FUNDACIÓN VÍCTIMAS DEL TERRORISMO 95 - ENGLISH

40 THE AVT ORDINARY GENERAL ASSEMBLY ELECTS LUCÍA RUIZ AS THE ASSOCIATION'S NEW PRESIDENT L The Association of Victims of Te- rrorism (AVT) elected Lucia Ruiz García as the Association's new pre- sident at its Ordinary General Assembly of Members. At the event, held in Madrid on May 23, the Association's accounts for the latest fiscal year were also approved, as was the management of the Board. The new AVT president, Lucia Ruiz, explained to members the action plan that will guide the day-to-day work of her Board of Directors over the next two years, following the path of the work ca- rried out by Ángeles Pedraza. In Ruiz's words: "We are what we are because they ASSOCIATION OF VICTIMS OF TERRORISM ASSOCIATIONS AND FOUNDATIONS made us this way, but we are fighters, we are brave, and we will ensure that victims of terrorism are where they must be, not where others intend to take us." THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REMAINS IN PLACE In this new term, Lucia Ruiz will be ac- companied on the Board of Directors by four women and one man, all victims of terrorism with extensive experience in the Association. Victor Manuel López Palma , vice president. He began his involvement with the AVT as the delegate for La Rioja in 2017. NarcisaLópezCastro , secretarygeneral. She initially served on the Board of Directors in this same position, and later as vice president of the Association between 2012 and 2016, during the presidency of Ángeles Pedraza. Ana Isabel Díaz Delgado , board member. She has served as the delegate in Asturias since 2014. Milagros Valor San Roman , board member. She has participated actively in the Association since 2005.