June 2020 EJWP launched their first ambassors within the programme. The position of EJWP Ambassador aims to deepen the link between each batch of EJWP participants and one or more mentors. This position demands involvement from water sector experts to actively share knowledge and exchange with the EJWP young professionals. We are proud to present our current ambassadors.
Richard Elelman
Working in the water sector shouldn’t be just a job, it should be a calling. Richard Elelman studied Politics in the UK before living in France, Spain, Portugal, Sudan, the Middle East and India. A former teacher, journalist, actor and director of theatre, he is currently Head of Politics at EURECAT, and is the founder […]
Veronica Manfredi
Director, Quality of Life, DG Environment European Commission We all sense that we are managing an extremely unstable phase of mankind evolution, a phase with a lot of geopolitical challenges, which, if not properly managed, can turn into the worst. We all at times are scared by the huge size of the challenges ahead and […]
Mariëlle van der Zouwen
Mariëlle is part of the management team of water research institute KWR in the Netherlands and leads the Sustainability & Transitions group. With the research, communication, human resources and informatics experts in the group, she gives shape to KWR’s motto ‘bridging science to practice’, both nationally and internationally and ranging from short-term to medium and […]
