The Directorate

Federation staff

The multi-national team based at the EUROPARC Headquarters and our office in Brussles (address below), comprises a small core staff. Together they coordinate the varied activities of the EUROPARC Federation across Europe.

General enquiries can be directed to the email or the headquarters postal address at the bottom of the page.

Individual members of staff can be contact using the following emails:

Director: Carol Ritchie (Scotland, UK).

As her title suggest Carol is responsible for the smooth running of the Federation Directorate and its work. She speaks English and French.

Communications Officer: Morwenna Parkyn (UK).

Morwenna is mainly responsible for all EUROPARC's publications, the EUROPARC website and press matters. She can speak English, German and Spanish.

Project Manager: Diana Gallrapp (DE).

Diana is based in Rome at the office of Federparchi/EUROPARC Italy (address below). She manages the following projects for the Federation: Protected Areas Management Effectiveness and Parks and Benefits. She speaks German, Spanish, English.

Policy Officer: Federico Minozzi (IT).

Federico is based in our Brussels office (address below). He mainly responsible for our Slow Food cooperation, the Junior Ranger Programme, the European Charter for Sustainable Tourism and is also involved in lobbying. He speaks Italian, French and English.

Executive Administrator and Project Officer: Cornelia Ehlers (DE).

Cornelia is responsible for all membership issues, administration, council matters and for ensuring that the Federation as a whole and its work runs smoothly. She also takes care of the Alfred Toepfer Scholarships and our programme Transboundary Parks - Following Nature's Design. She speaks German and English.

Intern: Leni Aster

Leni is with us for a year as part of the German scheme "Voluntary Ecological Year" or FÖJ. She will be supporting the team with tasks across the board.

Postal Addresses

• The address of the headquarters in Grafenau can be found at the bottom of the page.

• The address of the newly opened Regensburg office is: Waffnergasse 6, 93047 Regensburg, Germany

          The telephone number is at the bottom of the page.

• Federico is based in Brussels and can be reached via telephone or post at:

          EUROPARC Federation - Brussels Office, Boulevard L. Schmidt 64, 1040 Brussels

          Tel.: +32 (0)27390315, Fax: +32 (0)27329499

• Diana is based at the Federparchi offices in Rome and can be reached via telephone or post at:

          Federparchi-EUROPARC Italy / Via Nazionale 230 / 00184 Roma / ITALI

          Tel: +39 (0)6 51 60 49 40, Fax: +39 (0)6 51 38 400 /