Norbert Darabos
President (Chairman of the Board)
Norbert Darabos was Austrian Minister of Defence from 2007 - 2013 and Burgenland's State Councillor for Social Affairs and Health from 2015 - 2019. He was a member of the Austrian Parliament for many years and in his function as Secretary of the Austrian social-democratic party (SPÖ) he led several election campaigns. As a historian, he is currently responsible for establishment of the "Museum for the Contemporary History of Burgenland" at Schlaining Castle. Since 2019 Norbert Darabos has been President of the ACP.
Dr Irene Giner-Reichl
Vice President
Irene Giner-Reichl studied Romance and German studies, law, counselling and spirituality in Innsbruck and New York. She worked for the Austrian Foreign Service from 1982 to 2021, specialising in sustainable development and global issues, multilateralism, development policy and women's rights. She was the Permanent Representative of Austria to the United Nations in Vienna, and the Ambassador of Austria to the People's Republic of China, Mongolia, Brazil and Suriname. She teaches and publishes on international relations issues and has been active in the NGO sector since her retirement in March 2021.
Rudolf Luipersbeck
Cashier
Rudolf Luipersbeck was Managing Director of Kurbad Bad Tatzmannsdorf AG from 1979 to 2015. Under his leadership the community changed from a health resort to a spa and wellness destination. He is a co-founder of the Jormannsdorf Health Academy and heads the district office of the Austrian Red Cross. Rudolf Luipersbeck has been a member of the ACP board since 2014.
Markus Szelinger
Member
Markus Szelinger has been the Mayor of Stadtschlaining since 2012 and is Managing Director of the Environmental Service (Umweltdienst) Burgenland. He completed his alternative military service at the ACP and has been associated with the institute ever since. He has been a member of the ACP board since 2011.
Dr Christine Teuschler
Member
Christine Teuschler has been Managing Director of the Burgenland Adult Education Centre (Volkshochschule) since 1991. She is a founding member and Deputy Chairperson of RE.F.U.G.I.U.S., an association, which commemorates the victims of the Nazi regime in Rechnitz and supports a culture of coexistence. As an adult educator she is involved in many projects in the field of political and intercultural education. Christine Teuschler has been a member of the AC Pboard since 2013.
Marijana Grandits
Member
As a student, Marijana Grandits was already committed to human and minority rights as well as the right to development for the Global South. She studied slavic languages, history and literature as well as science of sports at the University of Vienna and international relations at the Bologna Centre of the Johns Hopkins University. From 1985, Marijana Grandits was managing director of the Europahaus Eisenstadt for three years. She then worked as a freelance consultant on development policy issues and human rights, among others at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna and at the Global Campus for Human Rights Venice, for the Council of Europe, NGOs and state institutions, for democracy and human rights in Eastern and South-Eastern Europe and in the Global South. Marijana Grandits is the former head of Table I of the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe, former member of the Austrian National Council and deputy chairwoman of the women's theatre "Kosmos Theater". In 2015, she was honoured with the Bruno Kreisky Prize for services to human rights.
Mag. Claudia Priber
Member
Claudia Priber, born in 1980, is a cultural manager and expert in education and cultural policy. After completing her studies in musicology at the University of Vienna and a postgraduate program in political communication at the Danube University Krems, she held senior positions in various cultural institutions. Since November 2024, Claudia Priber has been Managing Director of Kultur-Betriebe Burgenland GmbH (KBB). Previously, she headed the Department of Education, Culture, and Science of the Burgenland Provincial Government for eight years. She is actively involved in several cultural organizations, including as President of the Burgenland Music School Association, promoting cultural diversity and sustainable networking. Fotocredits: Andreas Hafenscher
Generalleutnant i.R. Mag. Franz Reissner, MSc
Member
Lieutenant General Franz Reissner, born in Vienna in 1957, served for over four decades in command and staff positions within the Austrian Armed Forces. After graduation from the Theresian Military Academy (Class of 1979) and the National Defense Academy in Vienna, he served as combat engineer officer and in various staff functions. He served a two year tour with the United Nations, Department of Peacekeeping Operations in New York and graduated from the National Defense University in Washington, D.C., He served inter alia as Commander of the Military District Vienna and for 10 years as Commander of the Austrian Joint Forces in Graz. Reissner participated in national and international disaster relief operations and the national defense operations during the crisis in former Yugoslavia. He retired in 2022.
Mag. Michael Gerbavsits
Member
Michael Gerbavsits has been Managing Director of Joseph Haydn Privathochschule GmbH since 2025. Prior to that, he was Regional Director for Burgenland at Bank Austria AG, Chairman of the Board of Burgenland Energie AG and Managing Director of Wirtschaftsagentur Burgenland GmbH. He has been a member of the ACP Board since 2025.