The Board of SMA Europe is an active governing body, responsible for setting the organisational direction, procurement and use of resources, providing oversight and evaluation.
Our current Board (2021 &ndash; 2024) consists of five elected representatives of member organisations, currently SMA Schweiz, SMA Belgium, DGM, AFM-T&eacute;l&eacute;thon and SMA Family Foundation Russia, who serve for a period of three years.&nbsp; It is composed of a President, vice-President and Treasurer. In addition, two additional candidates were nominated and elected onto the Board.

Our staff manage our strategic pillars: Research; Therapy &amp; Care; Healthcare Systems, Policy &amp; Access; Capacity Building; Communications and Outreach.
SMA Europe also has a small secretariat, responsible for the day-to-day management of the organisation. It is managed by our Operations Manager, who is supported by our Admin and IT Support employee.

Our People

Nicole Gusset

Administration and Governance Manager

Theo Soultanos

Communications Manager

Emilia Debska

Research Manager

Vanessa Christie-Brown

OdySMA Project Manager

Laura Gumbert

Project Support Manager

Carolina Pachecoy