Greet Van Malderen

Greet Van Malderen is the acting general manager of the BRCCH. She oversees the Centre’s budget and is responsible for its operational activities and governance-related tasks. Furthermore, she contributes to its strategic and communications projects. As a member of the Centre’s executive team, she works closely with the BRCCH Directors and liaises with the BRCCH Board and Strategic Scientific Advisory Board. She has a law degree, an MBA and an MSc in development management, as well as a teaching diploma. She has previously worked as a lawyer and attorney in Belgium, a researcher at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in the Netherlands, a teacher and staff officer to the Rector at the University of Applied Sciences in Hasselt, Belgium, and a project manager and short-term consultant for various projects in low- and middle-income countries such as Tanzania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Tajikistan, Ghana, Ukraine and Albania.

Sabine Schulze

Sabine Schulze is the administrative assistant at the BRCCH, supporting the directors and management team in all administrative and organizational tasks. Her daily and project-related tasks include accounting, budget control (along with Greet

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), reimbursement, travel planning, event organization and committee support (Board, Advisory Board, Evaluation Board). She has a professional qualification in International Administration and Management and previously worked for almost a decade in the Department of Earth Sciences (D-ERDW) at ETH Zurich.

Dr Antia Rodriguez

Dr Antia Rodriguez, PhD, is the scientific lead and strategy manager at the BRCCH. She coordinates the development of the Centre’s strategic efforts, coordinates the BRCCH’s research and outreach activities and liaises with the Centre’s Strategic Scientific Advisory Board. Dr Rodriguez holds a PhD in molecular biology from the University of Barcelona, Spain. She has previously worked as research group leader at ETH Zurich and as a medical writer at AO Foundation, both in Switzerland.