Our Leadership & Staff
The NEF board Members have leadership positions in their respective foundations.
The NEF Staff encompasses the NEF operations team and the different collaborative projects staff.
Board
NEF team
Operations team
Peggy Saïller
NEF Executive Director
peggy.sailler@nef-europe.org
Jimmy Halpern
Senior Finance Manager
jimmy.halpern@nef-europe.org
Valentina D'Arrigo
Grantmaking Manager
valentina.darrigo@nef-europe.org
Tanguy Peigneur
HR & Payroll Manager
tanguy.peigneur@nef-europe.org
Collaboratives’ Staff
Elisa Peter
Director - Civitates
elisa.peter@civitates-eu.org
Eszter Szücs
Senior Programme Manager - Civitates
eszter.szucs@civitates-eu.org
Claudio Cesarano
Senior Programme Manager – Civitates
claudio.cesarano@civitates-eu.org
Samuel Sigere
Programme & Grant Officer - Civitates
samuel.sigere@civitates-eu.org
Catherine Miller
Director - European AI & Society Fund
catherine.miller@europeanaifund.org
Peggye Totozafy
Senior Partnerships Manager - European AI & Society Fund
peggye.totozafy@europeanaifund.org
Alexandra Toth
Fund Manager – European AI & Society Fund
alexandra.toth@europeanaifund.org
Līva Vikmane
Networks and Communications Manager - European AI & Society Fund
liva.vikmane@europeanaifund.org
Nadège Lharaig
Senior Programme Manager - Alliance for Gender Equality in Europe
nadege.lharaig@nef-europe.org
Iva Petkovic
Senior Communications and Learning Manager - Alliance for Gender Equality in Europe
iva.petkovic@alliance-genderequality.org
Maria Cipriani
Programme Officer - Alliance for Gender Equality in Europe
maria.cipriani@nef-europe.org
Daniela Nofal
Programme Manager - Alliance for Socially Engaged Arts
daniela.nofal@nef-europe.org
Laurent Grolleau
Programme Manager - JAFOWA
laurent.grolleau@nef-europe.org
Médoune Mbengue
Deputy Program Manager - JAFOWA
medoune.mbengue@nef-europe.org
Sophie Ngo-Diep
Co-Director - EPIM
sophie.ngo-diep@epim.info
Michela Bramardi
Programme Manager - EPIM
michela.bramardi@epim.info