Juan Simoes Iglesias serves as Secretary General of YMCA Europe since 2011.
Previously he was the Secretary General of YMCA Spain (1999-2011) developing his responsibilities at national level and coordinating 10 local associations within a centralized structure.
He worked as Executive Local Secretary at the Salamanca YMCA (1988-1991) and the Zaragoza YMCA (1991-1998) combining those roles with his volunteer commitment at the Youth and the Volunteers organisations network at national and regional levels in Spain.
Juan is a social educator, camp director and passionate about the role and capacity of civil society organisations with a focus on youth development.