Secretariat

{"514":{"image":"https://uipi.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Emmanuelle-Causse.png","title":"Emmanuelle Causse","role":"Secretary General","description":"\u003Cp\u003EEmmanuelle leads UIPI\u0026#8217;s Brussels office and represents private property owners in EU policy debates relevant to housing, construction, energy, and finance. She oversees the organisation\u0026#8217;s strategic direction and ensures UIPI\u0026#8217;s voice is heard in key European discussions.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EShe joined UIPI in 2009 to establish its Brussels Representation and has since built it into a recognised stakeholder at EU level. With more than 20 years of experience in EU public affairs, she has worked at the European Parliament, the Île-de-France Regional Representation in Brussels, a major European umbrella association, and as a researcher in EU policy at the Austrian Institute for Advanced Studies (IHS). She has also led numerous EU-funded projects, particularly in the fields of building renovation, energy efficiency, and sustainability.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EShe graduated from Sciences Po Toulouse in Public Administration, holds a Law degree from the University of Toulouse, and a Master\u0026#8217;s in EU Affairs from Aalborg University, Denmark. A French national, Emmanuelle is fluent in English and German.\u003C/p\u003E\n","organisation":"UIPI","country":"Belgium","twitter":"https://twitter.com/Causse_EU","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelle-causse-a4308314/"},"517":{"image":"https://uipi.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Natasa-Vistricka.png","title":"Nataša Vistrička","role":"Policy and Communication Senior Director","description":"\u003Cp\u003ENataša acts as Policy and Communication Senior Director at UIPI. Her tasks include monitoring EU policy developments and representing the voice of property owners towards EU institutions and other stakeholders. She also contributes her expertise to EU-funded projects in which UIPI is a partner.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EShe brings experience from both the private and public sectors, including roles as a Policy Officer at the European Parliament and the European Commission, as well as Senior Consultant in Brussels. Energy and environment have been at the core of her work, particularly through her advisory role on ITRE and ENVI policy files.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ENataša holds two Master\u0026#8217;s degrees in Multilingual Communication (specialising in international relations and human resources) from ULB Brussels, and a Bachelor\u0026#8217;s in English and Spanish from the University of Geneva. She speaks Croatian, French, English, Spanish, and has solid knowledge of Italian.\u003C/p\u003E\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/natasa-vistricka/"},"520":{"image":"https://uipi.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Ana-Veronica-Martinez.png","title":"Ana Veronica Martinez","role":"Project and Technical Officer","description":"\u003Cp\u003EAna supports and manages UIPI\u0026#8217;s EU-funded initiatives by coordinating project activities, ensuring timely delivery of milestones, conducting research and providing technical expertise on building renovation topics. She also represents UIPI in project\u0026#8217;s related events.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EShe brings practical experience from the construction sector in Panama, where she worked on architectural design, public bidding processes, and project management.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAna holds a Master\u0026#8217;s in Urbanism, Landscape and Planning from KU Leuven, a Bachelor\u0026#8217;s in Structural Architecture from the Catholic University of Panama, and recently, completed the Accelerated Management Programme at Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management. She is fluent in Spanish, English and has working knowledge of French.\u003C/p\u003E\n","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/anaveronicamartinez"},"27241":{"image":"https://uipi.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/LS-Portait.jpg","title":"Lucía Sánchez","role":"Project and Communication Officer","description":"\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003ELucía works as Project and Communication Officer at UIPI, supporting the Secretariat’s project activities, communications and policy work. She contributes to the coordination of European projects, stakeholder engagement and the communication of UIPI’s work at EU level, while also supporting policy analysis and advocacy activities across UIPI’s main areas of work.\u003C/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003EBefore joining UIPI, she gained hands-on experience in Brussels through a Schuman traineeship at the European Parliament’s DG COMM, where she worked on citizen-facing initiatives within the Europa Experience Unit. She also held project and communication roles on policy analysis, EU project coordination, member engagement, social media and event communication. \u003C/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003ELucía holds a Master’s degree in International Relations and EU Studies from Aalborg University and a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Universidad Complutense de Madrid. During her studies, she also completed an Erasmus+ exchange at the University of Warsaw, focusing on EU politics and political communication.\u003C/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003EShe is fluent in Spanish and English and and has working knowledge of French.\u003C/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n","country":"Spain","linkedin":"http://www.linkedin.com/in/lucía-sánchez-estupiñá-7a9231245"},"531":{"image":"https://uipi.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Yolande-Roekeloos.png","title":"Yolande Roekeloos","role":"Office Manager","description":"\u003Cp\u003EYolande has been supporting UIPI since the opening of its Brussels office, assisting the Secretariat with administrative and organisational tasks on a part-time basis.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EShe has built her entire career in administrative support, including nearly 30 years working with the Belgian property owners\u0026#8217; association (SNPC). With this long-standing experience, she brings continuity, trusted knowledge, and valuable insight into UIPI\u0026#8217;s daily operations. She speaks Dutch and French and has a good knowledge in English.\u003C/p\u003E\n"}}