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
Anne Marie Begg, Scotland
President
Stien J. Matakupan, Indonesia
Vice-president and Asia Conference Coordinator, CEI 2023 host
Nurten Selda Mersinlioglu, Türkiye
Secretary
Isabel Abrams, USA
Co-Founder, Director of Communications
Julien Beuken, The Netherlands
Treasurer
Elisabeth Brun, Denmark
Immediate Past President
Ali Chou-Li Lin, Taiwan
Georgina, Costa Rica
CEI 2022 host
ASPIA, Portugal
Interim Treasurer
David Lloyd, Israel
Information Technology Advisor
Marina Konopleva, Russia
Multi-Delegation Advisor
Active Educator Advisors to the Board
José Antonio López Tercero Caamaño, Mexico
Tatiana Khodyreva, Russia
Bożena Kurzeja, Poland
Thomas Wong Chi Fai, Hong Kong, China
Karin Warlin, Sweden
Ilse Prenn, Austria
Sadat Toy, Türkiye
Emeritus Founding Board Members
Arjen E.J. Wals, Netherlands
Edward C. Radatz, USA
Past Presidents
Dan Hoynacki, USA
Elisabeth Brun, Denmark
Andrew Cox, Ireland
Birgitta Nordén, Sweden
Emeritus Board Officers
Joke Wals, Netherlands
Corresponding Secretary