• Michele LeVoy
    Michele LeVoyDIRECTOR
    • Strategic development, coordination and management of all PICUM work areas
    • External representation and main spokesperson

    As Director of PICUM, Michele has led the organization for nearly two decades in advocating for undocumented migrants’ human rights towards European and global institutions. Michele has played a key role as board member for several civil society organisations at the global and EU levels. She holds degrees in French, Justice and Peace Studies and a Master in Applied Sciences (Housing and Development).

    Languages: English, French, Portuguese, Spanish as well as some Dutch and Italian

    Contact: michele.levoy@picum.org

     

  • Paul Geeraerts
    Paul GeeraertsFINANCIAL DIRECTOR
    • Finance and administration
    • Human Resources

    Paul joined PICUM in 2010. He previously worked in finance and administration for Avocats sans Frontières, the Planned Parenthood Federation and Warner-Lambert. He holds a degree in accounting and fiscal law.

    Languages: Dutch, French and English

    Contact: administration@picum.org

  • Alyna C. Smith
    Alyna C. SmithDEPUTY DIRECTOR
    • Strategic development and planning
    • Communications, funding and membership policy
    • Internal management and recruitment procedures

    Alyna joined PICUM in 2015. Until 2021, she led PICUM’s advocacy on access to health care and access to justice for undocumented people. Alyna has a background in law, bioethics, and the life sciences.

    Languages: English, French, Spanish

    Contact: alyna.smith@picum.org

  • Lilana Keith
    Lilana KeithSENIOR ADVOCACY OFFICER [Maternity leave]
    • Labour rights and labour migration

    Lilana joined PICUM in 2011. She has been involved in work to advance migrants’ rights since 2009, including through community development and funding. She has an academic background in international and European migration law and policy and anthropology. She is Vice-Chair of the Board of Statewatch.

    Languages: English, French

    Contact: lilana.keith@picum.org

  • Laetitia Van der Vennet
      Laetitia Van der VennetSENIOR ADVOCACY OFFICER
      • Undocumented children, families and youth
      • Regularisation
      Laetitia joined PICUM in 2019. She has worked on human rights and migration on the national and global level since 2010. Laetitia has degrees in psychology, anthropology and conflict and development studies and was a Rotary Peace Fellow at Chulalongkorn University, Thailand, and a Munk Fellow in Global Journalism at the University of Toronto, Canada.

      Languages: English, French, Dutch

      Contact: laetitia.vandervennet@picum.org

    • Marta Gionco
        Marta GioncoADVOCACY OFFICER
        • Migration Policy

        Marta joined PICUM in 2019. She previously worked on migration and access to social protection for the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and on human rights defenders protection for the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT). She holds a Master in Laws and a MSc in Migration, Mobility and Development.

        Languages: English, French, Spanish, Italian

        Contact: marta.gionco@picum.org

      • Louise Bonneau
          Louise BonneauADVOCACY OFFICER
          • Access to justice
          • Access to health
          • Racial equality

          Louise joined PICUM in January 2023. She has worked for the European Commission and various civil society organisations in the field of human rights and social inclusion of persons with disabilities, people with a migrant and Roma background, and children. She holds an MSc and LLM in migration and asylum.

          Languages: English, French and Dutch

          Contact: louise.bonneau@picum.org

        • Silvia Carta
            Silvia CartaADVOCACY OFFICER [Maternity leave cover]
            • Labour rights and labour migration

            Silvia joined PICUM in October 2022. She previously worked on migration and asylum policy in a Brussels-based think tank, at the European Parliament, and at the UN Refugee Agency. She has a background in International Relations and Human Rights Governance, and she holds an LL.M. in EU Law.

            Languages: Italian, English and French

            Contact: silvia.carta@picum.org

          • Chiara Catelli
              Chiara CatelliPOLICY OFFICER (PICUM/ECRE)
              • EU funding

              Chiara joined PICUM and ECRE in May 2022. She previously worked on asylum, migration and human rights policy in the European Parliament, the European Commission and the UN Refugee Agency. She has a background in Political Science and International Relations, including a Master Degree in Conflicts and Development.

              Languages: Italian, French, English and some Spanish

              Contact: ccatelli@ecre.org , +32 232 900 40

            • Carmen Díaz-Bertrana
                Carmen Díaz-BertranaJUNIOR ADVOCACY OFFICER
                • Labour rights and labour migration

                Carmen joined PICUM in October 2022. She has an academic background in International Studies. Carmen has been part of language and cultural integration programs for migrants, volunteered as a cultural mediator for the Spanish Red Cross and has been part of grassroots organisations working with undocumented migrants in the Canary Islands.

                Languages: English, Spanish and some French.

                Contact: carmen.diazbertrana@picum.org

              • Manuela De Koster
                  Manuela De KosterJUNIOR ADVOCACY OFFICER
                  • Undocumented children, families and youth
                  • Regularisation
                  • Migration policy

                  Manuela joined PICUM in September 2022. She has previously worked on the issue of displacement in international development policy, as well as on projects aimed at the inclusion and empowerment of migrant girls and young women in Germany. She holds a BSc in Politics and International Relations and recently finished her MA in International Affairs, where she focused on human rights and migration.

                  Languages: English, French, German, Dutch
                  Contact
                  intern1@picum.org

                • Gianluca Cesaro
                    Gianluca CesaroCOMMUNICATIONS OFFICER
                    • Strategic communications
                    • Media relations
                    • Website and social media editorial content

                    Gianluca joined PICUM in 2019. He previously worked in campaigns and communications for Fair Trials, and other Brussels-based NGOs.

                    Gianluca has an academic background in political and social sciences, including a Master Degree in Human Rights.

                    Languages: Italian, English, French.

                    Contact: gianluca.cesaro@picum.org

                  • Chloë Bouvier
                      Chloë BouvierMULTIMEDIA OFFICER
                      • Digital storytelling and Social Media Strategy
                      • Production of print and audio-visual materials

                      Chloë joined PICUM in 2020. She previously worked in the communications team for the European Development Days (EDD) 2019. She also has experiences in organising and promoting cultural events. Chloë holds a Master’s degree in Communications.

                      Languages: English, French, and some Spanish.

                      Contact: chloe.bouvier@picum.org

                    • Irene Subiri
                      Irene SubiriADMINISTRATION AND EVENTS MANAGER
                      • Administrative support including membership procedures
                      • Event organisation

                      Irene joined PICUM in July 2018. She previously worked in administration, projects and events management and also volunteered in marketing for some NGOs in Asia. Irene studied Business and Touristic Companies Management as well as Events Management.

                      Languages: Spanish and English
                      Contact: irene@picum.org

                    • Louise Cottrel Allué
                        Louise Cottrel AlluéADVOCACY TRAINEE

                        Louise joined PICUM in April 2023. She holds a master’s degree in political sciences and European Affairs, during which she specialized in European migration and border policies. She has previously worked on European asylum policies and has been part of a refugee’s integration program in France. She has also worked on the issue of securitisation of the EU external borders, along with criminalization of search and rescue NGOs.

                        Languages: French, English, Spanish, German

                        Contact: intern1@picum.org

                      • Emilie Noël
                          Emilie NoëlEVENTS AND COMMUNICATIONS TRAINEE

                          Emilie joined PICUM in April 2023. She has an academic background in social sciences, including a master degree in international relations. She previously worked in the field of migration, at the Belgium and Luxembourg office of the International organization for migration (IOM), where she assisted a project for refugees. She is interested in organising events and supporting the communications of organisations defending human rights.

                          Languages: English, French, Spanish

                          Contactintern2@picum.org