Meet the team

Meet the dedicated ECLLA team, working collaboratively to advance the association’s mission and strengthen the CLL community across Europe.

During the interim period, the European CLL Association (ECLLA) will be led by its founding members, who will provide strategic and operational leadership while the governance structure is formally established. Acting in alignment with ECLLA’s vision and values, the founders will guide the organization’s initial activities and oversee the structured formation and appointment of the Board of Directors, Medical Advisory Board, Patient Advisory Board, and Working Groups.

Co-Founders & Association Development Leads

Project Support

Jan Rynne

Co-Founder & Association Development Lead  
European CLL Association (ECLLA)
jan@eclla.org

Mirna Tomasevic

Co-Founder & Association Development Lead  
European CLL Association (ECLLA)
mirna@eclla.org

Michael Rynne

Co-Founder & Association Development Lead  
European CLL Association (ECLLA)
michael@eclla.org

Lidija Pecova

Project Coordinator & Advisor  
European CLL Association (ECLLA)
lidija@eclla.org

Medical Advisory Board

Dr Ben Kennedy

Consultant Haematologist,
Cork University Hospital, Ireland

Dr Brian Koffman

Retired family doctor and clinical professor, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine

Prof Oliver Karanfilski

University Professor of Internal Medicine and Hematology, and Consultant in Hematology

Prof Amanda Kracen

Professor of Psychology,
National College of Ireland, Dublin