Who... is the team of the European delegation of MMMI?

	Anne-Claire de Liedekerke is President of the European delegation of MMMI since September 2008. She is an art historian and a mother of 3 grown-up children. Her family moved a lot between Europe and the USA which gave her the opportunity to gain experience as a volunteer with professional commitments. When she came back to Belgium 12 years ago, she created the guide “Expats in Brussels” that she recently ceded to devote her time to MMMI.
	Caroline Bombassei is Secretary General of the European delegation of MMMI since 2011. She is the mother of two girls. She has worked over 15 years at the European Commission where she helped manage the communication and information across several DGs. She holds a BA in Communication & Marketing. She currently dedicates her work to the youth by giving classes on relational, emotional and sexual life in schools, as well as other volunteer activities.
	Joan Stevens is Research Manager of MMMI. She has lived in Europe for 17 years and is a mother of 5 children and grandmother of 15 children. Joan is a professional music teacher, and also served as chairman of a Foster Care Citizen Review Board. She has a long experience with volunteer organizations and causes.
	James Stevens acts as Scientific Consultant for MMMI. He holds a PhD in social science and was for many years on the faculty of the Institut Européen d' Administration des Affaires (INSEAD) in Fontainebleau, France. Like his wife, Joan Stevens, he has a long experience with volunteer organizations and causes.
	Marie-Claude Hayoit is Treasurer of the European delegation of MMMI since 2007. She works at the BAEF Belgian American Educational Foundation where she manages study and research fellowships for the USA. She holds a degree in Chemistry and worked in a lobby group at the EU before living several years abroad to accompany her husband professional moves. During these years she mostly devoted her time to the upbringing of their three children. She also worked for the BEUC, the European Consumers organisation. Her first grand son was born very recently.

	Véronique de Vaumas is Administrator of the European delegation of MMMI. She is mother of two grown-up children and has been working as a volunteer in Hospital’s Libraries for the Red Cross. Later she worked in arts and crafts and in business administration. Her sister Brigitte de Vaumas being very active since several years with MMM Spain, she joined MMM Europe in 2009.
	Marie-Agnes Capron is Policy Officer at the European delegation of MMMI. She is the mother of 4 children and has 10 grand children. She joined MMM Europe in 2010 and has a background in anthropology and teached all her life She acted as director of an art school between 1980 and 2008. She was involved in politics and elected in her commune in Belgium. She is active in several socio-cultural associations.
	Julie de Bergeyck joined the European delegation of MMMI in 2009 to work specifically on the Family Platform project as Project Manager. She is a mother of three and has a communications background. She worked in the Internet advertising business in Brussels and in the US where she spent 8 years in a leading advertising agency, before working at Microsoft. She recently took a three-year break to raise her third child and volunteered for different local organisations.
	Catherine Couplan is Communication Officer of the European delegation of MMMI. She is specialised in corporate communications. Her career was launched at UK-based Hill & Knowlton agency. She then worked for Burson Marsteller in London and Paris. In 1991, Catherine was appointed UK & Ireland Director of Communications for Emirates Airlines, where she helped develop and launch the company's new brand image. She was then Global Director of communications for UPS and later Conrad Hotels, the luxury brand of Hilton from 1998 until late 2006. After that date she launched her own consultancy. Based in Brussels, her current clients include hotel groups and international tourism boards for whom she handles public relations campaigns.
	Patricia Heymans is responsible for the MMM workshops in Belgium. She joined the European delegation in December 2011. She is the mother of 3 children and holds a bachelor in Economical Sciences from ICHEC. After having worked for 2 years in an adverstising agency in Brussels, she became a homemaker at the birth of her twins. Rearing her children is a top priority for her which she combines with several other volunteering activities.