Our Team
Meet our team! We are a group of young Europeans — all with different experiences and stories. Despite our diversity — and thanks to it — we share a love for Europe as a peace project, and we believe in the idea of a transnational citizenship with freedom of movement promoted by the European Union, together with the urgency of making ourselves heard in the current political debate.
HEAD OF TEAM
& OPERATIONS
COMMUNICATION
MARIE RONSMANS
French / Rude / Goofy (all synonyms, right?)
25 , France 
Marie went through Political Studies and is specialised in European Affairs
Marie’s quote on why our initiative is important:
“No EU citizens should have to make a choice between freedom of movement and voting rigthts”
DANIEL LOPEZ MARIN
Open-minded / Funny / Never angry for long
24, Spain 
Daniel holds a Political Sciences Bachelor degree, a Political Analysis Master degree and is a postgraduate in EU Fundraising
Daniel’s quote on why our initiative is important:
“The right to vote is a synonym of sovereignty and the access to full citizenship, without this right you are creating citizens of second category”
MIRELA ORELLANA
Creative / Normal is overrated / Passionate
24, Belgium 
Mirela did an Arts & Culture Bachelor and is now in a Media Studies: Digital Cultures Master
Mirela’s quote on why our initiative is important:
HEAD OF ADVOCACY
& EVENTS
ADVOCACY & EVENTS
CATRIONA MAIR
Bruxellois / problem-solver / never late for morning meetings
23, Belgium & United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Catriona holds an MA in European Studies and International Relations
Catriona’s quote on why our initiative is important:
“I had to fight for my citizenship just to be able to vote. There are 13.5 million EU citizens who still don’t even have this right. VWB is fighting for these EU citizens’ to be able to vote and ultimately, to strengthen European Democracy”
SAGA SMITH
Positive / Hard-working (or was it hardly working?) / Funny (see previous adjective)
24, Finland 🇫🇮 & United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Saga is currently finishing an MSc in European Affairs
Saga’s quote on why our initiative is important:
“Young citizens need to take the lead in the future of Europe, to build a stronger EU for us and generations to come”
SíOFRA GILMORE
Proactive / Team-player / Optimistic
22, Ireland 🇮🇪 & Belgium
Siofra holds a Bachelor in European Studies
Siofra’s quote on why our initiative is important:
HEAD OF RESEARCH
& FUNDRAISING
RESEARCH & FUNDRAISING
JUSTIN GOSHORN
Modest / Meticulous / … and a bit boring
26, Belgium
Justin completed studies in Politics and International Relations
Justin’s quote on why our initiative is important:
“The quality – and legitimacy – of European democracy tomorrow depends not only on the full extension of voting rights to mobile EU citizens and other often-overlooked groups in society, but also on young Europeans to actively campaign for this future via the participatory instruments available to them today”
ROBERTA MAGRO MALOSSO
Creative / Curious / Coffee-addicted
26, Italy 🇮🇹
Roberta holds a Bachelor degree in Law and did a single-cycle Master’s Degree in Law
Roberta’s quote on why our initiative is important:
“Initiatives like VWB are fundamental to help us shaping a better Europe”
LORENZO MONTEROSA
Italian / Direct / Not of many words in the morning
25, Italy 🇮🇹
Lorenzo completed studies in Local and Global Development
Lorenzo’s quote on why our initiative is important:
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