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The Board of Soroptimist International of Europe consists of the President, the President-elect, the Immediate Past President, two Vice Presidents, the Treasurer, the Programme Director and the Secretary General. These voting members are elected for a two-year term of office. However, the Treasurer can be re-elected for a second two-year term.

The officers of the Extended Board have responsibilities in line with the organisational model : Strategic Leadership, Programme and Advocacy, Communications, and Institutional Development/Extension. The Board leads the Federation and delivers its strategic plan, its goals and objectives. The members of the Board develop and implement a business plan for each biennium. The Board reports to the Council of Governors at the annual Governors’ Meeting.

President Hafdís Karlsdóttir

SI Kópavogur, Iceland

Member since 1989

President Elect Sabine Reimann

SI Essen-Süd, Germany

Member since 2012

Immediate Past President Carolien Demey

SI Kortrijk, Belgium

Member since 1994

Vice President Rita Nogueira Ramos

SI Lisbon Caravela, Portugal

Member since 2012

Vice President Judica van Riessen

SI Breda, the Netherlands

Member since 1994

Treasurer Isabel Mendes Pereira

SI Estoril-Cascais, Portugal

Member since 2013

Secretary General Mihaela Aquelius

SI Hässleholm, Sweden

Member since 1998

Programme Director Inge Scholte

Knokke-Oostkust, Belgium

Member since 1999

Finance Controller Regine Vögele

SI Waldviertel/Schrems, Austria

Member since 2008

Extension Committee Chairperson Alice Even

SI Clairefontaine, Luxembourg

Member since 2001

Constitution & By-Laws Committee Chairperson Flavia Pozzolini

SI Firenze Due, Italy

Member since 1991

Scholarships & Mentoring Committee Chairperson Christina Duwe

SI Aalesund, Norway

Member since 2009

Communications Officer Regine van Tomme

SI Zuid-Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium

Assistant Programme Director Jitka Kratochvílová

SI Brno, Czech Republilc

Member since 2016

Representative to the European Women's Lobby Gertrud Åström

SI Stockholm City, Sweden

Member since 2020

Representative to the OSCE Claudia Deiss

SI Wien Donau, Austria

Member since 1998

Special Assignment Archivist Gerda Huisman

SI Groningen-Oost, the Netherlands

Member since 1996

Extension Committee Member Laura Marelli

SI Pavia, Italy

Member since 2004

Extension Committee Member Marianne Wehmeijer

SI Haarlem, the Netherlands

Member since 1990

Constitution & By-Laws Committee member Margrit Weber-Scherrer

SI Bremgarten-Freiamt, Switzerland

Member since 2012

Constitution & By-Laws Committee member Ina Dorfman

SI Horsens, Denmark

Member since 2015

Scholarships & Mentoring Committee member Melek Sine Berkem

SI Etiler, Türkiye

Member since 2010

Scholarships & Mentoring Committee member Elena Savu

SI Bucharest, Romania

Member since 1995

Special Assignment Digital Champion Inga-Lena Darkow

SI Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany

Member since 2022

SI Director Barbara Kohl

SI Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Member since 1994