Agnes Uhereczky has overall responsibility of running the AVSO office; her tasks include project management, lobbying, contact to members and policy monitoring.

Agnes Uhereczky has several years of experience with EU affairs, among others she was managing the Leonardo da Vinci programme in Hungary, lobbying and fundraising.

e-mail: agnes@avso.org

Zoltan Vadkerti
Project Officer

Zoltan started his university studies in 2003 at the European Agricultural Economist faculty of the University in Gödöllő, and graduated as an International Economist on June 2009. Since then, he has completed one international course in The Netherlands, CAH Dronten Christelijke Agrarische Hogeschool and graduated as a Food Chain Engineer in 2008.

He has several years experience relating to the fields of volunteering and project organisation. For the last seven years he has worked together with Hungarian and international non-governmental organisations. With assistance from the Hungarian Volunteer Sending Foundation and the Global Education Network for Young Europeans programme, he last year volunteered for a local NGO in India for three months.

e-mail: zoltan@avso.org

Board of Directors:

Massimiliano Viatore
President (2008 - 2010)

Massimiliano Viatore is the Director of AFSAI, a non-profit NGO working since 1958 in the field of intercultural education, active with both long and short-term exchanges with both European and non-European partners.

He is also active in consulting with the Italian local authorities, and in supporting NGOs in Meda countries in developing youth policies.

At AVSO Massimiliano Viatore, together with the other board members is responsible for the overall strategic plan, the activities and budget, as well as managing the members.

e-mail: m.viatore@avso.org

Steve Egan
Vice President (2009 - 2011)

Steve Egan is the Regional Volunteer and Training Manager for CSV Training and Enterprise North, a division of the national charity, CSV-Community Service Volunteers.

Re-entering education as a mature student having spent a number of years in uninspiring jobs, Steve graduated from the University of Central Lancashire in 1996 with a BA Hons in Social Policy.

Determined to enable others to fulfill their own potential Steve has gained a wealth of experience in both training and volunteering. His current role includes the management of several initiatives including Millennium Volunteers.

Steve has been involved with several trans-national projects from both the EU Youth and education programmes. He is currently developing an Internet TV station, VOLTV, that aims to re-engage and involve volunteers through the use of practical media related volunteering opportunities.

Magnus Anclair

Treasurer (2009 - 2011)

Magnus Anclair is the Secretary General of the Swedish Center for International Youth Exchanges, CIU.

CIU is a non-profit organisation that since 1991 has been running exchange programs, promoting volunteering and other intercultural experiences through infomation-work as well as developing and spreading methods for  better youth exchanges and making informal competence visible.

Esther Sommer

Secretary (2009 - 2011)

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