Board
Josefa Domingos
President – Portugal
Josefa was elected Parkinson's Europe President in 2023, and has served a Board Member since 2020. She is a physiotherapist, and her career has focused on creating and implem... Show More
Gary Boyle
Vice-President – Ireland
Gary was elected Parkinson's Europe Vice-President in 2023, and has served as a Board member since 2021. He lives in Dublin, Ireland, with his wife, son and daughter. Gary sp... Show More
Antonella Moretti
Treasurer – Italy
Antonella was elected as Parkinson's Europe Treasurer in 2023, and has served as a Board member since 2021. She spent 25 years managing non-profit organisations at a national... Show More
Brian Magennis
Member – Ireland
Brian was elected as a Parkinson's Europe Board member in 2023. Brian has 22 years of professional expertise as a Parkinson's Nurse Specialist. He works at Mater Hospital in ... Show More
Claire Bale
Member – United Kingdom
Claire was elected as a Parkinson’s Europe Board member in 2025. She has a Masters in Molecular Biology from the University of Bath and a Masters in Science Communication f... Show More
Elisabeth Ildal
Member – Denmark
Elisabeth was elected as a Parkinson’s Europe Board member in 2025. She has a degree in Law from Copenhagen University. She has been married for 36 years, has three childre... Show More
Cathy Molohan
Member – Germany
Cathy was elected as a Parkinson’s Europe Board member in 2025. She was born in Ireland but lives in Germany with her husband and two children. She was diagnosed with young... Show More
Janette Sinclair
Member – Belgium
Janette was elected as a Parkinson’s Europe Board member in 2025. She is British, and she lives in Brussels, Belgium with her husband and son. After working in education an... Show More
Executive Committee
Josefa Domingos
President - Portugal
Josefa was elected Parkinson's Europe President in 2023, and has served a Board Member since 2020. She is a physiotherapist, and her career has focused on creating and implem... Show More
Gary Boyle
Vice-President - Ireland
Gary was elected Parkinson's Europe Vice-President in 2023, and has served as a Board member since 2021. He lives in Dublin, Ireland, with his wife, son and daughter. Gary sp... Show More
Antonella Moretti
Treasurer - Italy
Antonella was elected as Parkinson's Europe Treasurer in 2023, and has served as a Board member since 2021. She spent 25 years managing non-profit organisations at a national... Show More
Team
Hélène Nicora
Director General
Hélène, a French national based in Belgium, was appointed Parkinson's Europe Director General in early 2026. She brings more than 17 years of cross-industry strategic leader... Show More
Dominic Graham
Operations Director
Dominic was appointed Parkinson's Europe Operations Director in January 2019. He has vast experience in organisation and team management, as well as project development within... Show More
Francesco De Renzis
Partnerships Director
Francesco was appointed as Partnerships Director in 2025 and he is a part of the Senior Leadership Team. He has worked with Parkinson's Europe since 2018 in different roles, i... Show More
Amelia Hursey
Strategic Director
Stepping into the role of Strategic Director, Amelia is looking forward to bringing to life our new 4 year strategy. Having worked in the neurodegenerative space for 15 years,... Show More
Laura Vickers-Green
Director of Communications
Laura joined the team in 2022 as a social media consultant, becoming Communications Manager from 2024, and since January 2025 she has been our Director of Communications and a... Show More
Lisa Wong
Finance Manager
Lisa joined Parkinson's Europe in April 2021 as Finance Manager. She has over 20 years' experience in accounting and finance roles across different sectors including hospitali... Show More
Jessie Duncan
Outreach and Engagement Manager
Jessie Joined the Parkinson’s Europe team in January 2025 as Outreach and Engagement Manager. She has over 20 years of experience in communications, stakeholder management a... Show More
Christy McGhee
Head of Content
Christy McGhee has been a journalist for nearly 25 years and contributed to Parkinson’s Europe - formerly known as EPDA – publications since 2007. As Parkinson’s Europe... Show More
Hildur Kristjana Önnudóttir
Campaigns and Advocacy Manager
Hildur joined the team in March 2025 as Advocacy and Campaigns Manager. She has years of experience in advocacy and policy work, specialising in health policies and the rights... Show More
Adrien Moyroud
Project Support Officer
Adrien joined Parkinson's Europe in 2021. Adrien’s key responsibilities are to support Parkinson's Europe’s advocacy activities and to assist on the organisation’s vario... Show More
Data and Innovation Steering Group
Anastasia Markidi – she/her
Greece
1) Who are you? I am Anastasia, a pharmacist and researcher with a PhD focused on Parkinson’s disease. I have always been curious to understand the mechanisms behind this di... Show More
Isabelle Wilputte – she/her
Belgium
1) Who are you? I have been working in the pharmaceutical industry for more than 25 years, doing project management across various departments. In the last few years I have wo... Show More
Jean-Alain Jachiet – he/him
Luxembourg
1) Who are you? I have held various IT roles in the media sector over the past 35 years, including positions at Warner Music, Havas and RTL Group. Following my Parkinson’s d... Show More
Kieran Breen – he/him
Malta
1) Who are you? I am Kieran, Head of Research at St Andrew’s Healthcare, a mental health charity in the UK which works to deliver specialist inpatient and community mental h... Show More
Mark Gibson – he/him
United Kingdom
1) Who are you? I am a polyglot research methodologist. I have a company that conducts patient-centred studies globally. A lot of our work takes into the cultural aspects of p... Show More
Nicole Thorpe – she/her
Germany
1) Who are you? I am Niki, a curious, creative soul living with young-onset Parkinson’s. With a background in tech and innovation, I am full of ideas and always up for reima... Show More
Svetlana Gogolin – she/her
United Kingdom
1) Who are you? I live in the UK and have over 25 years of experience in healthcare market research, analytics, and data science. I've worked for several leading healthcare re... Show More
Empowerment Steering Group
Ellen Causin – she/her
Australia / France
1) Who are you? I am a French-Australian physiotherapist with experience living and working in three countries: Australia, the United Kingdom, and France. I am passionate abou... Show More
Friedhelm Chmell – he/him
Germany
1) Who are you? I am married and have 3 children. After many years of experience in Parkinson's care with all its ups and downs, I now work as a Parkinson's Nurse in remote mo... Show More
Janette Sinclair – she/her
Belgium
1) Who are you? I’m Janette Sinclair, I’m British, and I live in Brussels, Belgium with my husband and son. I retired last October. I’ve had Parkinson’s since Jan 2013... Show More
Jagoda Machajek – she/her
Poland
1) Who are you? I work at the Brain Disease Foundation, where I’m responsible for communication, creating and coordinating projects, and sharing my personal experience with ... Show More
Lucia Power
Ireland
1) Who are you? I live in Ireland and have worked in Health and social care sector for 29 years. I've played a key leadership role in the development of disability and neuro r... Show More
Marco Ramelli – he/him
Italy
Hi, I am Marco Ramelli 64 Years old living in Florence (diagnosed for 13 years) as a Parkinson’s fighter. I NEVER GIVE UP, I BELIEVE WE COULD FIGHT TO HAVE MORE HAPPINESS IN... Show More
Matthew May – he/him
Switzerland
1) Who are you? Hiya, I’m Matt, I’m a chemist turned medicines developer and live in Switzerland with my wife and toddler. I currently work for Roche, a pharmaceutical com... Show More
Peter DiBiaso – he/him
France
1) Who are you? I am a passionate advocate and life sciences professional committed to finding a cure for Parkinson's. Diagnosed with early onset Parkinson’s nearly 10 year... Show More
Rune Vethe – he/him
Norway
1) Who are you? I'm living with my wife and two boys in Sandefjord, Norway. 16 years into a YOPD diagnosis I enjoy being part of both the local, national and international PD ... Show More
Visibility and Awareness Steering Group
Antonella Macerollo
United Kingdom
1) Who are you? I am Antonella Macerollo, Consultant Neurologist at the Walton Centre in Liverpool and Honorary associate professor at University of Liverpool. I have worked i... Show More
Cathy Molohan – she/her
Germany
1) Who are you? An Irishwoman living in Frankfurt, Mum to two great (almost) grown up kids, passionate patient advocate. Living a great life despite Parkinson's and doing ever... Show More
Emma O’Shea – she/her
Ireland
1) Who are you? I am a researcher and lecturer at the Centre for Gerontology and Rehabilitation at University College Cork, in the South of Ireland. I’m passionate about cre... Show More
Lisa Wynne – she/her
Ireland
1) Who are you? I am a Parkinson's nurse specialist with over 10 years of PD experience, having trained in adult & pediatric nursing prior to Parkinson's world. I currently wo... Show More
Paqui Ruiz – she/her
Spain
1) Who are you? I am Paqui, a Spanish woman with early onset Parkinson's for more than twelve years, married and with four children. After six years of struggling to maintain ... Show More
Paweł Kaczmarek – he/him
Poland
1) Who are you? My name is Paweł from Poznań, Poland, and I've been navigating the challenges of advanced Young Onset Parkinson's for over a decade. While I work supporting ... Show More
Pedro Maria – he/him
Portugal
1) Who are you? I’m Pedro from BIAL, a Portuguese pharmacist based in Lisbon, father to a 7-year-old daughter, and with over 20 years of experience in the pharmaceutical ind... Show More
Wendy Van Wijk – she/her
Netherlands
1) Who are you? My name is Wendy, I live in the Netherlands and was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 2017 at the age of 47. Despite everything, I maintain a positive outlook on... Show More