WHO IS WHO

DOUZELAGE LEADERS

Meet Our  Current Team

Our leadership team is drawn from many different facets of skillsets including administration, law, communications and accounting. The team is elected once every three years according to the organisation’s constitution following a democratic election process conducted at the General Meeting of that year. An individual can be elected president or vice president for no more than two terms. The most recent presidential elections took place in 2024 during the General Meeting held in Sherborne, United Kingdom. The leadership team elected below will be in place until 2027 when a further election will take place. The team, led by the president, aim to increase the visibility of the Douzelage organisation through public relations, promotion and social media campaigns.   

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Shane Smyth

President · Bundoran, IRL

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Maria Črnac Rocco

Vice-President · Rovinj, CRO

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Thorsten Wohleser

Vice-President · Judenburg, AUT

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Evelin Koev

Vice-President · Tryavna, BULG

Meet Our Honorary Teams

DOUZELAGE BUILDERS

2016 – 2024

Annigje Luns – Kruytbosch

Honorary President · Meerssen, NL

Tibi Rotaru

Honorary Vice-President · Siret, RO

Mette Sørensen

Honorary Vice-President · Holstebro, DK

Miha Ješe

Honorary Vice-President · Škofja Loka, SL

DOUZELAGE CREATORS

1992 – 2016

Karel Majoor

Honorary President · Meerssen, NL

1992 – 1997

Jeremy Barker

Honorary President · Sherborne, UK

1997 – 2003

Ed Weber

Honorary President · Niederanven, LU

2003 – 2010

Janusz Cezary Salamończyk

Honorary President · Chojna, PL

2010 – 2016

DOUZELAGE FOUNDERS

Meet Our  Founding Team

1991

Henri Haffray

Founder · Granville, FR

André Poirier

Initiator · Granville, FR

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