Trustees 2026-2028

Elected at General Assembly on 6th July 2026 for the period of 2026-2028.

Board of Directors

Photo portrait of Barbara Poli

President

Barbara Poli
email: barbara.poli@aniridia.eu
phone: +39 348 722 43 99

Vice-President

Denice Toews
email: denice.toews@aniridia.eu

Photo portrait of Tord Håkonsen

Treasurer

Tord Håkonsen
email: tord.hakonsen@aniridia.eu

Secretary

Elena Tsoneva
email: elena.tsoneva@aniridia.eu

Photo portrait of Galina Gening

Member

Galina Gening
email: galina.gening@aniridia.eu
phone: +46707906574

Photo portrait of Katie Atkinson

Member

Katie Atkinson
email: katie.atkinson@aniridia.eu

Photo portrait of Ivana Kildsgaard

Member

Ivana Kildsgaard
email: ivana.kildsgaard@aniridia.eu

Member

Alexandra Sarpakis
email: alexandra.sarpakis@gmail.com

Member

Oana Maria Simerea
email:

Other organs of the federation

Nominating Committee

James Buller, UK , (chairperson)
Corrado Teofili, Italy
Asbjørn Akerlie, Norway
Sunniva Ørstenvik, Norway

Auditor

Elin Helen Andreassen, Norway

Past Trustees


Volunteers

Aniridia Europe is a large community and many people collaborate as volunteers with its Trustees.

Relationships with the Norwegian Authorities and institutional issues

Asbjørn Akerlie, Norway
Neven Milivojevic, Sweden
Sølvi Ørstenvik, Norway

Participation to ERN-EYE (European Reference Network on rare eye diseases)

Oana Simerea, Romania

Participation to research and social projects

Matteo Castelnuovo, Italy
Lucia Mosquera, Spain
Sølvi Ørstenvik, Norway
Rosa Sánchez de Vega, Spain
Veronica Tartaglia, Italy
Corrado Teofili, Italy

Website

Espen Vangsnes, Norway

Digital team

Matteo Castelnuovo, Italy
Irma Byle, Lithuania

European Aniridia Conference

James Buller, UK
Ognian Petkov, Bulgaria