Our Team

Nicola Bruno

Dataninja

Italy

Works with Dataninja in Italy on data journalism and media literacy education projects.

Sally Reynolds

Interim COO

Interim COO of the association, supporting its strategy, partnerships and international activities.

Predrag Pale

University of Zagreb

Croatia

Researcher and lecturer at the University of Zagreb with a focus on information technology in education.

Chloé Pété

Project Officer (Digital and Media Literacy)

Project Officer for Digital and Media Literacy, coordinating the association's media literacy activities.

Dovilė Dudenaitė

Project and Communications Officer (Media in Higher Education)

Project and Communications Officer focusing on media in higher education across the association's network.

Eirik Wattengård

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Norway

Based at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, working on media production for education.

Monika Theron

Director

Director of the Media & Learning Association, overseeing its programmes, events and daily operations.

Joasia van Kooten

Leiden Learning & Innovation Centre

The Netherlands

Based at the Leiden Learning & Innovation Centre, working on innovation in higher education teaching.

Lana Scott

MIT – Massachusetts Institute of Technology

United States

Works at MIT in the United States on digital learning initiatives and open education.

Kamakshi Rajagopal

Strategic Development Manager

Belgium

Strategic Development Manager, leading new initiatives and partnerships for the association.

Mathy Vanbuel

ATiT

Belgium

President of the association and managing director of ATiT, with long experience in media-enhanced learning.

Marco Toffanin

University of Padova

Italy

Media specialist at the University of Padova, contributing to the association's work on video in education.

Lucy Kendra (Secretary)

Heriot-Watt University,

UK

Association Secretary, coordinating governance and communications from Heriot-Watt University in the UK.

Anke Pesch

KU Leuven

Belgium

Works at KU Leuven on educational media projects and supports the association's conference programme.

Wim Van Petegem

Treasurer & Past President, KU Leuven

Belgium

Treasurer and Past President of the association, based at KU Leuven where he works on technology-enhanced learning.

Shirin Izadpanah

Project and Communications Officer (Media in Higher Education)

Project and Communications Officer supporting research and outreach on media in higher education.

Andy Demeulenaere

Mediawijs

Belgium

Coordinator at Mediawijs, focusing on digital and media literacy across Belgium's education sector.

Igor Kanižaj

Catholic University of Zagreb

Croatia

Associate professor at the Catholic University of Zagreb, specialising in media literacy and journalism.

Sónia Hetzner

President FAU

Germany

Managing director of the FAU competence centre for digital learning, and an active association member.