We are pleased to announce that the membership of the European Dementia Carers Working Group (EDCWG) has been renewed and that the new incarnation of the group officially began its mandate after the Annual General Meeting of Alzheimer Europe (18 June 2024). As of 15 July 2024, the group has voted in its Executive members, with Trevor Salomon (United Kingdom) becoming the group's new Chairperson and Sonata Mačiulskytė (Lithuania) its new Vice-Chairperson. Many congratulations to them both.
The EDCWG is now composed of the following 15 members, five of whom are new to the group:
Chairperson
Trevor Salomon, United Kingdom ♂
Vice-Chairperson
Sonata Mačiulskytė, Lithuania ♀
Members
• Peter Banda, Slovakia ♂
• Paddy Crosbie, Ireland ♂
• Sylva Dneboská, Czechia ♀
• Chris Ellermaa, Estonia ♀
• Emil Emilsson, Iceland ♂ (new member)
• Annick Germeys, Belgium ♀ (new member)
• Zornitsa Karagyozova, Bulgaria ♀
• Barry Northedge, United Kingdom ♂
• Hatice Sertaç Süslü, Turkey ♀ (new member)
• Liv Thorsen, Norway ♀
• Olivera Vasilevska Danev, North Macedonia ♀ (new member)
• Roslynn Vella, Malta ♀ • Christina Zioga, Greece ♀ (new member).
The EDCWG was launched by Alzheimer Europe and its member associations in 2022. The group is composed both of current carers, relatives and supporters of people with dementia, and of people with prior experience in a carer’s role, within the five years prior to their first nomination to the group. In tandem with the European Working Group of People with Dementia (EWGPWD) - a group composed entirely of people living with dementia themselves and set up by Alzheimer Europe and its members in 2012 – the carers group works to ensure that the activities, projects and meetings of Alzheimer Europe duly reflect the priorities and views of carers and supporters of people with dementia. The group operates independently and members elect their own Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson. The Chairperson is also an ex-officio member on the Board of Alzheimer Europe, with full voting rights. For more information about the group, see: https://www.alzheimer-europe.org/about-us/european-dementia-carers-working-group
Alzheimer Europe would like to express its gratitude to outgoing members Magnús Karl Magnússon (Iceland), Filomena Martins Cunha (Portugal), Paola Borghesi (Italy) for their important contributions and we wish them all the best for the future.
