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:

“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world”

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:

“Young people must lead the change for a more inclusive future for Europe!”

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:

“A young and more inclusive Europe is the future”

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