DbI has a wide range of members, both corporate and individual, from all over the world.
Participation of the members and collaboration with other umbrella organizations are vital to DbI’s success.
Our management structure has an active Board which guides DbI`s direction, a Management Committee to provide the engine for action, a Communication Committee taking care of the outreaching communication and a Fundraising Committee looking for sufficient financial resources.
DbI is a NPO and everyone involved on the Board and in the Committees does so in a voluntary capacity, possibly supported by their organizations.
Corporate membership fees are set to reflect the relative financial strength of the organization, individual membership comes for free.
DbI has a complete document outlining the organizational structure.
The board is responsible for advising and managing the organization and meets once a year. It comprises representatives from large and small corporate members and networks. It considers and discusses all matters related to the strategic direction and operation of DbI in pursuing its objectives.
DbI Management Committee (ManCom) and the following Large & Small Corporate Members and Network Leaders make up DbI Board:
Voting Board Members
Raquel Alba Martin
ONCE – Spanish National Organisation of the Blind
Coordinator of the Deafblind Department
RAAM&&once*es
Katherine Holland, delegated to Gloria Rodriguez Gil
Perkins School for the Blind
gloria*rodriguez&&perkins*org
Henriette Hermann Olesen
Centre of Communication and Special needs (formerly Center for Deafblindness and Hearing Loss, Denmark
henriette*olesen&&rn*dk
Mirko Baur
Tanne, Swiss Foundation for Persons with Deafblindness
ManCom – DbI President
m*baur&&deafblindinternational*org
Ricard Lopez
DbI European Deafblind Network
FESOCE – Federación Española de Sordoceguera (Spanish Federation of Deafblind)
rlopez&&sordoceguera*com
Non-Voting Board Observers
Lord Colin Low
International Board for Education of People with Visual Impairment (ICEVI)
colin*low&&rnib*org*uk
Irina MoiseevaDeafblind Support Resource Center, Moscow
ManCom – Acting DbI Information Officer
i*moiseeva&&so-edinenie*org
A Management Committee (ManCom) is appointed by Board to undertake executive action.
The current ManCom comprises the President, two Vice Presidents, the Governance Officer, the Information Officer, the Network Coordinator, the Secretary, the Treasurer and the Immediate Past President.
President
Mirko Baur
m*baur&&deafblindinternational*org
Vice Presidents
Meredith Prain
meredith*prain&&ableaustralia*org*au
Mary Maragia
mary*maragia&&gmail*com
Governance Officer
Jackie Brennan
jackie&&obs*org
Information Officer
Irina Moiseeva
i*moiseeva&&so-edinenie*org
Network Coordinator
Trees van Nunen-Schrauwen
T*vanNunen&&kentalis*nl
Secretariat
Cathy Proll / Sue Hall
dbi-secretariat&&sensity*ca
Treasurer
Esther van Dijk
es*vandijk&&kentalis*nl
Immediate Past President
Frank Kat
Frank*kat&&outlook*com
ComCom is responsible for DbI’s outreaching communication and its development.
Passionately active are:
- Graciela Ferioli (i.a. DbI Social Media Pioneer)
- Mary Maragia (i.a. DbI Vice-President)
- Irina Moiseeva (i.a. Acting DbI Information Officer)
- Mirko Baur (i.a. Chair ComCom)
- Roxanna Spruyt-Rocks (i.a. ComCom Communication Ambassadors Coordinator)
- Trees van Nunen-Schrauwen (i.a. DbI Network Coordinator)
- Vikram Choudhary (i.a. ComCom Accessibility Team Coordinator)
Meet us and our mission and get in touch!
Video with ComCom-Crew of 2020
FundCom is responsible for DbI’s fundraising and its development.
Passionately active are:
- Esther van Dijk (i.a. DbI`s Treasurer)
- Mirko Baur (i.a. Chair ComCom)
- Roxanna Spruyt-Rocks (i.a. ComCom Communication Ambassadors Coordinator)
- Vikram Choudhary (i.a. ComCom Accessibility Team Coordinator)
- Atual Jaiswal atul*jaiswal&&umontreal*ca
- Meredith Prain meredith*prain&&ableaustralia*org*au