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INHOPE members elect new President

At the Annual General Meeting held in Riga (Latvia) on the 25th April, INHOPE members elected Agnese Krike as the new President of  INHOPE. Agnese has been the dynamic Latvian hotline manager for the past six years and is an integral part of the Latvian Internet Centre. She brings her in depth knowledge of a complete SIC and communications experience to the Board. At the time of her election, Agnese had been serving as an INHOPE Board member without portfolio for one year.

The INHOPE members also elected Amela Efendic as a new Board member without portfolio. Amela is the Director of the International Forum of Solidarity – EMMAUS (Bosnia-and-Herzegovina) which runs the sigurnodijete hotline. Amela has been a tireless advocate of victims of human trafficking.  In 2011, she received the Trafficking in Persons Award from  US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.  

The rest of the Board remains unchanged, with John Shehan serving as Vice-President of INHOPE, Zuzanna Polak serving as Treasurer of  INHOPE and Imme Pathe as INHOPE Board Member without portfolio.