Because of the Covid-19 situation the EDSA Annual General Assembly (AGA) could this year not be hold as planned in Lugano, Switzerland but had to be hold online. Nevertheless 42 participants were registered, representing 33 different DS-associations in 27 countries.
The last EDSA board was elected in Dublin 2017 and was in office until this year 2020. The election was held during the AGA, 25. November 2020. All members received information about the nominated candidates beforehand. The new elected board will stay in office until 2023.
EDSA’s officers are currently:
President
Dinka Vukovic, Zagreb, Croatia
Croatian Down Syndrome Association (CDSA)
Family
Vice President
Anna Contardi, Rome, Italy
Associazione Italiana Persone Down (AIPD)
Professional
Vice President
Fulya Ekmen, Istanbul, Turkey
Turkish Down Sendromu Dernegi (TDSD)
Family
Treasurer
Isidro Moyano Barea, Prague, Czech Republic
DownSyndrom CZ
Family
General Secretary
José Guitiérrez Caballero, Madrid, Spain
Down España
Professional
Board Member
Carol Boys, London, United Kingdom
Down’s Syndrome Association (DSA)
Family
Board Member
Pat Clarke, Drogheda, Ireland
Down Syndrome Ireland
Family
Board Member
Michaela Hilgner, Nürnberg, Germany
Deutsches Down Syndrom InfoCenter
Professional
Board Member
Tania Mykhailenko, Kyiv, Ukraine
Ukrainian Charitable Organization Down Syndrome
Family
Board Member
Nathanaël Raballand, Vendée, France
Fédération Trisomie 21 France
Family
Board Member
Emanuela (Pepkola) Zaimi, Tirana, Albania
Down Syndrome Albania
Family
Senior Board Observers
Frank Buckley, Cumbria, UK
Down Syndrome Education International (DSE International)
Family
Cora Halder, Nürnberg, Germany
Deutsches Down-Syndrom InfoCenter
Family
Monika Mazegger, Austria
Down Syndrom Österreich (DSÖ)
Family
Junior Board Observers
Maida Agic, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Zivot sa Down Sy
Family
Sebahate Beqiri, Pristina, Kosovo
Down Syndrome Kosova
Family
Tatyana Nechaeva, Moskov, Russia
DownsideUp Charitable Fund
Professional
Joeanna Xerri, Malta,
Down Syndrome Association, Malta
Family
Scientific Advisory Board
Board Member
Juan Perera, Mallorca, Spain
Asociación Síndrome de Down de Baleares (ASNIMO)
Board Member
Jacqueline London, Paris, France
Association Française pour la Recherche sur la Trisomie 21 (AFRT)