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
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
Akhil Paul
Andrea Wanka
Caroline Lindstrom
Carolyn Monaco
Cathy Proll
Dong-ic Choi
Duncan Guy
Esther van Dijk
Frank Kat
Irina MoiseevaDeafblind Support Resource Center, Moscow
ManCom – DbI Information Officer
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Lindsay Blasdell
Joe Gibson
Lynette McKeown
Mary Maragia
Melissa Glomb
Meredith Prain
Mirko Baur
Nikki Morris
Pawlos Kassu
Ricard LopezDbI European Deafblind Network
FESOCE – Federación Española de Sordoceguera (Spanish Federation of Deafblind)
Richard Kramer
Richard Mativu
Roxanna Spruyt-Rocks
Sara Kiener
Saskia Damen
Sherry Grabowski
Simon Allison
Sonja van de Molengraft
Tommy TindahlCentre of Communication and Special needs, formerly Center for Deafblindness and Hearing Loss, Denmark
Ton Roelofs
Trees van Nunen-Schrauwen
Walter Wittich
Yvette GallegosNon-Voting Board Observers
Sanja TarczayManagement Committee
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.
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Communication Committee
Communication Committee (ComCom) is responsible for DbI’s outreaching communication and its development.
To reach all ComCom Members: SHOW EMAIL
ComCom Accessibility Team Coordinator
Vikram ChoudharyComCom Member Latin America
Carolyn SanchezMeet us and our mission and get in touch!
Fundraising Committee
Fundraising Committee (FundCom) is responsible for DbI’s fundraising and its development.
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Research Funding Specialist
Atul JaiswalCorporate Networker
Vikram ChoudharyFunding Specialist
Nikki MorrisFunding Specialist
Alex BizzarriDiversity Equity Inclusion Committee
DEICom is DbI’s newest Committee. It assists DbI’s Board and ManCom with the creation and execution of DEI strategies in concert with DbI’s DEI Policy by which DbI actively manages and encourages DEI across the organisation and throughout the world.
Contact e-mail for DEICom: SHOW EMAIL
DEICom members:
- Agnes Pius Kivike
- Basem Abdel Ghaffar
- Harriet Malichi
- Mirko Baur (Chair)
- Roxanna Spruyt (DbI Governance Officer)
- Sini Regi Thomas
- Steve Rose