The Executive Secretariat Team
Amandine MOIGNARD
Executive Secretary 
[email protected]
Bio:
Amandine joined the WAPES Executive Secretariat in June 2023 as Projects Director.
After studying international relations in Paris (France), Amandine chose Madrid (Spain) to complete her studies with a Masters in international cooperation and project management. It was here that she began a career in managing development projects with a consulting firm and then with a Spanish public foundation that promotes peer-to-peer technical cooperation for public administration. She then worked for 2 years in Bamako (Mali) for a family planning NGO, before finally returning to Europe, first in Paris with an experience with France Médias Monde and then in Brussels.
It was her experience at SOCIEUX+ that introduced her to the work of public employment services and made her want to join the WAPES family.
Nicole CLOBES
Consultant [email protected]
Bio:
Nicole joined WAPES Executive Secretariat in March 2023.
Nicole is seconded by the German Federal Employment Agency.
In the German Public Employment Service (Bundesagentur für Arbeit) she has been working in various positions such as Placement Officer, Vocational Advisor, Team Lead and most recently at the European Representation of the German Federal Employment Agency.
Nicole has been living and studying in the USA for a couple years. Since 2021 she lives together with her family in Belgium.
Nicole holds a Bachelor’s degree in Communication and a Master’s degree in Industrial and Organizational Psychology.
Francisco PIMENTEL MIÚDO
Trainee – Projects Assistant [email protected]
Bio:
Francisco holds two bachelor’s degrees, one in Management and other in Economics, two postgraduate specializations, one in Globalization and the other in Gender Economy, and finishing his Master’s degree in International Economics and European Studies. At the moment, he is writing his thesis about the Economics of Defense. During his studies, he completed an exchange semester in Brussels, where he studied at ICHEC and took classes in Strategy, Intercultural Communication and Economics of Strategy.
Francisco has participated in multiple Erasmus+ exchanges, where he learned about multiple topics such as Discrimination and Social Theatre. Moreover, he has multiple roles in youth associations and in multiple departments, such as Marketing & Communication, Pedagogy and Project Management. His willingness to have experiences outside his hometown and that’s one of the reasons he is currently doing seconded by Eurodyssey.
He had worked as a public employee before and has gained interest in the work of public employment services and now he believes WAPES will made him fulfil his interest.
Pierre-Alain Vandewalle
Communication Officer [email protected]
Bio:
Pierre-Alain joined WAPES Executive Secretariat in February 2015.
Initially Pierre-Alain went for a three-month internship in Venezuela for his degree in Communication. However he decided to stay in this country for 12 years.
In 2014 he returned to Belgium. Developing a passion for audiovisual and cultural work, Pierre Alain first collaborated on the creation of a community television in a popular district of Maracay in Venezuela. Then together with his Venezuelan wife, he created a non-profit Socio-Cultural organization called “Fundación Socio-Cultural AUTANA” of which he was the director for 10 years. The Fundación organizes free workshops for audiovisual production, films and documentaries projections in popular neighborhoods called “barrios”, produces video reports and helps other organizations to emerge.
Pierre-Alain also holds a degree in education with mention in Cultural Development from the Experimental Nacional University “Simón Rodríguez” in Caracas, Venezuela. In his last position he worked for two years as a communication expert for the National Experimental University for Security “UNES” for the Aragua and Carabobo regions in Venezuela.
Pierre-Alain spends his leisure time with his two children helping them discover the Belgian culture.
Minako TAKASAKI
Joint-Project Coordinator [email protected]
Bio:
Emma MONSTER
Project Manager [email protected]
Bio:
Emma joined the WAPES Secretariat one year earlier, in May 2025, as a trainee seconded by UWV, the public employment service of the Netherlands.
Emma holds a bachelor’s degree in Japanese Studies, with a minor in Chinese Economy and Society, from Leiden University. She holds a master’s degree in Media & Business from Erasmus University Rotterdam. During her master’s she completed an exchange programme at Keio University in Tokyo in International Relations.
Before joining WAPES, Emma worked at UWV as a researcher and an advisor to a district manager of the Social-Medical Affairs division. She successfully completed an internal research and development project on the effective collaboration between doctors and nurses.
During her time as a trainee and a student, Emma took part in various (consultancy) projects, ranging in topics from geopolitics to diversity & inclusion.
Jurijs KOŠKINS
Consultant[email protected]
Bio:
Jurijs is seconded by the State Employment Agengy of Latvia (NVA).
At the State Employment Agency (Nodarbinātības valsts aģentūra), Jurijs coordinates international cooperation at both bilateral and multilateral levels.
He has extensive experience in international relations and diplomatic protocol. Prior to joining the employment sector, he was responsible for coordinating Latvia’s cooperation with foreign partners in the fields of internal security, migration, border protection, and resilience. Jurijs has taken part in organizing numerous international meetings and forums, including during Latvia’s Presidency of the Council of the EU in 2015.
Jurijs studied at the University of Latvia, where he earned a Bachelor’s degree in History and a Master’s degree in Political Science with a specialization in International Relations.