Executive Board:

President: Lea Sedlmayr (Germany)

Vice-presidents: Dr. Sándor Szakács (Romania), Vytautas Kirka (Lithuania), Bernd Wachter (Austria)

Manager: Lea Sedlmayr (Germany)

Lea Sedlmayr

Lea has been actively involved in Catholic youth work since her youth and served as World President of FIMCAP from 2010 to 2013.

After completing her Master’s degree in Educational Sciences, Psychology, and Nordic Studies at LMU Munich, she further expanded her qualifications through studies in Philosophy at the Munich School of Philosophy (HFPH Munich) and training in Theatre Education in Heidelberg.

Professionally, she worked for seven years as a Policy Advisor on European Affairs in Brussels and Munich, among other roles.

Since January 1, 2026, she has been serving as Federal Managing Director of KEB Germany, together with Eva Schubert.

Address: KEB Deutschland, Rheinweg 34, 53113 Bonn Germany

Phone: +49 163 2122679
Email: sedlmayr@keb-deutschland.de

Photo Credit: Daniel Köberle

Dr. Sándor Ferenc Szakács

Dr. Sándor Ferenc Szakács

Since September 2025 – Parish Chaplain in Seelisberg and Youth Chaplain in Zurich (Switzerland)

2019–2025 – Hungarian Ministry of the Interior
Coordinator for ecclesiastical and civil relations

2016–2019 – Hungarian Ministry of Human Resources
Strategic Advisor

2014–2016 – Türr István Institute for Education and Research
Head of Cross-Border Projects Department

2010 – Founder and Managing Director
Association “Pro Educatione”, a study and adult education network in the Archdiocese of Alba Iulia

Address: Sárrét u. 22/3a, 1203 Budapest, Hungary

Phone: +36 30 349 8334
Email: szakacs.ferenc.sandor@gmail.com

Photo credit: private

Vytautas Kirka

07/2024 – Director, Kolping University of Applied Sciences
https://www.kolpingokolegija.lt

01/2023 – Lecturer at Kolping University of Applied Sciences
(Child Protection Law, Social Policy, Sociology, Professional Internship)

05/2017 – 08/2023 – Senior Specialist (Lead Case Officer)

State Child Rights Protection and Adoption Service under the Ministry of Social Security and Labour

Address: Kolping University of Applied Sciences,Raguvos str. 7
44275 Kaunas,Lithuania

Email: vytautas.kirka@kolpingokolegija.lt

photo credit: Gintarė Simanavičienė

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