Europe Regional Representative Election

Candidate Statements and eBallot

Voting Instructions

We are pleased to present to you the candidates for election for the position of the Europe Regional Representative to the IAVE Board of Directors. On this page, you will find the candidates’ statements and biographies.

How to Vote

IAVE election procedures require all voters to identify themselves so that they can be checked against the list of current members eligible to vote. Please provide your unique “Passcode”, which was emailed to you, to submit your vote below. 

Each member receives one vote. If you are both an individual member and representative of an organizational member, you may vote once in each role, but on separate e-ballots, using two unique passcodes. 

Please note that this election has a historically large slate of qualified candidates. Thus, IAVE reserves the right to hold a run-off election should this be deemed necessary. If this is the case, we will provide further details following the initial vote.

The deadline for voting is 12:00 PM EDT (UTC-4) on Thursday, June 5, 2025.

Election Rules

  1. Only members currently paid as of April 2, 2025 are eligible to vote.
  2. Nominees must conform to the highest ethical standard of behavior throughout the election process. Candidates are expected to refrain from “negative campaigns” focused on their opponents but rather are expected to emphasize their vision for IAVE in the region and their own plans and qualifications. Candidates found not to be following this guideline may be declared ineligible for election.

Candidate Statements

Please click on the candidates' photos to read their election statements.

Clément Douault

Switzerland
Associate Director, People Giving, Matching and Volunteering, Novartis

Viacheslav Ivanov

Russia
Chief Expert, Center for Studies of Civil Society and Nonprofit Sector, The National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE)

Almudena Perez Molina

Spain
Director of Sustainability and Corporate Social Impact, Fundación Hazloposible

Sanda Rakocevic

Montenegro
Executive Director, ADP-Zid

Michaela Rýgrová

Czech Republic
Community Outreach Manager and Nonprofit Liaison, Vlna pomoci (Wave of Help)

Perdita Wingerter

Germany
Managing Director and Founder, Gemeinsam leben & lernen in Europa (Living and Learning Together Within Europe)

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