Jean Dewaerheid

Jean DEWAERHEID (1952) is married, has two children and four grandchildren. Before retirement, he was for 38 years language teacher at the Haute Ecole Lucia de Brouckère in Brussels, for 6 years President of the O.C.M.W. (head of the local welfare centre) and for 4 years Communications Officer at the European Centre for Economic, Academic and Cultural Diplomacy. His hobbies are writing, travelling, wine tasting and giving lectures. He lives in Machelen (near Brussels) where he plays tennis, pétanque and sax bariton. He is President of the Hobbyclub and Fairtrade Ambassador.