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

Video Introduction

Gerard van Oortmerssen
Co-Chair
The Netherlands
2020 - 2024
Patientenplatform Sarcomen

Video Introduction

Kai Pilgermann
Financial Director
Germany
2014 - 2026
Deutsche Sarkom-Stiftung / German Sarcoma Foundation

Video Introduction

Christina Baumgarten
Germany
2013 - 2026
SOS Desmoid 
  Vandana Gupta
India
2021 - 2025
India: SPANDAN (VCare)

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  Sorrel Bickley
UK
2021 -2025
Sarcoma UK

 

 

Denise Reinke
2022 - 2026
USA
University of Michigan

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Appointed board members
Roger Wilson, Honorary President
(6/2021 - 6/2023)
UK
Sarcoma UK

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Estelle Lecointe-Artzner
(6/2021 - 6/2023)
Honorary President
France
Info Sarcomes

 

 

 

Amy Bruno-Lindner
(6/2021 - 6/2023)
Austria
Austria: GIST Support Österreich/Austria

Video Introduction

Ornella Gonzato
(6/2021 - 6/2023)
Italy
Trust Paola Gonzato - Rete Sarcoma Onlus

 

Video Introduction

Professor Dr. Bernd Kasper
(6/2021 - 6/2023)
Mannheim, Germany
Chair of the EORTC Soft Tissue and Bone Sarcoma Group
Member of the Board of Directors of the
Connective Tissue Oncology Society

Video Introduction

 

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.

 

The team:
Kathrin Schuster,

Executive Director

kathrin.schuster@sarcoma-patients.org

Michaela Geissler

Project Management & Events

michaela.geissler@sarcoma-patients.org

Photos: Uli Deck/ARTIS & private

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