Organisational structure

Biom Association is a civil society organisation governed, in accordance with its Statute, by the following governing bodies: the Assembly, the Supervisory Board, the Executive Board, the Ethics Committee, and the Executive Director.

Governing Bodies of the Association

Assembly

The Assembly is the highest managing body of the Association, and it is comprised of all active (voting) members of Biom. Any member who significantly contributes to the work of the Association in the current year through volunteering, donations, mentoring, or another type of contribution can become an active member. The Assembly elects members of the Supervisory Board and the Ethics Committee, adopts decisions on the changes to the Statute, financial statements, activity reports, and other organisational changes. Regular sessions of the Assembly are held once a year.

Supervisory Board

The Supervisory Board oversees the work of Biom in accordance with the mission, vision and strategic goals. The members of the Supervisory Board are elected and dismissed by the Assembly. The Supervisory Board can have five to nine members, and the Executive Director is a member without voting rights. The Supervisory Board monitors and evaluates the work of the executive bodies of the Association, supervises financial and material operations and advises the Executive Board on the content and process of the Strategic Plan.

Members of the Supervisory Board:

• Associate Prof. Toni Safner, Ph.D., M.Sc.Land.Arch., President
• Joško Gamberožić, Visual Communication Designer, Vice-President
• Associate Prof. Duje Lisičić, Ph.D., prof. biol. and chem.
• Associate Prof. Sandra Hudina, Ph.D., dipl. ing. biol.
• Mladenka Majerić, strategy, fundraising and leadership expert
• Branka Španiček, mag. geogr.
• Darko Podravec, ing. el.
• Željka Leljak Gracin, Master of Law, ex officio member, non-voting member

Ethics Committee

The Ethics Committee is the body responsible for monitoring and promoting compliance with the ethical principles and values established in the Association’s Code of Ethics. It also receives complaints concerning alleged violations of the Code of Ethics and conducts procedures to assess the validity of such complaints.

Members of the Ethics Committee:

• Associate Prof. Duje Lisičić, Ph.D., prof. biol. and chem.
• Paula Počanić Vovk, mag. biol. exp., employee representative
• Vanja Novosel

Proceedings concerning alleged violations of the Code of Ethics are initiated upon receipt of a written complaint submitted to eticko.povjerenstvo@biom.hr.

Executive Director and Deputy Executive Director

The Executive Director and the Deputy Executive Director are Biom employees to whom operational management of the Association is delegated by the Supervisory Board. The terms of office of the Executive Director and Deputy Executive Director continue until revoked.

Executive Director: Željka Leljak Gracin, Master of Law

Deputy Executive Director: Tomislav Hudina, mag. biol. exp., Botany and Habitats Program Manager

Executive Board

The Executive Board is the operational body responsible for managing the activities of Biom between two sessions of the Assembly. It consists of the Executive Director, the Deputy Executive Director, a representative of the Nature Conservation Department, a representative of the Public Outreach Department, and the Head of the Finance Department. The Executive Board is chaired by the Executive Director. The Executive Board meets at least four times a year.

Executive Board members:

• Željka Leljak Gracin, Master of Law, Executive Director
• Tomislav Hudina, mag. biol. exp., Botany and Habitats Program Manager and Deputy Executive Director
• Zdravko Budimir, Master in Political Science, Nature Conservation Department representative
• Iva Šoštarić, Master in Molecular Biology, Public Outreach Department Manager
• Jelena Lukić, Master of Wood Technology, Finance and Administration Manager

Employees of the Association

Operational activities of the Association Biom are organised in departments comprised of experts in different fields, thereby allowing a focused and effective work on nature conservation. Our employees work in the following departments and their programmes:

Department of Nature Conservation

• Bird Conservation Programme
• Safe Flyways Programme
• Botany and Habitats Programme
• Mammal Conservation Programme

Department of Public Outreach

Department of Finance and Administration

Management

Biom also operates out of two offices, in Zagreb and Sinj. Our offices are not only places where we organise and plan, but they are also places where we connect with local communities and volunteers.