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Team

Our team is made up of around 30 staff members permanently based in Brussels. Together, we cover a large range of issues of interest to local and regional government.

Leadership

Fabrizio Rossi
Secretary General
email :
Tel : + 32 2 500 05 32
Skype : /
Languages spoken : English, Français, Italiano, Español

Durmish Guri
Director - External Resources and Knowledge Strategy
email :
Tel : +32 2 500 05 48
Skype : durmish.guri
Languages spoken : Français, English, Shqip

Federica Bordelot
Director of Policy and Impact
email :
Tel : +32 2 500 05 41
Skype :
Languages spoken : Italiano, English

Cabinet

Fabrizio Rossi
Secretary General
email :
Tel : + 32 2 500 05 32
Skype : /
Languages spoken : English, Français, Italiano, Español

Ayben Okkali Aktas
Statutory Affairs and Event Officer
email :
Tel : + 32 2 213 86 91
Skype :
Languages spoken : Türkçe, English, Français

Martin Revault
Attaché to the Secretary General
email :
Tel : +32 2 500 05 30
Skype : martin.revault_2
Languages spoken : English, Français

Valérie Solle
Assistant to the Secretary General
email :
Tel : +32 2 500 05 32
Skype : valeriesolle
Languages spoken : Français, English, Español

Internal resources

Makfire Alija
Human Resources Adviser
email :
Tel : +32 2 213 86 90
Skype :
Languages spoken : Français, English, Italiano

Daniela Godinho Lourenço
Head of Administration and Finance
email :
Tel : +32 2 265 09 31
Skype : d.godinho7
Languages spoken : English, Français, Português

Chine Venturi
Administrative and Finance Officer - International Partnerships Team
email :
Tel : +32 2 265 09 30
Skype : Chine Venturi CCRE-CEMR
Languages spoken : Español, Français, English

Valérie Solle
Assistant to the Secretary General
email :
Tel : +32 2 500 05 32
Skype : valeriesolle
Languages spoken : Français, English, Español

Valérie Booth
Office Manager
email :
Tel : +32 2 500 05 33
Skype : val.booth
Languages spoken : Français, English

Zsofia Salamon
Logistics and Administrative Assistant
email :
Tel : +32 2 500 05 37
Skype : /
Languages spoken : magyar, Français, English

External resources and knowledge

Durmish Guri
Director - External Resources and Knowledge Strategy
email :
Tel : +32 2 500 05 48
Skype : durmish.guri
Languages spoken : Français, English, Shqip

Elma Isufi
Trainee – Research and Studies
email :
Skype :
Languages spoken : English, Deutsch, Italiano

Press, communication and events

Léa Agathe Hetz
Project Officer – Communications & Events
email :
Tel : + 32 2 500 05 40
Skype :
Languages spoken : Español, Français, Italiano, English

André Fernandes
Digital Communications Officer
email :
Tel : +32 25000540
Skype : André Fernandes
Languages spoken : Español, Português, Français, English

Digital Communications Officer

Fiorella Lavorgna
Communications Officer
email :
Skype :
Languages spoken : Français, English, Italiano

Territories team

Marine Gaudron
Advisor - Economic, Social and Territorial Cohesion, Local Finances
email :
Tel : +32 2 213 86 93
Skype : marine.gaudron
Languages spoken : English, Français

Carol Thomas
Policy Advisor – Governance and Institutional Relations
email :
Tel : +32 2 500 05 36
Skype : carol.thomas.ccre
Languages spoken : Français, English

Pedro Bizarro
Project lead – Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy - Europe (CoM) & Reference Framework for Sustainable Cities (RFSC)
email :
Tel : +32 2 213 86 95
Skype : pbizarro
Languages spoken : Español, Français, English, Português

Zsofia Salamon
Logistics and Administrative Assistant
email :
Tel : +32 2 500 05 37
Skype : /
Languages spoken : magyar, Français, English

Citizenship team

Annelies Coessens
Gender, Diversity and Migration Officer
email :
Tel : +32 2 500 05 49
Skype :
Languages spoken : Nederlands, Deutsch, Français, English

Hamza Bennis
Officer - Employment, Digitalisation and Public Services
email :
Tel : + 32 470 88 33 42
Skype :
Languages spoken : Italiano, Français, English, Español

Climate and Environment team

Axelle Griffon
Advisor - Environment and mobility
email :
Tel : +32 2 500 05 38
Skype : axelle_griffon_ccre
Languages spoken : Français, English

Marlon Hilden
Climate, Sustainable Finance Officer
email :
Tel : +32 221 38 699
Skype :
Languages spoken : Français, English, Português, Español, Deutsch

Daniela Godinho Lourenço
Head of Administration and Finance
email :
Tel : +32 2 265 09 31
Skype : d.godinho7
Languages spoken : English, Français, Português

Ismael Pérez-Izaguirre Solís
Intern on Climate and Environment Team
email :
Skype :
Languages spoken : Español, Français, English

International Partnerships team

Durmish Guri
Director - External Resources and Knowledge Strategy
email :
Tel : +32 2 500 05 48
Skype : durmish.guri
Languages spoken : Français, English, Shqip

Stanislav Taran
Project Officer - International Partnerships (U-Lead)
email :
Tel : +32 2 842 67 74
Skype :
Languages spoken : English, Українська, Italiano

Boris Tonhauser
Director of Platforma
email :
Tel : + 32 2 500 05 39
Skype : boris.to
Languages spoken : Français, English, slovenčina, Deutsch

Maddalena Fontana
Project Officer – Twinning and Partnerships Building
email :
Tel : +32 2 500 05 44
Skype :
Languages spoken : Français, English, Italiano

Rocío Ballesta Orta
Project Officer – Development Education & Awareness Raising
email :
Tel : +32 2 842 67 75
Skype :
Languages spoken : Français, English, Español

Clémence Lohr
Intern
email :
Skype :
Languages spoken : Français, English

Yaëlle Molle-Robert
Intern - International Partnershiphs
email :
Skype :
Languages spoken : Français, English

Chahaiya Pilkington
Officer - Policy and Advocacy
email :
Tel : +32 2 791 6773
Skype : /
Languages spoken : Italiano, English, Français

Bella Tskhelishvili
Advisor – Eastern Partnership and Geographical Dialogues
email :
Tel : +32 2 842 67 77
Skype : Bella.Tskhelishvili.ccre
Languages spoken : Français, English, ქართული

Chine Venturi
Administrative and Finance Officer - International Partnerships Team
email :
Tel : +32 2 265 09 30
Skype : Chine Venturi CCRE-CEMR
Languages spoken : Español, Français, English

Eva Baños de Guisasola
Adviser – Global Agendas, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Climate
email :
Tel : +32 2 500 05 45
Skype : eva.banos.de.guisasola
Languages spoken : Italiano, Español, Français, English

Hervé Devavry
Advisor - Press and Communication for Platforma
email :
Tel : +32 2 842 67 70
Skype : hervedevavry
Languages spoken : Polski, Français, English

Martin Revault
Attaché to the Secretary General
email :
Tel : +32 2 500 05 30
Skype : martin.revault_2
Languages spoken : English, Français

Francesco Pala
Advisor - Young Elected and Partners Engagement
email :
Tel : +32 2 500 05 47
Skype :
Languages spoken : Italiano, English, Français