Team
Giorgia Bazzuri (she/her)
Communications manager of the «16 giorni di attivismo contro la violenza fondata sul genere»
Anna-Béatrice Schmaltz (she/her)
Co-Head ad interim, Programme Manager Prevention of Gender-based Violence
Isabel Vidal Pons (she/her)
Responsable des « 16 jours d'activisme contre la violence basée sur le genre » en Romandie et au Tessin
Local Coordinators
Board
The Frieda Board consists of the association’s President and 5-9 members, as well as a representative elected by the staff with voting rights. The Board works on a voluntary basis.
PRESIDENT
Marianne Högstedt
Retired, self-employed management consultant, runs a shop selling African handicrafts
VICE-PRESIDENT
Therese Fehlmann
Retired, member of the board of PBI (Peace Brigades International Switzerland), member of the board of the Swiss-UN Association, member of the board of Rose of Palestine
BOARD MEMBERS
Lena Allenspach
Media Spokesperson for SP Switzerland, Co-President SP Bern City, City Councillor Bern, Member of the Board of the Trade Union City of Bern and Surrounding Area
Susanne Bachmann
Scientific Staff at University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland
Sandra Bernasconi
Lawyer, retired
Aline Beyeler
Guardian for Unaccompanied Minor Asylum Seekers (UMA), KESB (Child and Adult Protection Authority)
Joanne van Spyk
Staff Representative
Mahperi Elma
Project Leader Caritas Lucerne
Thusanthy Sinniah
Independent Consultant, Owner of Magniti GmbH, (Cooperation with University of Applied Sciences, SEM), Board member of the Baselland Foreigners' Services
Beatrice Teuscher
Pastor at the Federal Asylum Centre, 20% active in the parish office for market traders, showmen and circus people
Commissions
Specialist commissions or advisory groups support Frieda’s work. Commission members contribute their expertise, advise staff on specialist issues, and support the strategic direction of the work. Their involvement is on a voluntary basis.
FINANCE COMMISSION
Marianne Högstedt
President
Therese Fehlmann
Vice President
Eveline Thüler
Responsible for Finances (ex officio)
COMMISSION INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
Sabin Bieri
Director, Centre for Development and Environment, University of Bern
Anna Leissing
Director, Society for Threatened Peoples
COMMISSION MIGRATION AND PEACE POLICY
Maritza Le Breton
Professor at the University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland
Rahel Ruch
Political Advisor, ellips public affairs
Annemarie Sancar
Social Anthropologist
Christina Hausammann
Lawyer
Franziska Müller
Co-Managing Director, Church Contact Point for Refugee Issues (KKF)
Angela Stienen
Professor at the Bern University of Teacher Education
Job Vacancies
Currently, Frieda has no job vacancies.