Staff

Stephen Bubb, Secretary General

In addition to being the Secretary General of Euclid Network, Stephen is the Chief Executive of the Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations (ACEVO). He is also non-executive Chair of the Adventure Capital Fund which invests in community enterprises and Chair of Futurebuilders, a £400m investment fund for the third sector. He is also a member of the Clinton Global Initiative, an international foundation established by former President Bill Clinton.

Stephen read Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Oxford University. 

Filippo Addarii, Executive Director

Filippo has a Philosophy Degree from the University of Bologna, a master's degree in third sector organisation management at the University of Urbino and in Strategic Management for Leaders of NGOs from Harvard University.

Prior to working at ACEVO, Filippo was project manager at Art for the World in Switzerland (1998 - 2001) and founded GlobaLab in 2001. In 2003 he co-founded the magazine Ecologist Italy and the Research Centre of Contemporary Social Movements for the Feltrinelli Foundation. He is a regular commentator in VITA, the well-regarded Italian magazine for the third sector.

Contact Filippo about partnership, projects, governance, Euclid Network and Europe. Filippo is on his Blackberry 24 hours a day, 364 days a year.

Ben Rattenbury, Programme Manager   

Ben graduated in 2005 with a degree in Sociology, after which he ran a volunteer project in Tanzania. In April 2006 he joined ACEVO, the UK's association for third sector leaders, to work in their fledgling international programme, and was later involved in the creation of Euclid Network.

He now runs a number of its main projects, including civil society development projects in the Western Balkans and former Soviet Union. In his spare time Ben is Executive Director of Tenteleni, a charity providing volunteer placements in sub-Saharan Africa for over 100 UK-based university students each year.

Contact Ben about EN's projects, fundraising, civil society in the Western Balkans and former Soviet Union and European policy.

Jenna Collins, Membership and Communications Officer

Jenna graduated from Manchester University in 2008 in Economics and Politics. Whilst at university, Jenna was involved with the international student organisation AIESEC, co-ordinating the business development of an international student exchange programme. Jenna originally joined Euclid Network as a volunteer and now coordinates membership and communication. Her interests include social media, European citizenship and gender.

Contact Jennaabout the website and communication, EN membership and leader exchanges.

Hanneke de Bode, European Advisor

Hanneke de Bode has an MA in sociolinguistics. She worked in the third sector and academia in the Netherlands, then moved to Brussels hoping to contribute to a better and more social Europe after which she landed in Geneva and started a company in creative communication training. She is now Euclid's senior European adviser and shares her knowledge of the European Union with Euclid staff and members alike.

Contact Hanneke about European funding, the European institutions, European Tenders and anything else European.

Luisa de Amicis, Projects Officer 

Luisa is Italian and she has recently joined the Euclid Network. She graduated in Economics at Bocconi University and worked at UNIDO and the Council of the EU. 

Contact Luisa about Erasmus for Social Entrepreneurs and European policy.

Elizabeth Ashford, Elizabeth.ashford@euclidnetwork.eu  

Elizabeth recently joined the Euclid Network as an intern, after graduating from the University of East Anglia with a degree in Politics and Literature.

Asta Rudzinskaite, astaru@gmail.com

Asta graduated from the London School of Economics in 2009 with a master's in NGOs and Development. Her prior studies were in finance and accounting, after which she worked as an analyst in corporate finance. She currently helps coordinate an education-related project for one of the local councils and is a volunteer with Euclid Network as well as Shelter from the Storm.