scout Region.

Contact Heather at hroy@wagggseurope.org
Stella Aaltonen – Development Executive
Stella is responsible for the development of Girl Guiding/Girl Scouting in new countries, such as those belonging to the CIS, liaising with Associations and organising tailored training programmes designed to help them grow. She also manages seminars organised by the Region, co-ordinating the work European Strategies for Growth Group and following the Overtures Network.

Contact Stella at saaltonen@wagggseurope.org
Irene Rojnik – Development Executive

Irene supports the development of Associations with particular emphasis on the areas of Programme and Training, including the accreditation of their training schemes. She also is responsible for managing seminars organised by the Region and co-ordinating the work of the Resource Pool.

Contact Irene at irojnik@wagggseurope.org
Silvia Lamonica – Temporary Development Executive (External Relations)

Silvia is repsonsable for Public Relations and External Communications. She is responsable for co-operation and liason with External Partners and Institutions and for the management of events in the Europe Region.

Contact Silvia at slamonaca@wagggseurope.org
Rosemary Hindle – Marketing and External Relations Executive

Rosemary is responsible for co-ordinating the External Relations of the Europe Region WAGGGS, and liaising with the Region’s external partners such as the European Youth Forum and the European Institutions. She is also responsible for organising the annual Network meeting for Guide and Scout Representatives (with the European Scout Region) and supporting the Region’s External Representatives.

Contact Rosemary at rhindle@wagggseurope.org

Rosemary is currently on a carreer break until February 2005.
Rita Waswani – Communications and Funding Officer

Rita works part time and is responsible for co-ordinating some of the External Communications of the Europe Region WAGGGS as well as researching and sourcing funding for both the Region and National Associations within the Region.

Contact Rita at rwaswani@wagggseurope.org
Jeannette Umit - Central Services Administrator

Jeannette is responsible for the co-ordination of the clerical activities in the office, including organising the administration of events and other activities such as mailings. She is also responsible for ensuring the smooth running of the computer networks in the office, and the production of internal communication tools such as Europak and seminar and meeting reports.

Contact Jeannette at jumit@wagggseurope.org
Dominique Theunis – Clerical Assistant

Dominique works with Jeannette to provide administrative support for the Europe Office and does much of the translation of documents from English into French.

Contact Dominique at dtheunis@wagggseurope.org