Staff

Anna Brys is a Belgian national, working as a Legal Trainee at Milieu since October 2024. She holds a Master’s degree in Law, with a specialisation in international and European law, as well as a Master’s degree in Comparative and International Politics both from KU Leuven. Throughout her studies she focused on fundamental rights and environmental issues.

Anne Schmieman is a Dutch national who joined Milieu in March 2024 as a legal trainee, and now works as legal researcher. With an LL.M. in European Law from Leiden University, Anne’s background reflects a multifaceted understanding of legal intricacies. Her tenure as Blue Book Trainee at the European Commission’s DG GROW, Green and Circular Economy Unit, where she actively contributed to policy negotiations, has honed her ability to navigate complex environmental frameworks. Additionally, Anne’s focus on migration law and policy during her academic pursuits, complemented by specialised training from the Odysseus Migration and Asylum Summer School, underscores her commitment to addressing human rights’ challenges.
Her previous internships helped to refine her skills in legal research, analysis, and drafting. Beyond her legal endeavours, Anne co-founded a company which is dedicated to transforming discarded objects into sustainable lamps, showcasing her commitment to sustainable innovation. Altogether, Anne brings a unique blend of knowledge and expertise to her role at Milieu.
Anne is proficient in Dutch and English, with a basic understanding of French.

Charlie is an American and Portuguese national, who joined Milieu as a Senior Advisor in February 2024. She holds an MA in Economics from American University and a BS in Economics from the College of Charleston. Carly brings 15 years of quantitative analysis and impact assessment experience in a variety of areas, including labour supply and demand, climate mitigation, microfinance, agricultural practices and productivity, and banking. Her expertise includes extensive experience in statistical analysis (in STATA), questionnaire design, data collection, and desk research.
Prior to joining Milieu, Carly designed and implemented impact evaluations on land restoration programmes for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. For the World Bank she applied the Jobs Diagnostic tool to conduct gap analysis of the demand and the supply of the labour market. At the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development managed the implementation of the flagship socio-economic surveys and oversaw the design and completion of impact evaluations.

Caroline Beaujet is a French national, working as an Advisor at Milieu since February 2024. She holds a Master’s Degree in International Security from Sciences Po Paris (FR) and an MSc in Development Economics and Policy from the University of Manchester (UK). She has experience in both public policy analysis and business management.

Catherine Muller is a Belgian national who joined Milieu in 2022 in order to reinforce the organization of our growing community.
She holds a Master of Science in Strategic Marketing and a Bachelor of Science in International Business from the University of Maastricht and has combined over 9 years of experience in Marketing, Operational and People Management roles in various international and local sectors.

Chloé Fages is a French national who joined Milieu as a Project assistant to the ClimaEast project in January 2015 and now works as a Business Development Coordinator.

Cristina Celaya Ferrer is a Spanish national who joined Milieu in March 2024 and now works as a legal researcher. She holds a double Bachelor’s degree in Spanish and French Law from the Autonomous University of Madrid and the University of Strasbourg, specialising in European Law, with a Master’s degree from the University of Strasbourg. She also holds an LLM in Legal Practice from the Spanish National University of Distance Education (UNED) and is a qualified lawyer in Spain, having passed the bar exam in December 2023.
Prior to joining Milieu, Cristina completed a 5-month internship at the European Parliament and worked at the Navarre regional office to the EU, where she focused on policy developments in areas such as transport, energy, agri-food and sustainable tourism. Cristina’s other interest areas include fundamental rights, non-discrimination and gender equality.
Cristina is fluent in Spanish, English and French and has a basic knowledge of German.

Daria Dodescu is a Romanian national working as a legal researcher at Milieu since May 2025. She has a strong academic and professional background in European Union law and policy.

Diana Nacea joined Milieu as a Legal Advisor in June 2025. Romanian-born, she earned her law degree from the Complutense University of Madrid, where she was awarded scholarships for academic excellence and qualified as a Spanish lawyer.

Ela Omersa is a Slovenian lawyer who joined Milieu in November 2019. Ela holds a degree in law from the University of Ljubljana and an LLM in EU law from the Utrecht University. During her master’s studies, Ela mostly focused on human rights law and topic of harmonization and implementation of EU law