Ivan Ivanov
Executive Director

Ivan Ivanov is the Executive Director of the European Roma Information Office (ERIO).
Previously as an Attorney for the Budapest-based European Roma Rights Center, Ivan Ivanov was involved for five years in the research and building the legal strategy of ground-braking civil rights cases filed with the European Court of Human Rights and the domestic courts of several countries in Central and Eastern Europe. From 1996 to 1998 he has served as a legal adviser for the Human Rights Project a national human rights and legal defense organization based in Sofia, Bulgaria. In this period Ivan Ivanov has spearheaded the development of a number of strategic litigation cases and key advocacy initiatives.
Ivan Ivanov holds degrees in medicine and law. In 1999-2000 he was a visiting scholar at the Law School of Columbia University in New York, where he has specialized international human rights and anti-discrimination law. He has a number of publications focusing on issues related to discrimination and access to education and health care.
e-mail:ivan.ivanov@erionet.org

Guillermo Ruiz Torres
Policy Officer

Guillermo Ruiz Torres has a Bachelor Degree in Law and Political Science at the Universidad San Marcos in Lima (Peru) and graduated in Political Science at the Freie Universität Berlin (Germany) where he was visiting the Ph.D programme. He has been Lecturer at Universities in Germany and Latin America and worked for research institutes on minorities, racism and discrimination. He has coordinated several transnational projects and has several publications on racism, integration, political system and Roma communities.
e-mail: guillermo.ruiz@erionet.org

Valérie Vanlangendonck
Administrative Officer

She graduated in International Relations and Public Affairs from the Catholic University of Louvain ( Louvain-la-Neuve ). She worked as an assistant and office manager. She gained a good administrative experience in accountancy and financial matters in her previous jobs. She speaks French, Dutch, English, Spanish and Italian fluently.
e-mail: valerie.vanlangendonck@erionet.org

Valery Novoselsky
Consultant Information programme

Valery Novoselsky studied history in Dnipropetrovs'k National University in Ukraine. He also has B.A in Theology and Bible from Galilee Bible College in Israel. He is in the international Romani movement since 1999 as editor of Roma Virtual Network. Beside his active involvement in international Roma movement, Valery Novoselsky participates in public initiatives of Israeli Arab organizations. Languages: English, Russian, Romani, Ukrainian, Hebrew, Spanish. He is in cooperation with ERIO since 2003.
e-mail: romale@zahav.net.il

Matteo Manzonetto
Cosultant for Communication

Matteo Manzonetto studied Communication in Padua, then moved to Brussels to work as a freelance journalist for many different pubblications. In the last two years he works mainly on social issues for www.redattoresociale.it newsagency. He also has a DESS (Master) in Communication ad European Affairs at the IHECS, Brussels. Languages: Italian, English, French, Portugues, Spanish. He cooperates with ERIO since May 2008.