The Directorate

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.

Deputy Director: Richard Blackman (UK).

Richard is based in our Brussels office. He can speak English, German and French. He is responsible, amoung other things for lobbying, the Wild Europe Initiative, transboundary issues and the European Charter for Sustainable Tourism.

Communiations Officer: Morwenna Parkyn (UK).

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

Project Manager: Diana Gallrapp (DE).

Diana mainly manages the PAME project, the Alfred Toepfer Scholarships and Award and the NatuRegio programme. She can speak German, Spanish, English.

Project Officer: Federico Minozzi (IT).

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

Executive administrator: Cornelia Ehlers (DE).

Cornelia is the youngest member of the team in Grafenau. She is responsible for all membership issues and for ensuring that the Federation as a whole and its work runs smoothly. She speaks German and English.

Book keeper: Sabine Schlögel (DE).

Sabine is responsible for all book keeping matters in the Directorate. She speaks German and a little 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 Brussels team can be reached via telephone or post at:

EUROPARC Federation - Brussels Office, 26 Rue d’Edimbourg, 1050 Brussels

Tel.: +32 (0)2 893 0947, Fax: +32 (0)2 893 0946