The Board

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 comprises an active Board, which sets the direction for DbI, and its standing committees: the Management Committee ManCom, which is responsible for implementing decisions and day-to-day business, the Communications Committee ComCom which handles communications, the Fundraising Committee FundCom, which is responsible for securing sufficient financial resources, and the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee DEICom, which deals with precisely these issues.

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

Andrea Wanka Andrea Wanka
at the moment delegated to Anne Schoone
DbI Charge Network
Cathy Proll Cathy Proll
Sensity
ManCom – DbI Secretariat
SHOW EMAIL
Esther van Dijk Esther van Dijk
Royal Kentalis
ManCom – DbI Treasurer
SHOW EMAIL
Frank Kat Frank Kat
SWVPO 3006
ManCom – DbI Past President
Lindsay Blasdell Lindsay Blasdell
ManCom – DbI Secretariat
SHOW EMAIL
Mary Maragia Mary Maragia
ManCom – DbI Vice President
SHOW EMAIL
Meredith Prain Meredith Prain
Deafblind Australia
ManCom – DbI Vice President
SHOW EMAIL
Mirko Baur Mirko Baur
DeafBlind Inclusion
ManCom – DbI President
SHOW EMAIL
Tommy Tindahl Tommy Tindahl
Centre of Communication and Special needs, formerly Center for Deafblindness and Hearing Loss, Denmark
Trees van Nunen-Schrauwen Trees van Nunen-Schrauwen
Royal Kentalis
ManCom – DbI Network Coordinator
SHOW EMAIL

Non-Voting Board Observers