Board of Directors

The “SPAGN Board of Directors” is a voluntary body of elected members who jointly run the organization with the support of a half-time professional, different freelancers and two elected financial auditors. Board members are elected by the Annual General Assembly for the duration of 4 years.

Markus Wartenberg
Chair
Germany
2013 - 2026
Deutsche Sarkom-Stiftung / German Sarcoma Foundation
Gerard van Oortmerssen
Co-Chair
The Netherlands
2020 - 2024
Patientenplatform Sarcomen
Kai Pilgermann
Financial Director
Germany
2014 - 2026
Deutsche Sarkom-Stiftung / German Sarcoma Foundation
Christina Baumgarten
Germany
2013 - 2026
SOS Desmoid
Vandana Gupta
India
2021 - 2025
India: SPANDAN (VCare)
  Sorrel Bickley
UK
2021 -2025
Sarcoma UK
Denise Reinke
2022 - 2026
USA
University of Michigan
 

Appointed board members
Roger Wilson, Honorary President
UK
Sarcoma UK
Estelle Lecointe-Artzner
Honorary President
France
Info Sarcomes
Ornella Gonzato
(till 6/2025)
Italy
Trust Paola Gonzato - Rete Sarcoma Onlus
 

Professor Dr. Bernd Kasper
(till 6/2025)
Mannheim, Germany
Chair of the EORTC Soft Tissue and Bone Sarcoma Group
Member of the Board of Directors of the
Connective Tissue Oncology Society

 

The “SPAGN Board of Directors” is a voluntary body of elected members who jointly run the organization with the support of a half-time professional, different freelancers and two elected financial auditors. Board members are elected by the Annual General Assembly for the duration of 4 years.

 

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The team

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Kathrin Schuster

Executive Director

kathrin.schuster@sarcoma-patients.org

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Michaela Geissler

Director Projects & Events

michaela.geissler@sarcoma-patients.org

Cory Archibald

Cory Archibald

Director Communications

cory.archibald@sarcoma-patients.org

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Tanja Ullersberger

Accounting

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