Jeff & Romkje Fountain are the initiators of the Schuman Centre, and are based in Heerde, the Netherlands, 100 kms east of Amsterdam, where the Schuman Centre logistical office is located. Romkje was founder of YWAM The Netherlands and chairs the national board. Jeff was YWAM Europe director for 20 years, 1990-2009. Jeff chairs the annual Hope for Europe Round Table, while Romkje leads the Women in Leadership network.Jeff is author of Living as People of Hope, Deeply Rooted and other titles, and edits HOPE magazine. Jeff also writes weekly word, a weekly column on issues relating to Europe.
Staff & Associates
Staff are full-time YWAM personnel, while associates can be part-time non-affiliated volunteers, or affiliated with other organisations or movements. We are building a new team and looking for staff and associates to help with organising, publicity, financial management, writing, website management, and event management. Contact jeff@schumancentre.eu
Councillors
The Schuman Council is an advisory council which gathers annually on or about Europe Day, May 9, and participates in the State of Europe Forum.
These Schuman Councillors are invited, at their own discretion, to:
- offer asked or unasked for advice
- participate in the planning of the State of Europe forum annually, and
- attend the annual State of Europe Forum on Europe Day, May 9, held in the capital of the nation holding the EU presidency.
Councillors include:
Dr Moses Alegbe, MCTC, Amsterdam
Dr Thomas Bloomer, provost, University of the Nations, Burtigny, CH
Dr Walter Dürr, pastor, Jahu Fellowship, Biel, CH
Johannes Fichtenbauer, Vienna, A
Peter Greyling, Christian Heritage, Cambridge, UK
Gerard Kelly, blessNet, F
Dr Michael Schluter, RelationshipsGlobal, Cambridge, UK
Dr Thomas Schirrmacher, Martin Bucer Seminary, Bonn, D
Jonathan Tame, Relationships Global, Cambridge, UK
The Schuman Centre is also an associate member of the European Christian Political Foundation
