IFS Leadership
An international board of directors governs the affairs of IFS. Day-to-day management is supported by an executive director and one communications officer from the hosting organization. The organization is incorporated in the state of New York and its headquarters are currently based in Helsinki, Finland and hosted by the Finnish Federation of Settlement Houses. IFS headquarters rotate between member organizations on a volunteer and voting basis and have been associated with the location of the IFS President.
The volunteer board of directors meets at least four times each year via conference call and once each year in person at a hosting member organization. The board is responsible for developing and approving budgets, guiding policy decisions, setting agendas for conferences and trainings, fundraising, recruiting new members, strategic planning, communicating messages to members, and sharing the resources of IFS with member agencies.
IFS Team
Pentti Lemmetyinen, Chairman of the IFS board
Staffan Lindqvist, Executive Director
Junias Kanyinda, Communication Manager
Board Members
List of Board Members
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Name: Melissa Aase |
Organisation: University Settlement |
Email: maase@universitysettlement.org | Country: NY USA | Position in the IFS board: Board Member |
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Name: Tony Armstrong |
Organisation: Locality | Email: tony.armstrong@locality.org.uk | Country: United Kingdom |
Position in the IFS board: Board Member |
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Name: Anne Babcock |
Organisation: WoodGreen Community Services |
Email: ababcock@woodgreen.org | Country: Toronto Canada | Position in the IFS board: Vice President – North America |
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Name: Frida Dahlberg |
Organisation: Fritidsförbundet | Email: frida.dahlberg@fritidsforbundet.se | Country: Sweden | Position in the IFS board: Board Member |
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Name: Annika Svensson |
Organisation: Askovfonden |
Email: asv@askovfonden.dk |
Country: Denmark |
Position in the IFS board: Board Member |
| Name: Mohammed Ennahili | Organisation: Organisation Alternatives pour l’Enfance et la Jeunesse | Email: ennahili@gmail.com | Country: Rabat Morocco | Position in the IFS board: Board Member |
| Name: Stéphane Coudret | Organisation: Centres Sociaux (FCSF) | Email: scoudret.lesalliers@orange.fr | Country: France | Position in the IFS board: Board Member |
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Name: Sabine Geringer |
Organisation: Wiener Hilfswerk | Email: sabine.geringer@wiener.hilfswerk.at | Country: Austria | Position in the IFS board: Board Member |
| Name: Peter Giczey | Organisation: ÉLETFA | Email: GICZEY.PETER@ELETFAEGYESULET.HU | Country: Hungary | Position in the IFS board: Board Member |
| Name: Veronica Guruceaga | Organisation: Somos Comunidad | Email: vguruceaga@hotmail.com | Country: Venezuela | Position in the IFS board: Vice President – Central and South America |
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| Name: Chris Hanway | Organisation: Riis Neighborhood Settlement | Email: chanway@riissettlement.org | Country: NY USA | Position in the IFS board: Board Member |
| Name: Franco Uda | Organisation: Arci Culture Solidali | Email: uda@arci.it | Country: Italy | Position in the IFS board: Board Member |
| Name: Johanna Holmes | Organisation: Barton Hill Settlement | Email: joannah@bartonhillsettlement.org.uk | Country: United Kingdom | Position in the IFS board: Board Member |
| Name: Etti Isler | Organisation: Israel Association of Community Centers | Email: etisler@matnasim.org.il | Country: Israel | Position in the IFS board: Board Member |
| Name: Roderick Jones | Organisation: Goddard Riverside Community Center | Email: RJones@goddard.org | Country: NY USA | Position in the IFS board: Board Member |
| Name: Pentti Lemmetyinen | Organisation: Finnish Federation of Settlement Houses | Email: pentti.lemmetyinen@setlementti.fi | Country: Helsinki Finland | Position in the IFS board: President |
| Name: Anna Georgies | Organisation: Women’s Union Bihor Romania | Email: anna17hajni@gmail.com | Country: Romania | Position in the IFS board: Board Member |
| Name: Susan Matlof-Nieves | Organisation: Goddard Riverside Community Center | Email: smatloff-nieves@goddard.org | Country: NY USA | Position in the IFS board: Board member |
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| Name: Adair Mosley | Organisation: Pillsbury United Communities, Minneapolis | Email: AdairM@pillsburyunited.org | Country: Minneapolis USA | Position in the IFS board: Board Member |
| Name: Roberta Nassar | Organisation: Organisation: IFS/UN Main Representative | Email: bobbinassar@yahoo.com | Country: NY USA | Position in the IFS board: Board Member |
| Name: Sunday Ofili Ibobor | Organisation: Umuebu Neighborhood House | Email: sibobor@yahoo.ca | Country: Nigeria | Position in the IFS board: Board Member |
| Name: Roy Douglas Otieno | Organisation: Tinada Youth Organisation | Email: roydouglas88@gmail.com | Country: Kenya | Position in the IFS board: Board Member |
| Name: Liz Lougheed Green | Organisation: Association of Neighborhood Houses BC (ANHBC) | Email: elgreen@anhbc.org | Country: Canada | Position in the IFS board: |
| Name: Paul Sekfy | Organisation: Local Community Services Associations (LCSA) | Email:pasekfy@adnet.com.au | Country: Australia | Position in the IFS board: Board Member |
| Name: Thijs van Mierlo | Organisation: Landelijk Samenverkingsverband Actieve bewoners (LSA) | Email: thijs@lsabewoners.nl | Country: Netherlands | Position in the IFS board: Board Member |
| Name: Allison Wallace | Organisation: Greater Cleveland Neighborhood Centers Association. | Email: awallace@gcnca.org | Country: Ohio USA | Position in the IFS board: Board Member |
| Name: Renate Wilkening | Organisation: Nachbarschaftszentrum | Email: renatewilkening@nusz.de | Country: Germany | Position in the IFS board: Vice President – Europe |
| Name: Can Yasmut | Organisation: Local Community Services Associations (LCSA) | Email: can@lcsansw.org.au | Country: Australia | Position in the IFS board: Board Member |
The International Federation of Settlements and Neighborhood Centers (IFS)
