Board Members Through the Years
Board Members 2025
Vice chair
Rhiannon Newman (GB)
Chairperson
Katja Kaurinkoski (FIN)
Vice chair
Umamaheswari Umasankar (IND)
Secretary
Kavya Kalpana Ganesh (IND)
Treasurer
Kerttu Kalander (FIN)
Website Manager (Editor in Chief)
Uranbaigal Turmunkh (MNG)
Communications and
Social Media Manager
Dina Alfaouri (JOR/PSE)
Onboarding Manager
Tiina Paakkunainen (FIN)
Board Members 2024
Vice chair
Rhiannon Newman (GB)
Chairperson
Katja Kaurinkoski (FIN)
Vice chair
Marcel Gil Ortiz (ESP)
Secretary
Valeria Ariotta (ITA)
Treasurer
Kerttu Kalander (FIN)
Editor in Chief
Kenia Fita Capdevila
Communications and
Social Media Manager
Dina Alfaouri (JOR/PSE)
Onboarding Manager
Tiina Paakkunainen (FIN)
Board Members 2023
Vice chair
Rhiannon Newman (GB)
Chairperson
Katja Kaurinkoski (FIN)
Vice chair
Anastasiia Marmyleva (RUS)
Secretary
Nina Seiffert (GER)
Treasurer
Ainhoa Hernández Serrano (ESP)
Editor in Chief
Kenia Fita Capdevila
Communications and
Social Media Manager
Dina Alfaouri (JOR/PSE)
Board Members 2022
Vice chair
Rita Turpin (US)
Chairperson
Lea Urpa (US/FIN)
Secretary
Tomás Garnier Artiñano (CRI)
Treasurer
Ainhoa Hernández Serrano (ESP)
Editor in Chief
Kenia Fita Capdevila
Communications and
Social Media Manager
Dina Alfaouri (JOR/PSE)
Communications and
Social Media Manager
Katja Kaurinkoski (FIN)
Board Members 2021
Vice chair
Rita Turpin (US)
Chairperson
Lea Urpa (US/FIN)
Secretary
Nina Seiffert (GER)
Treasurer
Ainhoa Hernández Serrano (ESP)
Editor in Chief
Tomás Garnier Artiñano (CRI)
Communications and
Social Media Manager
Katja Kaurinkoski (FIN)
Board Members 2020
Vice chair
Ekaterina Baibuz (RUS)
Chairperson
Lea Urpa (US/FIN)
Secretary
Tomás Garnier Artiñano (CRI)
Treasurer
Vesa Vahermaa (FIN)
Editor in Chief
Erika Palmerio (ITA)
Social Media Manager
Katja Kaurinkoski (FIN)
Board Members 2019
Vice chair
Ekaterina Baibuz (RUS)
Chairperson
Lea Urpa (US/FIN)
Secretary
Chiara Facciotto (ITA)
Treasurer
Vesa Vahermaa (FIN)
Editor in Chief
Erika Palmerio (ITA)
Board Members 2018
Vice chair
Ekaterina Baibuz (RUS)
Chairperson
Lea Urpa (US/FIN)
Secretary
Chiara Facciotto (ITA)
Treasurer
Vesa Vahermaa (FIN)
Editor in Chief
Erika Palmerio (ITA)
Board Members 2017 (FIMM Communications club)
CREDITS TO
Gretchen Repasky