Board

President

Víctor Petuya

He is University Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU (www.ehu.es). He is currently the Chairman of the IFToMM International Technical Committee for Linkages and Mechanical Controls (http://iftomm.net/).

He is married with Maria Victoria and they have five children aged from 8 to 18 years old. They are the main reason why he is very interested in school education and very active in parents’ associations.

He has been a member of the Parents’ Council of his school since 2006 and its President since 2008. In addition, since 2008 he has been the President of FAPAE (Federation of Parents` Associations of Euskadi). One of the projects developed in FAPAE has been the implementation of Parents’ Schools in order promote long-life learning of parents in areas related to the education of their children. In November 2018, FAPAE organized the EPA General Assembly and FAPAE conference Equitable access to education: new models to include all children with a participation of 75 EPA and local delegates.

In May 2019, he was elected a member of the EPA Board as its Vice-President and Secretary. In November 2019, he was elected as EPA President during the EPA General Assembly held in Vienna.

Board member, vice president

Virginie Durin

Board member, vice president

Rūta Krasauskienė

BOARD MEMBER AND VICE PRESIDENT

Elena Odysseos

Elena comes from Cyprus, she is married with Michael and she is a mother of three children aged 22, 19 and 16. She has a BSc in Business Management and a diploma in PR. She has been working in the Bank sector for 18 years.  She has since left the sector and went private in 2018.  Today she is working as a freelance consultant, organizing seminars and she is also working in her family’s business.  

She has been an active member in parents’ associations for more than 15 years. She has served as member of the board of Cyprus’ National Parents’ Association (PCPASE). She is also a member of the Board of School for Parents organization that is supported by Cyprus Government and she is participating in other Voluntarily Organizations.

Board Member and Vice President

Silvija Stanic

Her academic background is Psychology and her professional interests have always been directed towards improving the quality of life and personal development, so she continued specialist post-graduate education in the field of Children’s rights and finished the four-year training in Gestalt Psychotherapy and currently on PhD in the field of Social Work and Social Policy.

For the last 16 years she has been working in Parents’ Association Step by Step, involved in several programs aimed at promoting the quality of life of parents and children. She was actively involved in programs aimed at providing psycho-social assistance and support to disadvantaged families (underage and young parents, parents, former prisoners, single parents) and also the author of several publications aimed at young people, parents and professionals in the field of family protection

From 2008-2022, she was actively involved in the Coordination of Association for Children in Croatia, involved in monitoring the implementation of the National strategy for children and making Shadow Report on the Implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child to the UN.

Throughout her work so far, she has been involved in numerous projects both nationally and internationally through strategic partnerships that seek to promote parental empowerment and involvement in children education.

Since June 2022, she has been a member of the EPA Board of Directors.

Board member, vice president

Robert Vurušič

President of the school Parents Council (2008-), Vice-president of the regional Parents Council (2018-), Secretary of the Slovenian Parents Association (2020-),  an IT engineer with 20 years of entrepreneurial experience, has extensive expertise in training parents for active involvement in school boards and other educational bodies. He has worked closely with policymakers at various levels, gathered best practices, and adapted them to new contexts. Additionally, he has successfully managed projects and collaborated with diverse stakeholders. With a background in IT and engineering, Robert is  analytical and systematic, consistently achieving his objectives through teamwork and collaboration.