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Assembly of European Regions

Connecting regions, inspiring Europe since 1985

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Meet the AER team

Contact details

E-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

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