Current Structure

The original structure of WAD was an Alliance of 13 individual women Co-Founders (2 of whom are no longer actively part of the group). Officially established and registered as a Foundation, WAD has a Board of Directors of between 5 and 8 members. According to the WAD Statute, this Board is elected by consensus, by the Co-Founders, and it elects a Chairman from among its members. The mandate of Board Members is 2 years, renewable with no limit to numbers of mandates.

The new proposed structure includes inviting NNEO members to nominate a representative of the NNEO as an ex officio member of the Board of WAD. The current Board is discussing now this procedure.

The main decision-making body is the Managing Board (or "Board of Directors"). Responsibilities of the Managing Board according to the Statute:

• Decides on strategies and activities according to the mission as spelled out in the Statute, approves programs and projects;
• Approves activity reports, presented by project managers;
• Assigns financial audits;
• Approves the nominee for the position of the executive director (which is nominated by the chairperson),
• Elects the chairperson among themselves

Current Board members:

Sevadlina Voynova, Executive Director

Daniela Eldarova , lawyer, WAD co-founder and human rights activist, chair of the International Women's Club Plovdiv.

Andrey Ivanov, economist, PhD in Modern history and political sciences, independent consultant (regional development, human development, micro lending and assistance to vulnerable communities) founding member of the Center for the Study of Democracy, vice-chairman and founding member - Institute for Integration and Security, vice-chairman and founding member of Access to Information Program.

Zlatka Pandeva, WAD co-founder, former political activist, Australian Science and Research Liaison Office-Sofia.

Radka Valkova - Gergishanova, WAD co-founder, independent translator and NGO trainer.

The Chairperson, on behalf of the Board, hires the Executive Director, who is responsible for the implementation of programmes, supervises project implementation, manages the human resources, finances/ income generation and fundraising, keeps the board members informed and consults them, maintains the links between Board, trustees and network, maintains public relations and relations with institutions.

Leaders of the network organisations are also invited to serve on advisory boards.