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SI/E Board 2011-2013

The SI/E Federation Board consists of the President, four Vice Presidents, the Immediate Past President, the President-elect, the Treasurer, and the Secretary General. These elected officials hold a term of office of two years, referred to as a biennium. The Board deals with the Federation’s current business, with its main functions including:

Preparing and submitting matters in issue for decision or approval by the Council of Governors;
Discussing yearly financial statements and provisional budgets;
Approving the agenda of the Governors’ meeting;
Carrying out the decision of the Council of Governors;
Approving the programme and the budget of a Congress;
Proposing candidates for consultants to the Voting Members, and other candidates for Soroptimist International offices.

S/IE Board Officers 2011-2013

President

Kathy Kaaf
German Union


President-Elect Ulla Madsen Danish Union	Immediate Past President Eliane Lagasse Belgian Union	Treasurer Evgenia Koleva Bulgarian Union	Secretary General Beate Speicher German Union

1^st Vice President Christine Peer Austrian Union	Vice President Gerda Huisman Dutch Union	Vice President Leena Viitaniemi Finnish Union	Vice President Asha Abdulrahman Kenyan Union

SI/E Team

The SI/E Programme Team consists of the Programme Director and the Assistant Programme Director

Programme Director

Ulrike Neubert
Kenyan Union


Assistant Programme Director Anne-Christine Söderlund Swedish Union

The Constitution and By-Laws Committee interprets the federation’s Constitution and By-Laws, initiates amendments, drafts proposed amendments, studies, and comments on and propose amendments to the Constitution of Soroptimist international, whenever required to do so. This Committee is led by the Chairperson who is assisted by her two Committee Representatives:

Constitution and By-Laws Committee Chairperson

Maria-Elisabetta de Franciscis
Italian Union


Constitution and By-Laws Committee Representative Lis Ehmer Olesen Danish Union	Constitution and By-Laws committee Representative Renata Trottmann-Probst Swiss Union

The Extension Committee promotes the founding of Soroptimist Clubs and provides guidance for Unions pertaining to the founding of Clubs within their territorial limits. This Committee consists of a Chairperson and two Representatives:

Extension Committee Chairperson

Maria Luisa Frosio
Italian Union


Extension Committee Representative Tonny Filedt Kok-Weimar Dutch Union	Extension Committee Representative Daniela Stern Israeli Union

The Scholarship Committee oversees the allocations of funds to women pursuing their studies, that have an affiliation with a Soroptimist member or is a member herself. The Governors approve the suggestions this Committee makes This Committee is led by the Scholarship Chairperson and is assisted by two representatives:

Scholarship Committee Chairperson

Annabeth Studer-Meyer
Swiss Union


Scholarship Committee Representative Rodica Maciuca Romanian Union	Scholarship Committee Representative Nelleke Fontein Dutch Union

The Finance Committee is represented by the Financial Controller who works out the yearly financial statement and the budget together with the Treasurer; she advises the Board on the management and the use of the Federation’s finances and funds examines and estimates the expected income and expenditures.

Finance Controller

Hafdis Karlsdottir
Icelandic Union

SI/E Appointees

The Public Relations Officer informs the public about the objects and purposes, the programme and the activities of the Federation; she develops monitors and revises all promotional material; oversees the outgoing development and maintenance of the website of the SI/E federation.	Public Relations Officer Tuula Puntila Finnish Union
The Editor of the ‘Link’ coordinates the publication of the SI/E news magazine, which includes messages from the Federation President, information on adopted amendments, activities of Programme Coordinators and Committees, as well as Unions and UN related activities.	Editor of the ‘Link’ Christine Cromwell-Ahrens German Union
The Follow-Up Africa Appointee is responsible for the overall extension work within the Federation, and any extension work in countries where no Union has been formed within the territorial limits of the Federation. Additional members of the Committee may be appointed by the Board to carry out tasks and responsibilities of extension and follow-up in the Federation.	Follow-Up Africa Appointee Maria Soumonni Single Club Cotonou Doyen - Benin
The Project Manager Africa manages the development and implementation of the projects in African countries.	Project Manager Africa Appointee Mariet Verhoef-Cohen Dutch Union