The team

The team at the Childhood Cancer Switzerland office works intensively and with a lot of personal commitment and dedication for children with cancer and their families. We would be happy to answer your questions and simply be there for you.

Elena Guarnaccia

CEO ad interim
Head of Self-Help and Follow-up Care Department
elena.guarnaccia@kinderkrebs-schweiz.ch

Alexandra Weber

Head of Communications
alexandra.weber@kinderkrebs-schweiz.ch

Ines Gaemperle

Management Consultant & Project Coordinator
ines.gaemperle@kinderkrebs-schweiz.ch

Zuzana Tomášiková

Head of Survivors’ Centre
zuzana.tomasikova@kinderkrebs-schweiz.ch

Céline Freivogel

Project Manager Information Platform
celine.freivogel@kinderkrebs-schweiz.ch

Belinda Bihari

Public Fundraising
belinda.bihari@kinderkrebs-schweiz.ch

The board

The board of Childhood Cancer Switzerland consists of nine members who are each responsible for a specific portfolio. They each bring with them valuable expertise in their field due to their professional and personal backgrounds.

Prof. Nicolas von der Weid, MD

President
Head of Oncology / Hematology, University Children’s Hospital Basel

Susanne Studiger

Vice President
Self-Help German-speaking Switzerland
Affected mother

Evelyne Betticher

Self-help French-speaking Switzerland
Affected mother

Nicolas Waespe, MD

Research
Specialist in pediatrics (FMH), focus on pediatric oncology/hematology; researcher at the Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM) at the University of Bern and at the University of Geneva

Heinz Hengartner, MD

Paediatric Oncology
Senior physician for paediatrics and adolescent medicine, specialising in paediatric haematology & oncology at the Children's Hospital of Eastern Switzerland