Meet the new 2024 Executive Committee of CTIF
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At the Delegates Assembly in Oslo, June 20, 2024, a new Executive Commission was formed when one new vice president and a new Treasurer were voted in.
The number of Vice Presidents in the EC is now raised from 7 to 8, after an official vote in the matter at Delegates Assembly in Vienna 2023.
One new vice president, Zisoula Ntasiou, Greece, was voted in after Russia's mandate in the EC expired at this Delegates Assembly. She is also the secretary of the CTIF Forest Fire Commission. She is a Fire Lieutenant Colonel in the Hellenic Fire Corps, and wors for the General Secretariat for Civil Protection and the Ministry for Climate Crisis and Civil Protection. Ms Ntasiou graduated from the Hellenic Fire Academy in 2002, and holds a master degree in Forestry.
Milan Dubravac, Slovenia, was also re-elected AT Delegates Assembly 2024 for another four year term as president of CTIF! Mr Dubravac was elected in 2020 at the Virtual Delegates Assembly held during the pandemic, and has since brought several new members and Memorandums of Understandings (MoUs) to CTIF.
CTIF is looking forward to 4 more years under his leadership!
Taina Hanhikoski, Finland, was also re-elected as one of CTIF's eight vice presidents, for another four year term .
The CTIF Executive Committee meets physically at least twice a year to follow up CTIF actions, projects and the work of CTIF commissions and to prepare proposals to be submitted to the Delegates’ Assembly.
Since 2019, the Executive Committee also meets monthly for 1-2 hours through video conferencing. During the 2020-2021 Pandemic, all meetings have been conducted online.
From the left, Lower Row: Nedeljko Vukalović. (Croatia ) Marc Mamer (Luxembourg, current Treasurer) Dennis Davis (UK - Senior Advisor) Milan Dubravac (Slovenia - Pres), Tom Van Esbroeck (Belgium - Special Advisor and new Treasurer from Jan 2025) Zisoula Ntasiou (Greece) Bjorn Ulfsson, Communications Office (Sweden / Canada)
Upper row from the left: Roman Sykora (General Secretary, Austria) Martin Nekula (Czech Republic) Christophe Marchal (France),Yvonne Näsman (Sweden) Taina Hanhihoski (Finland) Otto Drozd (USA) Luc Faes (Belgium).
Neza Strmole (Slovenia) - CTIF Staff Secretary) is missing from this photo.