ICSP Board of Directors


The Board of Directors of the International Council on Shared Parenting (ICSP) consists of thirteen Members:

• four Directors from the sector of science,
• four Directors from the sector of family professions,
• four Directors from the sector of civil society, and
• the Secretary General.

The ICSP President and the two ICSP Vice-Presidents are Directors from the three different sectors.


Edward Kruk, President, Canada
Science

Ph.D Social Policy and Social Work, Associate Professor of Social Work, the University of British Columbia (UBC).

Edward Kruk has been working as a shared parenting scientist and practitioner since 1985. He has degrees in psychology, sociology, and social policy and social work, and has dedicated his professional career to working with children and families, in the arenas of child protection, school social work, medical social work in a children's hospital, and family services, in both Canada and the United Kingdom. He currently practices as a family mediator, and is Associate Professor of Social Work at the University of British Columbia. He has published extensively, and his latest book is, "The Equal Parent Presumption: Social Justice in the Legal Determination of Parenting After Divorce" (McGill-Queen's University Press).

Chantal Clot-Grangeat, Vice-President, France
Family Professions

Doctor in Psychology, Clinical Psychologist, Psychotherapeut.

Chantal Clot-Grangeat had worked for twenty years with children, teenagers and young adults within an institution for disabled people. She had taught child and family psychology for 15 years at University of Savoie includind 9 years as associated professor, In 2004, she works on her thesis about the bond of filiation, Currently, her activity consists in therapies for individual and family, in guidance of professionals groups and in lectures.

Oliver Hunziker, Vice-President, Switzerland
Civil Society

IT Consultant.

President of the Swiss 'Association for Shared Parenting' (GeCoBi), President of 'Verantwortungsvoll erziehende Väter und Mütter (VeV) Switzerland (responsibly educating fathers and mothers).

Oliver Hunziker has startet his activity for shared parenting back in 2004 when he joined the board of VeV. He is founder of the swiss umbrella organisation GeCoBi as well as founder of the one and still only house for male victims of domestic violence 'ZwüscheHalt'.
Today he is mainly working as a lobbyist for parenthood issues. He is one of the leading representants of civil society in family law affairs in Switzerland.

Malin Bergström, Sweden
Science

Dr. med., child psychologist and researcher, author.
'The Elvis project', 'CHESS - Centre of Health Equity Studies', Karolinska Institutet Stockholm University.

Since mid 90ies she worked as a clinical psychologist with families with infants and toddlers in joint physical custody. Malin Bergström is specialized in developmental psychology and wrote two books on this subject. Aswell she is working on pediatric anxiety syndoms.
Since 2011 Malin is involved in 'The Elvis project' where the research focus is children's health and wellbeing in relation to joint physical custody and other living arrangements after a parental divorce.

Jan Piet H. de Man, Belgium
Family Professions

Child and Family Psychologist (Lic. Sc. Psycholog.), accredited Family Mediator, researcher.

Founder of the 'European Institute for the Best Interests of the Children' (<- Workshop Equal Shared Parenting Time & Nestcare).

Ned Holstein, USA
Civil Society

Dr. med., physician and psychologist

Founder and Chair of the Board of the 'National Parents Organization' (NPO, USA).

Josef A. Mohr, Germany
Family Professions

Attorney at Law, Certified Family Law Attorney, Specialized in Child Related Issues.

Member of Deutscher Familiengerichtstag, Member of Arbeitsgemeinschaft Familienrecht im Deutschen Anwalt Verein

Giovanni Paolucci, Italy
Civil Society

Electrical engineer

President of the association 'Figlipersempre Trentino Alto Adige'.

Ioannis Paparigopoulos, Greece
Family Professions

Lawyer

Co-Founder of the Associaton in favour of the parental equality for the children (GON.IS).

Hildegund Sünderhauf, Germany
Science

Prof. Dr. jur., professor of law, Evangelische Hochschule Nürnberg, Member of 'Deutscher Familiengerichtstag' (DFGT), 'Deutsche Liga für das Kind', 'Deutscher Juristinnenbund' (DJB), lawyer for family law 1997- 2000, professor for family law and public youth law at 'Evangelische Hochschule Nürnberg' in Germany since 2000.

Since 2010 Hildegund Sünderhauf researches on shared parenting. She is author of the first german scientific book on psychological, legal and practical aspects of shared partenting ("Wechselmodell: Psychologie - Recht - Praxis", Springer VS, 2013).

Peter Tromp, Netherlands
Civil Society

MSc, academic in educational and child psychology

President of the 'Dutch Father Knowledge Centre' / Secretary General of the 'Platform for European Fathers' (PEF).

Vittorio C. Vezzetti, Italy
Science

Dr. med., pediatrician, author.Scientific responsible at 'ANFI', Founder and scientific responsible of 'Colibri-Europe'.

Vittorio Vezzetti has conceived the first italian civil actions of minors and associations of mothers and fathers against the parent not allowing the children relations with the other parent. He has collaborated to several proposal of law in Italy and abroad. His article "The interest of the children in different family structures" has been translated in 9 languages, while the comparative research "The european children and the divorce of their parents" has been presented by the author by the European Parliament in Strasbourg. Vittorio is author of the book "In the name of the children" (Nel nome dei Figli).

Angela Hoffmeyer, Secretary General, Germany

Philologist

Member of the Federal Board of 'Väteraufbruch für Kinder e. V.'.