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Meet the team
Board members

Péter Kéri
President
Hungary

Helen Bennett
Vice-president
UK

Tineke Mollema
Board Member
The Netherlands

Leo Finn
Board member
The Netherlands

Raluca Nica
Board member
Romania

Myriam Bea
Secretary – General
Germany

Jacinta Hastings
Treasurer
Ireland

Jyrki Nieminen
Board member
Finland

Matt Muijen
Board member
The Netherlands

Hilkka Karkkainen
Former President
Finland
Secretariat

Nigel Olisa
Executive Director

Cecilia Angulo
Projects and Policy Manager

Karl Lavó
Policy and Communications Officer

Erik Van der Eycken
EU Research Project Manager

Christine Marking
MEP Alliance for Mental Health Coordinator

Chiara Samele
Senior Consultant
Honorary advisors

John Bowis
Malta

Dolores Gauci
Malta
History
Policy
Annual reports
Statutes
Financial information
GAMIAN-Europe’s main and invaluable important resource consists of the personal and voluntary
engagement of its members. Furthermore, we receive unrestricted grants from a number of healthcare
companies. This cooperation is strictly in line with the EFPIA Code Of Practice On Relationships With Patient Organisations.
Who can join us
GAMIAN-Europe currently brings together a wide variety of organisations (local, regional and national) from almost all European countries. Any organisation, operating in the field of mental health who shares our objectives can become a member.
There are two types of membership:
- full members are those organisations active in the mental health domain and that ensure active participation of patients in their board and within the activities of the organisation,
- associate members are those organisations individuals with an interest in mental health


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secretariat@gamian.eu
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Rue du Trône 60, 1050 Ixelles, Belgium