Meet the AER team
Contact detailsE-mail: info(at)aer.eu
Phone: +32 2 400 10 54
Brussels office: Rue d’Arlon 63-67, 1040 Bruxelles, Belgium
Strasbourg office: 6 Rue Oberlin, 67000 Strasbourg, France
Alba Iulia office: Piata Ion I.C. Bratianu, 1 – RO-510118 Alba Iulia
Secretary General
| Secretary General Vania Freitas Tel: +32 2 400 10 86 E-mail: v.freitas(at)aer.eu Skype ID: vaniamisafreitas Languages: pt, en, fr, es | ![]() |
Member Relations
Member Relations Coordinator
Justin Sammon
Tel: +32 2 400 10 85
E-mail: j.sammon(a)aer.eu
Languages: en
• Single point of contact for regions
• Induction of new members
• Members’ happiness

Policy
Advocacy
Institutional Relations & Advocacy Coordinator
Gisela Guarí Cañada
Tel: +32 2 400 1004
E-mail: g.guari(at)aer.eu Languages: es, cat, en, it
- Institutional relations
- Advocacy strategy
- Political Bureau & Task Forces coordination

Programmes
Programmes Coordinator
Jeanne Demonque
Tel: +32 2 400 1020
E-mail: j.demonque(at)aer.eu
Languages: fr, en, es
• Eurodyssey
• Youth Regional Network
• Summer Academy

Projects
European Projects Coordinator
Mirjam de Jong
E-mail: m.dejong(at)aer.eu Languages: nl, en
- EU project management
- EU project finances
- EU project communications

Finance & Administration
Financial and Administrative Manager
Samira Herizi
Tel:
E-mail: finance(at)aer.eu
Languages: fr, en
• General finances & administration
Communications & Events
Communications & Events Coordinator
Barbara Polin
Tel: +39 3405218187
E-mail: b.polin(at)aer.eu
Languages: en, it, fr
• Communications
• Event Management
• Partnerships & membership engagement

Johanna Pacevicius
Policy & Knowledge Transfer Coordinator
on leave
- Mutual Learning
- Thematic Coordination
- Working Groups
Our Interns
The AER Secretariat is supported by brilliant interns.
Programmes Assistant (Eurodyssey)
Currently vacant
E-mail:
Languages:
Knowledge Transfer and Policy Assistant
Currently Vacant
Email: knowledge(at)aer.eu Languages:
- Knowledge transfer & community building
- Support to peer learning activities
- Content creation
Interns are hired on a rolling basis to support the AER Secretariat in Brussels and Strasbourg.
If you are interested in carrying out a traineeship with the AER as part of your studies, you can contact [email protected] for more information.
Will you be our next colleague? Check out our job vacancies.
The AER Office in Alba Iulia works to foster the link between regions from Southeast Europe and regions from the whole of Europe in the framework of the events and activities of AER. The office was established 2007 under an agreement between AER and Alba County Council, with the intention to establish an effective cooperation and to provide a proper framework for AER activities in Romania and Southeast Europe.
| Cornelia Carmen Madaras Advisor, Foreign Affairs Office Mobile: +40 749 279 536 E-mail: cornelia_madaras(at)yahoo.com Languages: fr, en, ro |
| George Sinca Advisor, President’s Office Mobile: +40 741 244 951 E-mail: georgesinca(at)cjalba.ro Languages: fr, en, ro |

