


The Secretariat provides strategic, policy, financial and administrative support to the Network under the leadership of the Director. It also provides a range of services to members and manages the Network’s relationships with the European Commission and other stakeholders.
The secretariat is based in Brighton, on the south coast of England just 50 minutes by train from London
Secretariat staff can be contacted using: firstname.lastname@esn-eu.org
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John Halloran Director |
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Stephen Barnett Senior Policy Officer Areas of work: Older people's services & long-term care, Social Services of General Interest, public procurement, quality. Languages: English, German, French |
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Dorota Tomalak Policy and Development Officer Areas of work: Social/Employment services & active inclusion, Social services in Central/Eastern Europe Languages: Polish, French, English, German and Serbian |
| Alfonso Montero Policy and Research Officer Areas of work: Mental health, policy & practice statistics, surveys and research. Languages: Spanish, English, French, Polish and Portuguese |
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Jeta Bejtullahu Communications and Outreach Officer Areas of work: Internal and external communication, members outreach and promotion, membership development. Languages: Albanian, English, Serbian, Croatian and Bulgarian |
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David Scurr Projects Officer Languages: French, English, Spanish |
| Marie Vinet Office Manager and PA to Director Languages: French, English, Spanish |
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Katya Vezzadini Support Officer Languages: English, Italian |
European Social Services Conference
| Maria Capozzi Conference Manager Languages: English, Spanish |
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Sarah Wellburn
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