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Organisation

The Mary Foundation consists of a board of directors, a secretariat and a governing body, and we collaborate with a number of relevant partners.

Board of Directors

The Mary Foundation is managed by a board of directors with HM The Queen as the chairman. All board members work voluntarily.

Organisational chart

Secretariat

The Mary Foundation’s secretariat consists of the following employees.

Helle Østergaard
Director
Phone: 4529378922
Bodil Liv Holm
Head of Communication
Phone: 4526607849
Dorte Hoegh
Secretariat Coordinator
Phone: 4520836746
Wencke Kathrine Jansen
Head of Projects

Bullying and Well-being

Phone: 4526170056
Mikkel Lynggaard
Mikkel Lynggaard
Head of Analysis
Phone: 4560223274
Simone Bodholdt
Head of Projects

Domestic Violence and Loneliness

Phone: 4525310008
Tine beskåret
Tine Oxholm
Senior Project Manager

Domestic Violence and Loneliness

Phone: 4521285999
Christina beskåret
Christina Stær Mygind
Senior Project Manager

BookFun

Phone: 4526275414
Lasse Bergholtz Hansen
Lasse Bergholtz Hansen
Senior Press and Communications Consultant
Phone: 4531337216
Nanna Lehr
Nanna Lehrmann
Communications Consultant
Phone: 4525330887
Jana Christensen
Communications Consultant
Phone: 50883334
Anne Sofie Juel Hansen
Anne Sofie Juel Hansen
Senior Project Manager

Free of Bullying

Phone: 4529640030
Anders Riis
Anders Riis
Project Manager

Antibulli

Phone: 4545273032
Jena Høgenhav
Accounting and Finance Officer
Phone: 4523211301
Fanny Tang Lærke
Student Assistant

Communications

Emma Scheel Basse
Student Assistant

Projects and Analysis

Annika Kofoed Eppers
Office Assistant
Phone: 4545273020

Co-founders

The Mary Foundation’s financial foundation – and thus its livelihood – is secured by the foundation’s co-founders:

Operational Partner

The Mary Foundation’s administration costs are covered by The Hempel Foundation, which also provides office space. Thanks to The Hempel Foundation the return from The Mary Foundation’s capital stock therefore goes toward combating social isolation in full.

Governing Body

The Mary Foundation is advised and guided by a governing body consisting of the Foundation’s co-founders and leading financial partners and HM The Queen manages the task as president. Individuals cannot apply for membership

The governing body consists of:

  • Anne-Marie Skov, chairman, The Tuborg Foundation
  • Merete Eldrup, chairman, The Egmont Foundation
  • Lars Nørby Johansen, chairman, The William Demant Foundation
  • Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen, chairman, Ole Kirk’s Foundation
  • Rie Odsbjerg Werner, CEO, TrygFonden
  • Gustav Mellentin, chairman, The Obel Family Foundation
  • Natalie Shipton, vice chairman, Oak Foundation
  • Richard Sand, chairman, The Hempel Foundation
  • Lars Suhr Olsen, director, Østifterne
  • Jens Ditlev Lauritzen, chairman, Lauritzen Foundation

All members work voluntarily.

Panels of Experts

At the Mary Foundation, we identify, manage, and develop our projects in collaboration with leading experts in each specific area. The overview below highlights our experts – individuals who inspire and advise us in our work.

Panel of experts affiliated to Bullying and Well-being

  • Professor Jan Kampmann, Roskilde University Centre
  • M.A. (Law), PhD Helle Rabøl Hansen, Danish School of Education (DPU), Aarhus University
  • Professor Dorte Marie Søndergaard, Danish School of Education (DPU), Aarhus University
  • Professor Donna Cross, Winthrop Professor with the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences at the University of Western Australia and the Australian Telethon Kids Institute.
  • Director of the Center for Youth Studies (CUR), PhD Søren Østergaard
  • Assistant professor, PhD fellow Jette Kofoed, Danish School of Education (DPU), Aarhus University
  • Associate professor Grethe Kragh-Müller, Danish School of Education (DPU), Aarhus University

Panel of experts especially affiliated to BookFun

  • Professor Dorthe Bleses, TrygFonden’s Centre for Child Research
  • Professor Emeritus Stig Broström

Panel of experts affiliated to Domestic Violence

  • Teacher Marie Møller Christensen, Kvindehjemmet (Women’s Home)
  • Director Helle Øbo, Askovgården, Dialogue against Violence
  • Senior researcher Mai Heide Ottosen, VIVE, The Danish Center for Social Science and Research
  • Head/Director Mette Skovgaard Væver, Center for Early Intervention and Family Studies, University of Copenhagen
  • Head/Director Stine Høegh, Health & Social Services, Department of Health & Social Services, Rødovre Kommune  (Municipality)
  • PhD, Chief Physician Trine Rønde Kristensen, Centre for persons subjected to violence, Frederiksberg Hospital

Panel of experts affiliated to Loneliness

  • PhD, loneliness researcher Mathias Lasgaard, DEFACTUM, Region Midtjylland
  • PhD, professor Rikke Lund, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen
  • PhD, director Christine E. Swane, The EGV Foundation (Social Inclusion of Older Adults)
  • Deputy Director Lise Stidsen Vandahl, Social Services Administration, City of Copenhagen
  • Professor, Centre Director and Head of Research Noemi Katznelson, Department of Culture and Learning
  • Director Rillo Rud, Ventilen Denmark