Board Members

The EASPD Board is elected to represent the association and its members by the General Assembly for a mandate of 4 years.

The board reports to the General Assembly (GA) and is responsible for the following tasks:

Development of policy and strategic orientation within EASPD
Authorises the number and categories of staff and approves terms and conditions in relation to such appointments.
Receives reports from the Members Forums and establishes any ad hoc Working Groups
Monitors the progress made in following the short term and longer term strategies approved by the General Assembly
Proposes annual budgets, annual reports to the GA and receives updates in relation to the Executive and financial performance of EASPD.
Receives the report of the external financial auditor/bookkeeper.

EASPD Board

	James Crowe Chair of the Board		Karin Astegger Lebenshilfe (Austria)
	Valerija Bužan CUDV Draga (Slovenia)		James Churchill Social Care Training (UK)
	Stef de Cock Equal Employment Europe (Belgium)		Lieve Dekempeneer Hubbie (Belgium)
	Vasilka Dimoska PORAKA (North Macedonia)		Fabrizio Fea Associazione Scuola Viva onlus (Italy)
	Javier Güemes Pedraza Fundacion ONCE (Spain)		Evert-Jan Hoogerwerf AIAS Bologna onlus (Italy)
	Mirela Juka Down Syndrome Albania (Albania)		Eoin Nash Cope Foundation (Ireland)
	Akos Pordan Hand in Hand Foundation (Hungary)		Petra Rantamäki KVPS (Finland)
	Peter Saxenhofer INSOS (Switzerland)		Jose Maria Solé I Chavero Fundació Tutelar de les Comarques Gironines (SUPPORT) (Spain)
	Miguel Valles CECD Mira Sintra (Portugal)		Kathrin Völker BAG WfbM (Germany)
	Luk Zelderloo EASPD Secretary General (Ex officio, without voting right)