Anita Stein

Based on her longstanding knowledge of EFG in different roles, Anita is currently supporting the Federation as the Interim Executive Director. She also continues to provide communication support in our EU-funded projects. 

Anita is a communications expert with cross-European experience, specialised in visual communications. She followed an interdisciplinary Bachelor-programme in French-German studies and graduated with a Master’s degree in Compared Political Sciences.

Maureen Gallagher

Reach out to Maureen to discuss partnerships and relationship building to expand collective public affairs/relations efforts across sectors that play a role in earth sciences, climate adaptation, and energy transition. Geologists play a vital role in understanding earth’s past, managing society’s present, and securing humanity’s future, but they can’t do it alone.

Maureen came to EFG in 2023 through a secondment with the Senior Executive Service Career Development Program of the U.S. Department of the Interior and now continues to support us as a volunteer.

Pierangelo Bianco

You can contact Pierangelo for any general information inquiries. He takes care of financial matters and is also the contact point for all questions relating to the European Geologist title.

Pierangelo holds a Master’s degree in Political Sciences from Trieste University and as he has been living and working in Brussels since 2007, he has a good knowledge of the EU Institutions and a relevant experience in the organisation of events, including at international level.

Maria Lopez

Please contact Maria if you would like to contribute to one of EFG’s publications (GeoNews, EFGeoWeek, European Geologist Journal, EFGeoBlog). She is also the contact point for our website and social media channels.

María has a cross-European educational and professional background. She holds a Master’s degree in Multimedia studies. María is specialised in motion graphics, graphic design and video editing. In addition, she has experience in implementing multimedia tasks related to the communication of the EFG core activities and its EU-funded projects, such as updating social media channels and websites or organising online events.