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Stephanie
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Manager and Research Fellow. Stephanie joined the ThinkYoung team in June 2011 and is involved in Project Management, HR and Research at ThinkYoung. She was born and raised in Hannover, Germany and moved to the border triangle (Aachen) to start her studies at Maastricht University. The six month internship at ThinkYoung is an integrated part of her European Studies program. Stephanie loves to travel and explore Europe. One of her great aims is to travel through Europe with InterRail after finishing her Bachelor studies. She is eager to meet young Europeans and exchange ideas to shape the future of Europe. Age: 22, Contact: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |
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Leire
Ariz
Sarasketa
- Media and Communications Officer. Born in Spain, Leire joined Think Young in september of 2011 after getting her degree in Journalism and International Media Program from the University of Navarra. She spent her junior year studying abroad in Washington DC, where she developed her passion for politics and international affairs. After interning for CNN en Español last summer and experiencing the real American lifestyle, she is back where she truly belongs: Europe! At Think Young, she will be the Media and Communications Officer for 6 months. Age: 22, Contact: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |
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Clementine Delisse - Media Officer. Clémentine was born and raised in
Belgium. She studied journalism in the hearth of Europe,
Brussels, and specialized in a degree in european
journalism at IHECS. She has always been interested in
the european affairs, participate at the Erasmus Program
in Lisbon for 6 month and worked for radioshow and radio
campus to explain people what is the impact of
Europe on their daily life.
Age: 22, Contact:
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Nancy Di Girolamo - Project Manager. Born and raised in Bologna, Italy, Nancy is currently taking an internship at Think Young with the European Mobility Programme Leonardo Da Vinci. After a Bacherlor's and Master degree in International relations at the University of Bologna, she took a master in Diplomatic Studies in Rome in order to pursue a diplomatic career. She spent an Erasmus year at Sciences Po Lyon, and she went to Boston, M.A., to finish her thesis on Nuclear Iran. During the university years, Nancy collaborated with local newspapers and in 2010 Nancy worked at the Permanent Representation of Italy to the European Union, in Brussels, for the EU’s Political and Security Committee. She is interested in international relations, EU external relations and diplomacy.
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Erna Tambwe - HR Manager and Office Coordinator.
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Ebba Von Ahlen - Fundraiser.
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Alexandre
Egger
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Project Manager. He holds a Master degree in Economics from Paris-Sorbonne and is currently finishing a Master in European Studies. He spent one year in the University of Alicante (Spain) as a Erasmus student. Before joining ThinkYoung, he worked for the French Minister of Economy in Brazil and for BNP Paribas in Paris. Working in Brussels, Alex is making one of his dreams come true. Age: 27, Contact: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |
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Andrea
Gerosa
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Chief Thinker, Founder and Member of the board. Andrea Gerosa is the founder of ThinkYoung, the first European think tank made by young people for young people in Brussels. He is also the founder of a Swiss based real estate firm that operates investments and advisory. Previously, Andrea worked as an associate consultant for the Oracle Corporation in Spain (www.oracle.com). While studying business administration at Bocconi University in Milan, Andrea worked for four years in the European Confederation of Junior Enterprises (www.jadenet.org), starting off at the consultancy firm JEME Bocconi in 2002, elected President of JADE Italia in 2003 and eventually becoming European President of JADE in 2005. Passionate about history, football and sailing, he loves to spend weekends at the lake Como in Italy, where he was born in 1982. Age: 29, Contact: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |
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Christopher Moore
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Marketing and Corporate Communication. Comes from Stoke-On-Trent in the United Kingdom and is currently taking a year’s internship as part of his International Business degree with Aston University. He arrived at ThinkYoung in July 2011 and looks forward to his year spent in Brussels, being able to live the real European experience. His real passion in life is to travel as much as possible gaining as many new experiences as he can as well as meeting people from all different walks of life. Other interests include football, movies and reading about cultural affairs. Contact: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |
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Alessandro Niccolò Tirapani - Research Fellow. Born and raised in Bologna, Italy, Alessandro Niccolò arrived at Think Young in February 2012 as research fellow. At first, he got a bachelor in economics, and then he earned a MSc in International Management at HEC Lausanne. Interested in political issues, he completed an Erasmus at Freie Universität in Berlin, focusing on International relations. Besides, he has followed his eclectic passion for travelling and discovering, working in some Mediterranean destinations during summer. He has a thing for writing but he does not really like being alone: for this, he loves meeting other young foreigners to develop an European identity. Age: 24, Contact: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
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Laura
Beke
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Member of the writing team and project manager. Committed to ensuring that Young Europeans are heard, Laura joined ThinkYoung in January 2011. Born in Brussels and raised in different parts of the world, Laura holds an MA degree in European Studies from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) and an MSc degree in Political Science from the Vrije Universiteit Brussels (VUB). Eager to understand every aspect of European integration, Laura has worked as a research assistant in Bologna, Brussels and Washington DC. Age: 26, Contact: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |
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Silvia D'Adda - Business developer. Silvia was born in Bergamo, Italy and graduated in
International Economics and Management at Bocconi
University. During her bachelor she had been working in
Brussels for an American NGO and she did her exchange
programme at Universidad Adolfo Ibanez, Chile. She took a
Master in International Coopertion and Development at ISPI
institute, Milan. She started working as project assistant
and then project manager for two international projects,
one approved by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
and the other funded by the European Civil Protection. At
ThinkYoung she is preparing projects proposals and helping
in the implementation of funded projects. Age: 23, Contact:
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Kaltrina
Lloncari
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Member of the Kosovo and Western Balkans department and
writing team. Born and raised in Kosovo, Kaltrina now lives and studies in Belgium, and feels like a Belgian citizen. After a Bachelor's degree in Mass Communication, she is now carrying out a Master's degree in Human Resources Management. She complemented her academic training with an Erasmus semester in Milan. Interested in political issues and diplomacy, she has participated in Model United Nations conferences. Her principal ambition is to one day work in the public institutions of her country, or in international ones as a representative of Kosovo. She would like to see the country where she was born be a part of the European family, with European values where the rights and fundamental freedoms of each will be respected. Age: 24, Contact: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |
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Michela
Palladino
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Member of the writing team. Michela joined ThinkYoung in February 2011. She was born in Naples, Italy, graduated in International Relations at the University of Bologna and took a Master in Human Rights’ Protection. She worked both at the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union; this made her a convinced Europeanist. She’s interested in public affairs, EU external relations and Western Balkans. She handles the Public Relations and works on Project Management. Age: 25, Contact: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |
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Agnès
Quatrevaux
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Project manager. Born in France, Agnès joined ThinkYoung in February 2011. She holds a Master´s degree in European Studies from the Université Sorbonne-Nouvelle in Paris. Agnès spent a year in Cologne (Germany) as an Erasmus student. Before joining ThinkYoung, she worked at the French Ministry of Defense as a research analyst. She is interested in geopolitics, climate change and energy security matters. Age: 24, Contact: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |
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Florent
Barel
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Public Relation and Project Manager. Florent obtained a Master in International Management and Development Issues and a Master of Arts in European Interdisciplinary Studies at the College of Europe and speaks fluent English, French and German. He started working for an international NGO, the Council of Europe and the French Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Poland before initiating a European student consulting network for which was granted the prize of best International European Junior Enterprise Project. He was then elected Vice-President of the European Confederation of Junior Enterprises in charge of Public Affairs and later served as Liaison Officer between the French Presidency of G20 and the International Monetary Fund. Today he is head of European Affairs for the European Institute for Industrial Leadership and working as Public and Media Officer for ThinkYoung. Age: 27, Contact: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |
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Simone
Disegni
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Member of the Writing Team and Project Manager. After achieving his degree in International Relations at the University of Turin, enriched with an intensive year at Sciences Po Paris, he is currently a graduate student at ULB, specializing at the Institute for European Studies. Alongside his studies, he has travelled a lot, has worked for the Institute of Italian Culture in Paris (2008) and in the organization of the first edition of Biennale Democrazia in Turin and has been among the founders of the political laboratory Vetro (2009). A member of the staff of ThinkYoung since February 2010, he takes care of the elaboration and implementation of the projects carried out and is responsible for the selection of articles and pieces of research published. Age: 23, Contact: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |
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Azzurra
Giorgio
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Founder and Member of the Board. Graduated in Economics for Arts, Culture, Communications in 2005 at Bocconi University in Milan, during her studies she started her professional experience in JEME Bocconi, where she was VP and Head of Communication in 2004, then VP and Head of Communication in JADE Italy (2005-2006). In 2007, she was awarded as Most Engaged Junior Entrepreneur from the European network of Junior Enterprises. She completed her education with a Master of Science in General Management in 2007 at Bocconi University. In 2007 she was member of the Marketing and Communication team of Altran, as responsible for Italy; until 2009 she worked as a business analyst at A.T. Kearney, international management consulting firm. Since the end of 2009, she is CEO of Intervieweb, ICT startup located in the Innovative Incubator of Polytechnic University of Turin. Contact: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |
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Lindita
Komani
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Project manager : Western Balkans Projects. Born in Tirana (Albania), she graduated in Business Economics at the University of Graz (Austria) and specialized in two Master studies: Financial and Industrial Management and Business and International Management. Lindita is founding member and developer of several NGOs in Austria, Albania, Kosovo and FYROM in the fields of research, development and (youth) entrepreneurship. In the past years she worked with and developed international teams of young people, and gained extensive experience in management, research and publication. A lover of languages and passionate writer, she collaborates with ThinkYoungsince 2009. Age: , Contact: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |
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Mascha
Wijnberger
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Member of the Writing Team. Born and raised in Maarssen, the Netherlands, Mascha has always had a strong interest in both history, politics and economics. A Bachelor in European Studies at the University of Amsterdam enabled her to combine these interests. In her third year, she decided it was time to discover the land on the other side of the North Sea by doing an Erasmus exchange at the University of Sussex in the United Kingdom. During this exchange, her interest was sparked by the discipline of International Relations. Therefore she decided to pursue her studies at Maastricht University, where she could combine her interest in Interational Relations with European Studies. In her free time, Mascha likes to play volleyball and in winter she loves to go to the alps for a snowboarding trip. Within ThinkYoung Mascha is responsible for the fundraising. Age: 22, Contact: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |
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Stefano
Benini
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Founder and Member of the board. With a degree in Business Economics at Bocconi University in Milan in 2005, he received a Master of Science in General Management from the same University in 2008. During the course of his studies, he was first appointed treasurer and then president of JEME Bocconi in 2004, and then president of JADE Italy during 2005-2006. During his university studies, he has had professional experience in China and the United States, where he was able to deepen his knowledge on themes of cooperation, investment and transnational trade. Since completing his studies, he works as a manager for business development and quality systems for one of the leading groups in the environmental sector in Northern Italy. Age: 27, Contact: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |
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Ignacio Salinas - Alumni Coordinator and Member of the Communications Department. Ignacio Salinas was born in Pamplona (Spain). He holds a double degree both in Philosophy and Journalism from the University of Navarra. He also obtained a Diploma in Political Communication. Interested in communication and international affairs, he worked as an intern in the United Nations Headquarters (New York), concretely in the Department of Public Information (TV Production), and in the radio station Onda Cero (Madrid). In October 2010, he became Communication Officer of ThinkYoung, where he also was part of the project management department. From September 2011 until January 2012, he was member of Russchen Consultants. Ignacio speaks Spanish (his mother tongue), English and French. He has also some notions of Italian.
Age: 26, Contact:
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Anna
Fawdry
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Member of the writing team. Anna joined the ThinkYoung team in September 2010 and is involved in Project Management, HR and Public Relations at ThinkYoung. Anna is a European student; having studied European Social and Political Studies at University College London, she is currently spending an ERASMUS year at Université Libre de Bruxelles. She also feels like a true European citizen, having lived and worked in the UK, France, Belgium and Germany. She is interested in elections and consolidation in new democracies and aims to couchsurf her way through every European country! Age: 22, Contact: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |
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Maria
Holmblad
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Member of the writing team. Age: , Contact: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |
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Corinne
Weis
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Member of the writing team. Corinne joined ThinkYoung in January 2010. She is graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Political Science, and with a master’s programme at the Institute for European Studies in Brussels. Corinne spent a year in Dublin, Ireland, as an Erasmus student. She lives in Brussels and Luxembourg, of which she is a native. Interested in politics, history and art history, she likes to travel and visit European capital cities. Age: 23, Contact: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |
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Mieke
Westra
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Surveys analyst. Due to the interest to support ThinkYoung in their research efforts Mieke joined in December 2010 to help analyzing the surveys. She was born and raised in the Netherlands and completed her bachelor in Economics and business at the University of Utrecht. During her studies she was also in charge of the Utrecht Junior Enterprise, UniPartners, through which she had her first inspiring encounter with ThinkYoung. Age: 24, Contact: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |
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Arianna
Whelan
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Member of the writing team. A true European: Italian-Irish, born and raised in the UK, lucky enough to have attended a European School, with a degree in European Social and Political Studies from University College London obtained in May 2009. It was while on exchange at Sciences-Po Paris in 2008 that a fascination with corruption and organised crime was born, subjects of many an essay and dissertation. This background has led to a conviction that the European Union is the best answer we have to global challenges, and an opportunity our generation must make the most of! Employment has included jobs as varied as working for Nectar Italia in Milan, market research, putting linguistic skills to good use in voluntary translation projects (and the odd bit of agricultural work!) but it is a (slightly unusual) passion for treaties which has led to a Masters in International Law at IHEID in Geneva from September 2010. Age: 23, Contact: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |
