Our TEAM & NETWORK
A rich history and a common vision binds the people at the core of the Federation's life and movement.
Transition Team members
Staff and Officers meeting in Bangladesh, Dec 2017. Front row L-R: Deenabandhu Manchala (SCM India Senior Friend), Sunita Suna, Necta Montes, Faith Bacon (meeting facilitator), Bronwyn Claire. Middle row L-R: Natia Tsintsadze, Georgine Kengne Djeutane, Luciano Kovacs. Back row L-R: Immanuel Kitnan, Elsy Wakil, Jean-Luc De la Soujeole, Marcelo Leites.
2015 to 2019
EXCO MEMBERS
| GLOBAL OFFICERS | ||||||
| CHAIRPERSON | : |
Ms. Georgine Kengne Djeutane
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Cameroon | Evangelical Reformed
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| CO-VICE CHAIRPERSON |
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Ms. Salma Charaf
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France | Christian Orthodox
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Mr. Immanuel Gopala Kitnan
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Sri Lanka | Anglican | ||||
| HONORARY TREASURER | : |
Dr. Bronwyn Claire
from March |
Australia | Anglican | ||
| GLOBAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (ExCo) |
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| AFRICA | : |
Mrs. Lydia Nabunya
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Uganda | Anglican | ||
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Mr. Paul Martin Nguimgo
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Cameroon | Evangelical Reformed
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| ASIA PACIFIC | : |
Ms. Hui Fan Lam Chung
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Hong Kong | |||
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Mr. John Graveston
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New Zealand / Aotearoa | |||||
| EUROPE | : |
Ms. Annika Foltin
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Germany | |||
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Mr. Ellis Tsang
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UK | |||||
| LATIN AMERICA & CARIBBEAN | : |
Dianet de la Caridad Martinez Valdés
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Cuba | Presbyterian | ||
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Oscar Eduardo Reicher Salazar
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Chile | |||||
| MIDDLE EAST | : |
Ms. Mariane Azer
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Egypt | Coptic Orthodox | ||
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Dr. Dany Elobeid
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Lebanon | Orthodox | ||||
| NORTH AMERICA | : |
Ms. Bran Friesen
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Canada | |||
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Mr. Louise Tillman
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USA | |||||
| PARTNER REPRESENTATIVE | : |
Dr. Salters Sterling,
WSCF Centennial Fund |
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EXECUTIVE STAFF
| GLOBAL STAFF |
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| GENERAL SECRETARY
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Ms. Necta Montes
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Philippines | United Church | ||
| FINANCE OFFICER | : | Mr. Jean-Luc De La Soujeole
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France | Catholic | ||
The Centennial Fund is the WSCF’s endowment fund, established in 1995, to ensure the continuation of the Federation’s work of nurturing ecumenical leaders committed to working for justice and peace for generations to come. The Fund is working to strengthen its fundraising efforts so that it may remain in a position to support the WSCF for years to come.
The Centennial Fund Board meeting in Ireland, May 2017
The Fund is managed by a Board of Trustees, drawn from Senior Friends (former members and friends of the WSCF). The Board releases the income from the fund to support WSCF programmes, publications and leadership formation.
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES (2018)
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| PRESIDENT | : |
Dr. Salters Sterling
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Ireland | |
| VICE-PRESIDENT | : |
Mr. Jannes Hutagalung
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Indonesia | |
| TREASURER | : |
Rev. Dr. Bruce Rigdon
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USA | |
| MEMBERS | : |
Mr. Mathieu Durrleman
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Genève | |
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Rev. Sheryl Johnson
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Canada | |||
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Ambassador IIari Rantakari
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Finland | |||
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Shali D.O. Kapepo
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Namibia | |||
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Dr. Bronwyn Claire
WSCF Treasurer |
Australia | |||
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Ms. Necta Montes
WSCF General Secretary |
Philippines | |||
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INVESTMENT ADVISORY GROUP
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Mr. Mathieu Durrleman
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Genève | |||
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Mr. Gunther Schwerdtel
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Genève | |||
| Mr. Jean Luc De la Soujeoule WSCF Finance Officer |
Genève | |||
“ONCE an SCMer, ALWAYS an SCMer!”
The Senior Friends, or alumni, of the SCM and the WSCF are one of the unique components of SCM and the WSCF life. The SCM and the WSCF bring friendships, inspiration, and formation that, many Senior Friends report, give direction to their life’s course.
SCM Senior Friends with Centennial Fund members
The Senior Friends serve the SCMs and the WSCF by joining as resource people for events, lending expertise and accompanying SCM and WSCF life, and contributing funding for the continuation of the work nationally, regionally, and internationally.
WSCF is a non-governmental organization in special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council at the United Nations (ECOSOC) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); advisory status to the World Council of Churches (WCC) Central Committee; and member of the Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance and Act Alliance.
Ecumenism is by definition about collaboration. The WSCF believes that one of the keys to the future of the ecumenical movement is increased and deepened collaboration between partner organisations and networks – whether international, nongovernmental, or ecumenical.
Partnership is key to the success of the WSCF’s mission to empower and equip students and youth worldwide for faith and action; to making a tangible impact on the many issues we hold in common with various partners; and to finding creative new ways of living the ecumenical movement’s vision today.
Marcelo LeitesThe World Student Christian Federation (WSCF) is pleased to announce and introduce Mr. Marcelo Leites from Uruguay as the in-coming General Secretary of WSCF. This decision was made by the WSCF Executive Committee following more than a year of search process which began in October 2019 and was completed last November 2020. As the in-coming General Secretary, Marcelo Leites, will be presented by the Executive Committee to the member movements in the forthcoming WSCF General Assembly (GA) for approval.
Marcelo David Leites comes from a long history of involvement with the Student Christian Movements (SCMs) in Uruguay and WSCF LAC. He currently works as WSCF’s Regional Executive formerly called Regional Secretary for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) from 2012 and Director for WSCF’s Global Program on Ecological Justice since 2016. Prior to this, Marcelo was a member of the Student Christian Movement of Uruguay from 2005 to 2011. He worked as a Social Educator, Campaigner and Accompanier for youth-related programs and projects in Montevideo, Uruguay before joining WSCF as the interim regional secretary for LAC in 2011.
