ENGSO Youth Alumni Club

The ENGSO Youth Alumni Club connects alumni members of ENGSO Youth with an aim to inspire, feel connected to the organisation, to support and advise on the development of ENGSO Youth and to represent and share expert opinion on the ENGSO Youth working fields: Youth empowerment, Sustainability, Sport diplomacy, Health, Education&Employability, Social Inclusion by, for and through Grassroots Sports.

Current members of our Alumni Club

Dr. Paolo Emilio Adami

Medical Manager, Health and Science Department, World Athletics

Sports Medicine, Exercise Physiology, Thermophysiology, Sustainability and Air Quality, Prevention of Abuse and Harassment in Sport, HEPA

Maria

Asc

Freelance faciliator (Non-Formal Education/Gestalt-oriented Organisation Development)

Youth empowerment, Education & Employability, Education through sports

Anett

Fodor

Freelancer Sports Event & Project Manager

Event management, volunteering, youth empowerment, ETS

Bence

Garamvölgyi

Managing Director of the Budapest Sports Service Provider Public Nonprofit Ltd, President of the Budapest Association for International Sports

Sports diplomacy, EU sport and youth policies, project management

Iva

Glibo

Research Associate, Technical University of Munich

Sustainable development in sport organisations

Anna Martirosyan

Physical therapist, lecturer at ASIPCS

Healthy, sport, digital rehabilitation

Rachel

May

Founding Director of Mhor Outdoor

Social inclusion; diversity; inclusion in the outdoors; mountain leadership

Floriane

Poncet-RIEF

ENGSO Project and Equality Officer

Equality and diversity, EU projects, social and political sciences

Ivana Pranjić

Lecturer in Sports Diplomacy at Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Zagreb; Project Manager at WSF (Worldsnowboard Federation), IOC Safeguarding in Sport Officer

Sports diplomacy, Safeguarding in Sport

Dillon RICHARDSON

Director of Membership Services and Sport Development, World Flying Disc Federation

Education, Para Sport, Sport Development, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Christian Saleh Hajj

Lecturer in Sports History, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1

PE & Olympic Education, Volunteering, Sports Management

Marisa Schlenker

Programme manager and sport for development consultant

Gender equality in sport, sustainable development

Marianne Skopal

Reasearcher at the Competence Center for Social Work (FH Campus Wien)

Inclusion, Sustainability, Education for Sustainable Development

Laura-Maria

LEHISTE

Development Officer at ISCA (International Sport and Culture Association)

Physical activity, mental health, meaningful youth engagement, diversity and inclusion

KARINE

TEOW

ITTF Group Head of Sustainability

Sport for development, sustainability

SANDRA

ZWICK

Director European Policy, EU Foreign Trade Promotion, DIHK

Intercultural understanding, Economic Diplomacy, Planning and Organization

Mariann Bardocz-Bencsik

Media Manager at the World Curling Federation

Sport and the SDGs, sustainable sport events, sport media

Gena Sturgon

Training Specialist/ Unified Action Partner, Vertex Aerospace (V2X); PhD Candidate in Peace and Security, Coventry University

Youth empowerment; inclusion and diversity; female empowerment; cross-cultural exchange; youth-adult partnerships; participant-centered facilitation; sport for development and peace

Miikka Neuvonen

Business Advisor, Community Manager at Business Helsinki, Helsinki Education Hub

Startups, major sport events, international networking, olympism, sport technology

Julien Buhajezuk

Fields of expertise - International Sport Events, Executive Education, Olympic Management, Dual Career, Sports Management, Olympic Education

Dr Niki Koutrou

Principal Lecturer, Sport and Event Management, University of Sunderland in London, United Kingdom/ ENGSO Project Manager (BAGS/ CHANGE)

Fields of expertise: volunteering, legacy, sustainability, inclusion, sport events

Sofie Korbee

NOC*NSF - Corporate Affairs

Program manager International Affairs & Topsport Events

Nicole Barmasse

Legal Counsel - Lega Serie A

Media rights, sponsorship rights, sports law, sports events

Filipa Godinho

Pro-Rector of the University of Coimbra, Portugal

Sports management, education through sports and dual career

Francesco Fiorini

International Relations Manager at the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)

International Relations, Sport governance, Sport development, Sport organisation strategy

Marianna Cardoso

Coordinator at the University of Coimbra Sports Services

Education, Physical Activity

Daniel Marchi

Executive Office of the President & CEO, German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB)

Athletes’ relations, sports diplomacy, project management

Fábio Silva

Senior Policy Officer, Portuguese Institute of Sport and Youth

International Sport Policy, Sport Statistics and Data, Public Policy and Administration, Sport Management, International Relations

Panos Papageorgiou

Project Manager - EPSI [European Platform for Sport Innovation]

Sport Management, Sport Innovation, EU Projects

Fatima Ahmadova

Major sport events professional

Olympic Studies and management of olympic games

Marianna Pikul

European Projects Coordinator, Polish University Sport Association & Polish Olympic Committee

Education&Employability, Event Management, Sport Volunteering, EU Projects

Jack Needham

Consultant, sportanddev

Technology, Partnerships, Project Management

Nenad Borković

Consultant at Borkinson

EU funding opportunities

Laurence Watticant

Project coordinator Erasmus+

Health, sports, healthy lifestyle, self-development

Luka Boerger

Coordinator for High Performance Surfing at the German Surf Federation

Sport diplomacy and Education

Orsolya Tolnay

Project Manager at Innovationsmanufaktur / Member of the Board of Directors at Sport and Sustainability International

Impact-oriented project design and management, quality assurance / health-enhancing physical activity, social innovation and sustainability

Filip Filipic

Sr. Strategic Engagement Manager

Enterprise Agility, Value Streams, Design Thinking, Cloud Computing, Volunteering, Education & Employability, Social Inclusion.

Stefan Ferencz

Grants Officer at Aston Villa Foundation

Fundraising, Partnerships, Sport for Development

Zane Skujina-Rubene

Member of the Parliament in Latvia; Project manager in Latvian Paralympic committee; NGO Activist

Social inclusion, Sports for people with disability, Sport diplomacy, Sports governing bodies

Khoudjia HouHou

PhD/Assistant Professor of economics and sport management at National Higher School of Statistics and Applied Economics (ENSSEA Algiers)

Sustainability, education and inclusion

Why ENGSO Youth Alumni Club?

To inspire the Alumni community of ENGSO Youth to feel connected to the organisation, to support and advise on the development of ENGSO Youth and to represent and share expert opinion on the ENGSO Youth working fields:

- Youth empowerment
- Sustainability
- Sport diplomacy
- Health
- Education&Employability
- Social Inclusion

Your role in the Alumni Club

- To support ENGSO Youth in reaching its strategic goals.
- To enhance the reputation and profile of ENGSO Youth by sharing expertise within and outside of the network.
- To stay connected with the ENGSO Youth Committee, Young delegates and Alumni Club members.

Who can join the Alumni Club?

- Former ENGSO Youth Committee members
- Former ENGSO Youth Young delegates
- Former ENGSO Youth staff members (If you have been involved with ENGSO Youth for at least 1 year)

List of benefits

For ENGSO Youth:

- Knowledge Hub;
- Community;
- Advocacy channel;
- Brand awareness; Information and opportunities.

For Alumni Club members:

- Connection;
- Invitations to the events;
- Ensuring the legacy;
- Alignment with the career goals;
- Resources
- Recognition.

For Young Delegates:

- Subject matter expertise development;
- Mentoring via “Ask me anything” sessions;
- Information and opportunities;
- Network development.

How to apply?

Fill in the application form: click here

Please note, that after filling in the application form you will be enrolled to ENGSO Youth Alumni Club. ENGSO Youth Alumni Club meetings will be organised once per year (online or in physical means). ENGSO Youth newsletter and other possible engagement opportunities will be sent via Alumni Club contact group.