Organization

We are a team of experienced specialists in geosciences and education from different parts of the world who are committed to improving the quality of geoscience education globally.

COGE Board

SANDRA VILLACORTA
Chair

CSIRO/Charles Darwin University
Peru

Elvaene James
General Secretary

Universiti Malaysia Kelantan
Malaysia

Susanna Occhipinti
Vice Chair

UNICAM - Camerino University, Italy- Education committee of National Association of Geologists- Italy

Ian Clark
Treasurer

University of South Australia
Australia

Board and Members

Subcommisions

Supervises development and co-ordination of the GEFO Program in coordination with EGU Education team.

Responsible: Susana Occhipinti

Members: Marian Selorm Sapah, Young-Shin Park, Monica Guzman

Focused on enhancing our engagement with the public and communicating the value of geoscience education to a broader audience.

Responsible: Kholoud Mohamed

Members: Roberto Greco, Daniela Mateus, Agogo Abraham

Supervise initiatives for ensuring the diverse voices and perspectives within the geoscience community.

Responsible: Liliana Corona

Members: Susanna Occhipinti, Sandra Villacorta, Daniela Mateus, Tiago Ribeiro

Oversee agreements of cooperation with international bodies and try to search for external funding

Responsible: Sharon Locke

Members:  Miguel Cerna Cano, Jorge Gomez Tapias

Committees

Prepares an annual budgetary proposal to be submitted to IUGS
based on the proposed annual work plan of the Commission.

Responsible: Ian Clark

Members: Sandra Villacorta, Susana Occhipinti, Elvaene James

Supervises development and co-ordination of COGE publications and contents (COGE journal on geoscience education, books, academic articles, abstracts and others).

Responsible: Susana Alaniz-Alvarez

Members: Sandra Villacorta, Clara Vasconcelos, Rajib Kumar

Is responsible for the nomination and selection process for the Chris King Medal and other awards planned to recognize achievements and contributions in the field of geoscience education. 

Responsible:   Roberto Greco

Members: Ian Clark, Ashvin Wickramasooriya

Advertises and promotes the aims, objectives and achievements of COGE and manages COGE’s presence across various social media platforms.

Responsible: Enas Ahmed

Members: Romina Celabe (Facebook & Instagram Champion), Liliana Corona (X Champion and Webmaster), Enas Ahmed (LinkedIn Champion), Jorge Gomez, Scott Miller (on leave)

To everseeing the membership matters

Responsible: Elvaene James

Members:

Ian Clark, Sandra Villacorta