EUFORES Secretariat

Dr. Jan Geiss - Secretary General

Dr. Jan Geiss is Secretary General of EUFORES since September 2008. He was Managing Director of EUFORES from July 2006 until August 2008, and EUFORES Policy Advisor from May 2005 until June 2006.

Since 2011, he is the President of the Renewable Energy House a.s.b.l.

He received his PhD in the field of "renewable energy contracting - systemic energy services" and did his university degree in International Business and Cultural Studies. He is Chair of the Board of the Sustainable Development Forum e.V., Germany.

Contact: jan.geiss@eufores.org Tel: +32-2-5461948

Lucia Bezáková - Project and Communications Manager

Lucia Bezáková is Project and Communications Manager and Coordinator of the Energy-Efficiency-Watch since September 2010. She holds an M.A. degree in European Interdisciplinary Studies from College of Europe where she focused on the European energy policy. Previously she worked as an assistant to a Member of Parliament in the German Bundestag in Berlin as well as a Project Assistant at Slovak Governance Institute in Bratislava. She participated in the European Commission traineeship scheme in Luxembourg.

Contact: lucia.bezakova@eufores.org Tel: +32-2-4001026

Tessa Schmedding - Project and Event Manager

Tessa Schmedding is Project and Event Manager and EUFORES Co-ordinator of the IEE funded "Keep-on-track!"-project since July 2012.

She holds a Master in Advanced European and International Studies from the Institut Européen des Hautes Études Internationales (IEHEI) (Centre International de Formation Européenne (CIFE)).

Among others, she has experience from work stages in the European Commission, DG Environment as well as in the renewable energy business sector.

Contact: tessa.schmedding@eufores.org Tel: +32-2-4001025