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Steering Committee

The Steering Committee is the administrative body of the Platform. It is composed of up to 9 elected representatives from its member networks. The Committee is in charge of the daily administrative tasks of the association and of the implementation of the work programme adopted by the General Assembly.

Elisa Gambardella

Elisa is the Education and Lifelong Learning Coordinator in SOLIDAR, and a Plenary member of the Conference on the Future of Europe on behalf of the Civil Society Convention. She is based in Brussels.

President
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Raffaela Kihrer

Raffaela represents the European Association for the Education of Adults and works at EAEA as Secretary General.

General Secretary
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Jon Harding

Jon currently works as the External Funding & Bid Manager for European projects at Bridgwater and Taunton College. He is the UK national representative in the EfVET Steering Group Committee

Treasurer
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Chiara Piccolo

Chiara is the Head of European Affairs of the Learning for Well-being Foundation where she oversees the advocacy work and strategy for EU policies on social welfare, well-being, child rights and participation.

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Giulia Meschino

Giulia is Secretary General of the European Vocational Training Association (EVTA) where she is in charge of the development and implementation of the network’s strategy.

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Piotr Sadowski

Piotr has been Secretary General of Volonteurope since 2008. He was directly involved in the advocacy and implementation of the 2011 European Year of Volunteering.

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Caridad Alarcón

Caridad is a young social educator and youth activist from Spain with a notable background in student representation and advocacy. Her activism began during her high school years, where I co-founded the Asociación de Estudiantes (ADEA) at IES Alquibla in Murcia and later contributed as a board member to the Organising Bureau of European School Student Unions (OBESSU), one of Europe’s largest student organisations.

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Dea Kralj

Dea is working as Head of Projects at All Digital where she oversees the project team and ensures the timely development of project deliverables. She has been working with Erasmus+ and EU-funded projects since 2020, specialising in digital inclusion, education, and skills.

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Balázs Németh

Dr. habil Balázs Németh is an associate professor in ALE at the University of Pécs in policy studies and learning cities. He has participated in several European projects and beyond academic work, he is an EPALE Ambassador for Hungary. Dr. Németh represents the UniPécs in Erasmus+ KA3 PDS4BST project.

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General Assembly

The General Assembly is the highest body of the association. It defines the annual priorities and objectives of the Platform and its work programme. Headed by the President, its annual meeting is attended by all its members (May/June).

The Secretariat ensures the day-to-day management of the LLLPlatform
Brikena Xhomaqi
Director

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Andrea Lapegna
Deputy Director

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Maria Farruggia
Administrative and HR Manager

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Pauline Boivin
Project and Policy Manager

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Andrei Frank
Policy and Advocacy Coordinator

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Veronica Arduino
Project and Policy Coordinator

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Erika María Rodríguez Somlyay
Policy and Project Coordinator

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María Fernanda Arguedas
Communication Assistant

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Joan Ventura
Projects and Communication Assistant

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