{"id":686,"date":"2026-03-03T07:56:44","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T07:56:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/efanet.org\/annual-report\/?page_id=686"},"modified":"2026-03-03T08:53:55","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T08:53:55","slug":"annual-general-meeting-2021","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/efanet.org\/annual-report\/2021\/governance\/annual-general-meeting-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Annual General Meeting 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/efanet.org\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/36.-AGM-2021-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-779\" srcset=\"https:\/\/efanet.org\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/36.-AGM-2021-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/efanet.org\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/36.-AGM-2021-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/efanet.org\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/36.-AGM-2021-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/efanet.org\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/36.-AGM-2021-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/efanet.org\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/36.-AGM-2021.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><em>[EFA 2021 Annual General Meeting]<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On 27 and 28 May 2021, EFA hosted its second virtual Annual General Meeting (AGM). Despite continued challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, it was again a fully functioning AGM in which Members elected their new EFA leadership, shared best practices, and set the tone for a fruitful year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The AGM elected a new Board, which comprises of:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Carla Jones, CEO of Allergy UK, as EFA President<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Marcia Podesta, President of Food Allergy Italia, as EFA Vice-President<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fr\u00ed\u00f0a R\u00fan \u00de\u00f3r\u00f0ard\u00f3ttir, Chairperson of Asthma and Allergy Association of Iceland, as Board Member<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Yvonne Spies, Programme Director of Longfonds, as Board Member<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Armando Ruiz, Global Relationship Manager of FENAER, as Board Member<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>EFA thanked long-time President, Mikaela Odemyr from the Swedish Asthma and Allergy Foundation, and Vice-President, Erna Botjes from the Dutch Food Allergy Organisation who completed their mandates. Their dedication and leadership were emotionally recalled by the AGM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The AGM also elected three new Members: the Italian Respiriamo Insieme and the Turkish Living with Allergy Association as full members, and the Institute Atopika of Slovenia as a trial member. EFA now represents 42 national patient associations across 25 European countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After a full day of business, EFA invited Members for a second day of networking activities. In a showcase of network excellence, EFA welcomed the following Member presentations:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u2018Masterclasses for healthcare professionals on education and raising awareness of allergic disease\u2019 presented by Simone Miles, Operations Director at Allergy UK<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2018Management of Food Allergy and Anaphylactic Emergency at School\u2019 presented by Marcia Podesta, President of Food Allergy Italia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2018Physical activity for respiratory patients\u2019 presented by Liliya Gentet, Board Member of FFAAIR<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[EFA 2021 Annual General Meeting] On 27 and 28 May 2021, EFA hosted its second virtual Annual General Meeting (AGM). Despite continued challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, it was again a fully functioning AGM in which Members elected their new EFA leadership, shared best practices, and set the tone for a fruitful year. 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