Who we are
Executive Board
Jaume Gomila – Spain
Chairman of Adult Education Schools of Menorca Jaume Gomila, is a philologist, teacher and...
Omar Valdez – Andorra
Executive Director – UNWTO Academy Omar Valdez, Argentinean, holds a Bachelor degree in...
Dr. Marta Crispí i Canton – Spain
Marta Crispí is an IGCAT Executive Board member and is currently Director of the Masters in...
Dr. Edith Szivas – Spain
Vice-President and Treasurer of IGCAT, she is a tourism development specialist with 25 years of...
Diane Dodd Phd – Spain
Diane Dodd PhD is President of IGCAT (International Institute of Gastronomy, Culture, Arts and...
Advisory Board
Blanca Cros i Moll – Spain
Blanca Cros i Moll is the Head of European Programmes & International Relations at the...
Larissa Uwase – Rwanda
Chief Operations Officer – Carl Group Ltd Larissa Uwase completed an undergraduate course...
Jacinta Dalton – Ireland
IGCAT board member and a member of Faculty at The College of Tourism & Arts, Galway Mayo...
A/Prof Jutamas (Jan) Wisansing (PhD) – Thailand
Managing Director and Consultant, Perfect Link Consulting Group Executive Committee, Pacific...
Dr. Lidia Varbanova – Bulgaria
Senior consultant, lecturer and researcher Dr. Lidia Varbanova has professional experience in...
Ilona Sares – Finland
Business Relations – ProAgria North-Savo Ilona Sares is working in Finland, North Savo...
Dr. Kris Rampersad – Trinidad and Tobago
Independent MultiMedia Sustainable Development Educator, Journalist, Researcher, Writer, Policy...
Marina Simião – Brazil
Associate – Ícone Gestão, Treinamento e Consultoria Marina Simião has been working since...
Prof. Janez Bogataj – Slovenia
Honorary Professor – University of Ljubljana Prof. Janez Bogataj worked as an Art Director...
Caroline Couret – Spain
Expert in creative tourism, she co-founded and currently manages the Creative Tourism Network®...
Staff
Fabrizia Toccoli - Spain
Projects Assistant – IGCAT Fabrizia Toccoli is Projects Assistant at IGCAT where she supports...
Raúl Torres - Colombia
Social media manager and digital content creator – IGCAT Raúl Torres is social media...
Julia Benzinger - United States
Project Development Manager – IGCAT Julia brings over 20 years’ experience in culture to...
External Collaborators
Josep M. Florensa – Spain
Accounting and Management Consultant – Be·one Consulting Josep M. Florensa is a freelance...
Enric Gómez – Spain
Web designer and developer – Enric Gomez Web Design Studio
Jury for Hauts-de-France, European Region of Gastronomy candidate 2023
Jesper Borg Christensen – Denmark
Special Advisor – Business Region Aarhus Jesper is a founding member of the European...
Jaume Gomila – Spain
Chairman of Adult Education Schools of Menorca Jaume Gomila, is a philologist, teacher and...
Diane Dodd Phd – Spain
Diane Dodd PhD is President of IGCAT (International Institute of Gastronomy, Culture, Arts and...
Jury of the Food Film Menu 2021
Oda Moen Tjørstad – Norway
Head of programming – Kosmorama Trondheim International Film Festival
Hugo Alexandre Cruz – Portugal
Photographer and Director Hugo Alexandre Cruz was born in Lisbon, Portugal and studied...
Mariana Calaça – Portugal
Freelance Consultant in Heritage, Tourism, Communication and Culture Mariana Calaça Baptista...
Lluís Valentí – Spain
Cinema Producer, Director and Scriptwriter, Director of the Girona Film Festival Lluís Valentí...
Mai Damgaard – Denmark
Founder and Director – FoodFilmFestival. Mai Damgaard Rasmussen is the founder...
Dr. Alessio Cavicchi – Italy
Professor at the Department of Education, Cultural Heritage and Tourism at University of...
Robert Palmer – United Kingdom
Expert consultant (former Director of Culture, Cultural and Natural Heritage, Council of Europe...
Diane Dodd Phd – Spain
Diane Dodd PhD is President of IGCAT (International Institute of Gastronomy, Culture, Arts and...
Jury of the European Food Gift Challenge 2021
Dr. Dezső Kovács – Hungary
Retired university lecturer, rural researcher and entrepreneur. Researches, writes papers, guest...
Jaume Gomila – Spain
Chairman of Adult Education Schools of Menorca Jaume Gomila, is a philologist, teacher and...
Diane Dodd Phd – Spain
Diane Dodd PhD is President of IGCAT (International Institute of Gastronomy, Culture, Arts and...