Evelyne Paradis

Executive Director

Evelyne Paradis has extensive experience and has been working in the field of human rights for over 10 years. She has worked for the UN High Commission for Human Rights, the Council of Europe and human rights NGOs in Canada. Evelyne completed studies in history, political science and European affairs in Canada and in France. She holds a Master's degree in political science. Evelyne Paradis is originally from Canada.

Before Evelyne became Executive Director, she held the position as Policy Director...

Maxim Anmeghichean

Programmes Director

After graduating from Moldovan State University with dual-degrees in journalism and communication sciences, Max has devoted all of his professional life to the LGBT movement. He led the team that created the LGBT movement in Moldova; developing it into a respected and powerful national and regional organization.

Nationally, he has served on the NGO Council, the National AIDS Network, and on the board of the National Youth Council. As an ILGA-Europe board member for the past three years, he chaired the committee to develop the organi...

Silvan Agius

Policy Director

Silvan is responsible for the areas of employment, LGBT families, transgender rights and multiple discrimination.

He is responsible for the mo...

Juris Lavrikovs

Communications Manager

Juris is originally from Latvia, but joined the office from London where he worked for the leading British lesbian, gay and bisexual rights organisation Stonewall. Initially Juris worked for Stonewall’s Citizenship 21 project which addressed the issues of multiple-discrimination and provided capacity building support for community organisations. Juris also was involved in establishing Stonewall’s information centre and creating and maintaining its website. Juris was also involved...

Olimpia Ciripoiu-Vonica

Finance & Administrative Manager

Originally from Romania, Olimpia has joined ILGA-Europe’s team in December 2006. Prior to joining ILGA-Europe, she worked as Researcher for the Advisory department of Pricewaterhouse Coopers Romania and as Admin/Finance Assistant for Peace Corps Romania. She graduated from the Masters programme in Economics, Central European University (Hungary) in 2005 and holds a Bachelor degree in Business Adminis...

Beth Fernandez

Programmes and Policy Officer

Beth’s key responsibilities are the PRECIS project (Prevention and empowerment in the CIS), which aims to combat the spread of HIV/AIDS and other STIs among LGBT communities via capacity building of LGBT organisations in the NIS. Her particular role is to support the advocacy efforts of partners for inclusive policies on sexual and reproductive health and rights as well as for the enhance...

Lilit Poghosyan

Programmes & Policy Officer

Lilit is responsible for ILGA-Europe’s projects aiming to strengthen the advocacy capacities and competences of local LGBT organisations in the Western Balkans (Step Up! Project) and Turkey and for the policy work related to the EU Enlargement.

Her tasks include monitoring the accession countries’ partnership agreements implementations, particularly...

Richard Köhler

Programmes & Policy Officer

Richard oversees ILGA-Europe’s work on building capacity of the Russian LGBT movement and advocacy before European institutions related to LGBT situation in Russia. Read about the project here.

Richard is an experienced activist from Berlin, Germany, member of the steering Committee of Transgender Europe, and has previously worked for the German...

Joël Le Deroff

Policy & Programmes officer

Joël is French and started working with ILGA-Europe on 1st September 2009. As Policy and Programmes Officer, Joël works on the implementation of ILGA-Europe’s strategy against homophobic and transphobic violence and hate speech, and on the EU asylum policy and the rights of LGBT asylum seekers. His tasks include monitoring the development of the EU, the COE and other institutions’ agendas in these fields, and the implementation of relevant European and national policies and legislations.He therefore works in contact with LGBT organisation...

Nanna Moe

Communications Officer

Nanna is originally from Denmark, and has been involved in LGBT activism since 2001 on various levels in LGBT Denmark - the Danish national LGBT organisation.

Before coming to Brussels and ILGA-Europe, Nanna has worked with communication and marketing of World Outgames 2009 in Copenhagen. This summer, Nanna finished as a MA graduate in Communication from Roskilde University (RUC) in Denmark, and does also hold a BA in Communication and English from Copenhagen Business Sch...

Camille Lambinon

Finance & Administration Officer

Camille is originally from France and joined ILGA-Europe’s team in June 2008. Prior to joining ILGA-Europe, Camille analysed life conditions in old peoples’ homes for the Lyons County. She also worked as a volunteer in different LGBT associations. She graduated from the Human Rights Master’s programme in Strasbourg (thesis on EU actions to improve human rights in China) and holds a Bachelor Degree in International law from Leiden University (Netherlands).

Anna Moskalkova

Project Co-ordinator, Finance & Administration Support

Anna is originally from Russia and joined ILGA-Europe’s team in February 2010.

Anna has completed studies in business administration in hotel management and holds Master of Science degree in hospitality management from Erasmus University Rotterdam (The Netherlands).

Prior to joining ILGA Europe, Anna has worked as producer of international summits for pharmaceutical industry leaders in London.

As Project Coordinator Anna works on supporting ILGA-Europe’s project read more...