President
Mario Brambilla
After working as a COSV desk officer for Mozambique, he has collaborated since 1995 with the Ministry of Labor as a sociologist and since 1999 with the Province of Milan for the Labor Market Observatory and for the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Area
Vice-president
Roberto Faccincani
Emergency surgeon at San Raffaele hospital in Milan, he has a long experience in risk areas such as Sudan, Iraq, North India and a specialization in disaster management and education in the management of major emergencies.
Board of Directors – councillor
Maria Cristina Negro
Since September 2016 she is Programme Officer for Social Services at Cariplo Foundation, after 9 years as Secretary General at Giodano dell’Amore Foundation.
Councillor
Marko Manico
He starts his career at Banca Popolare Etica to then switch to project management thought the Startupper grant, that founds his project called EastRiver Community Garden.
Councillor
Giorgio Cancelliere
Geologist specializing in water management, particularly in the poorest countries, where the social context needs appropriate technologies. He is working in international cooperation since over thirty years and today he also teaches at the University of Milan Bicocca.
Board of Trustees – Trustee
Paolo Martinello
He is specialized in insurance law, as well as in antitrust and consumer law. Since 1995 he is President of the Association Altroconsumo and he is President of B.E.U.C. (Bureau Européen des Unions de Consommateurs) of Brussels since 2008.
Trustee
Piero Pedralli
After 38 years as manager in a multinational company, today he is in the Board of Directors of the Italian Institute of Donations and Voluntary consultants for Sodalitas Foundation.
Trustee
Cristina Ciceri
COSV former responsible of Financial Administration
Board of Auditors
| Auditor – President | Maurizio Biraghi |
| Auditor | Gianluca Gattinoni |
| Auditor | Massimo Angelo Cazzaniga |
| Auditor | Carolina Giardini |
| Substitute auditor | Marco Antonio Bozzoli |
General Director
Paolo Comoglio
COSV General Director since April 2012, he is currently also COSV representative for the Mediterranean and the Middle East. He worked as Director from 2004 to 2012, after a previous experience in the association as Desk Officer and Project Assistant
Financial Administration and Control
Elena Sironi
At COSV since 2003, she manages the administration team in Milan and coordinates all administrative staff on projects
Director of Operations
Federica Besana
At COSV since 2009, she manages and oversees daily operations of the organization, ensuring efficiency and sustainability through the optimisation of internal processes and the capitalization of the good practices. Since 2015, she is Focal Point for COSV Programs in Mozambique and Zimbabwe.
Administrative Officer
Barbara Magni
At COSV since 2009 she takes care of the accounting management, day-to-day payroll and relationship with banks
Administrative Officer
Lorena Lucia Reyes
She has a degree in Economics and has been working in international cooperation since 2016. Her career at COSV began in January 2020. She is in charge of supporting the administrative team in the management of audits, in financial reporting, in head office and local accounting.
Communication Officer and Social Media Specialist
Marco Schiavini
He has a degree in Economics and Management and actually he is in the last year of the master’s degree in Marketing and Communication. He started working for COSV in January 2020 as Communication Officer and Social Media Specialist
Secretary-General
Anna Clara Tumbiolo
She coordinates COSV Secretariat from 2009, collaborating with branch offices. She takes care of the applications and of the management of the documents concerning contracts and travels
M&E Coordinator
Tommaso Cassiani
Design & M&E Coordinator, his job consists in defining, harmonizing and examining the Monitoring and Evaluation systems of the projects in the different areas where COSV works.
Creator and Responsible for M&E Framework of COSV Programme 2018-2019, and the consequent evaluation of Impact.
Balkan Area Programme Coordinator
Daniele Aloisi
At COSV since 2019, starting as Focal Point for Balkans and Zimbabwe, now working as Balkan Area Programme Coordinator. With an academic background in international cooperation and a Phd in Human Rights, he has collaborated several years on the field with NGOs and Donors.
Program Coordinator Mozambique
Roberto Novelli
After earning a master’s degree in International Economics and Finance, he becomes a Chartered Accountant and specializes in the Trust tool and in the management of private assets. He was director and advisor of several Italian companies, before rediscovering the international dimension of his professionalism, starting to collaborate with COSV in Mozambique in 2021 in the role of country program coordinator.
Program Coordinator Zimbabwe
Tsuro Bore
He began his working career as a teacher, then entered the NGO world in 2002, working at executive level in organizations such as Plan International, Action Aid International, Midlands State University and now COSV Zimbabwe. He has a bachelor’s degree in Development Administration and Masters in Business Administration. He is now working to finalize his Ph.D. in Business Administration {DBA} with the Binary University of Malaysia.
Country Coordinator Albania
Bojken Sinaj
At COSV from April 2020 as Country Coordinator in Albania. He has attended university courses in public policies and international relations in Italy, Spain and Albania and has previous work experiences in the migration, communication and diplomatic fields.
Country Representative Macedonia
Goçe Bogoevski
At COSV from 2009, he collaborated to the opening of the local office in Macedonia and from the beginning he was it legal representative. In the past he collaborated with other Italian NGOs with missions in Afghanistan and Kenya. Today he takes care of Public Relations and of the implementation of the strategy in the Country.
Country Coordinator Montenegro
Suzana Stijovic
At COSV since 1998, year of the foundation of local office in Montenegro. In these about 20 years of service, she covered various roles: interpreter, money manager, project designer in the Balkans. She also collaborated with COSV in its mission in Kenya. Currently, she takes care of External Relations, projects design and strategy implementation in Montenegro.