International Board
The organization of Caretakers of the Environment International is the responsibility of an international board of directors consisting of a President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, Director/Communications, Director/Networking, and Editor of Global Forum. The board meets twice a year; during or immediately following the conference, and three to eight months prior to the next conference. The Board is responsible for the following tasks:
- the management of the organization
- selecting countries wishing to host a conference
- advising and supporting the development of the annual conference
- stimulation of co-operation of teachers and students from various countries by means of:
- development of the international network
- the production and distribution of a newsletter
- encourage the development of joint projects between conferences
- evaluating the progress of Caretakers of the Environment International and its direction.
International Board of Directors
Elisabeth Jørgensen Brun, Denmark
President
Fátima Matos Almeida, Portugal
Vice-President and Treasurer
Anne Marie Begg, Scotland
Secretary
Isabel Abrams, USA
Co-Founder, Director of Communications
Dan Hoynacki, USA
Resources & Development
Ilse Prenn, Austria
Conference Host 2018
Ali (Chou-Li) Lin, Taiwan
Global Forum Editor in Chief
Antoni Salamon, Poland
Website Host
Stien J. Makatupan, Indonesia
Asia Conference Coordinator
Nurten Selda Mersinlioglu, Turkey
Incoming Conference Host
Information Technology Advisor
David Lloyd, Israel
Active Educator Advisors to the Board
Kenneth Ochoa, Colombia
Scott Sim, Japan
Tony(Wing Kin) Leung, Hong Kong
Thomas Wong, Hong Kong, China
Karin Warlin, Sweden
Ilse Prenn, Austria
Nurten Selda Mersinlioglu, Turkey
Marina Konopleva, Russia
Emeritus Founding Board Members
Arjen E.J. Wals, Netherlands
Edward C. Radatz, USA
Past Presidents
Andrew Cox, Ireland
Birgitta Nordén, Sweden
Emeritus Board Officers
Joke Wals, Netherlands
Corresponding Secretary