Executive Team and Staff

The ECTE executive team is composed of:

  • General Secretary: Marvin Oxenham. The General Secretary is the chief executive officer of the ECTE, who conducts the business of the ECTE, coordinates the work and internal quality of the agency, oversees external reviews of the agency, and receives first enquiries from institutions on matters of accreditation.  Dr Oxenham operates out Italy.
  • Director of Operations and Development:  Carmen Crouse. The Director of Operations and Development oversees and manages the operations and the development of the agency. Mrs Crouse operates out of Germany.

The ECTE staff includes:

  • Accreditation Directors:  Carmen Crouse, Eri Ndreca and Eric McCauley. The Accreditation Directors oversee accreditation reviews and manage the work of the Accreditation Commission, ensuring the implementation of the ECTE’s accreditation processes. Mrs Crouse operates out of Germany, Mrs Ndreca operates out of Albania and Dr McCauley operates out of Austria.
  • VET Coordinator: Eri Ndreca. The VET Coordinator manages the work and training of VETs. Mrs Ndreca operates out of Albania.
  • Review Tool Coordinator: Christy McCauley. The Review Tool Coordinator coordinates logistics, supports site visits and manages and maintains data and documents.. Mrs McCauley operates out of Austria.
  • Micro-credential Provider Coordinator and Orientation Coordinator: Eric McCauley. The MCP coordinator oversees review and the production of Review Reports for micro-credential provider accreditation. The Orientation Coordinator manages the induction of new providers. Dr McCauley operates out of Austria.
  • Finance and HR Coordinator: Marion Rongen.  The Finance and HR Coordinator is responsible for book-keeping and invoicing. Mrs Rongen operates out of the Netherlands.
  • Data-Management Project Coordinator: Arpineh Oroujian. The Data-Management Project Coordinator assists ECTE in the management of data and creation of database.  Ms Oroujian operates out of the UK.

More details on the duties of each position and on how they serve ECTE’s internal QA objectives and compliance to the European Standards and Guidelines can be consulted in the Staff Policy document. The Independence Policy indicates the selection criteria and the nomination, appointment and dismissal/termination procedures for ECTE staff.

See more here on stakeholder representation in ECTE human resources.