Board of Trustees

The Founders

Beat and Sandra, the founders of Fondation Felizia

Beat Ulrich Schärer

Analysis and Science

Founder and Chairman of the Board of Trustees

As a trained craftsman, university-of-applied-sciences engineer, and project manager, Beat brings a structured and solution-oriented way of working. In his work as a lecturer and vocational school teacher, he is used to conveying complex content. Through intensive self-study, he has worked his way deeply into biomedicine. Based on his expertise, he was invited in 2009 as a speaker to the DACH "Autism and AD(H)D Conference" in Eppelheim, Germany. Complemented by further training as a neurofeedback therapist and years of experience as a biomedical coach for parents, he has in-depth knowledge that builds bridges between science and practical application.

Sandra Virna Lubiato Schärer

Pedagogy and Heartbeat

Founder and Vice-Chairwoman of the Board of Trustees

Sandra is a certified piano teacher and completed her teaching qualification with top marks. For several years, she combined her experience as a teacher at private schools with intensive coaching in ABA/VB (Applied Behaviour Analysis). She continues to draw on this pedagogical expertise today to put learning steps into practice for her daughter, effectively and lovingly, in everyday life.

Other members of the board of trustees

Claude Max Plüss

Retired

Retired certified educator. Successfully founded and led two non-profit foundations in the social sector. Through this long-standing commitment, he has an enormous wealth of experience – both in the empathetic handling of disadvantaged children and in the strategic and operational management of foundation projects.

Ueli Ritter

Former deputy director, Emmaus La Chaux-de-Fonds

Before retiring, he worked for many years as deputy director of a social foundation. He knows the specific requirements and processes of foundation work extremely well and brings extensive experience in dealing with demanding situations and people. He also supports the organisation with his pronounced practical skills for repair and maintenance tasks.

René Paul Bilat

Before retiring, he was the successful managing director of his own company. He is also active as a board member of another non-profit social foundation. He is therefore thoroughly familiar with both business and management matters as well as with the specific requirements of non-profit foundation work.

Valerio Angelico Schärer

Personal coach

Works successfully as a self-employed personal trainer. Has in-depth expertise in all health-related aspects, especially in the areas of movement, nutrition, and metabolism, as well as decades of experience in the empathetic handling of people with autism.

Clarenzo Angelo Schärer

Bank client advisor

Works as a banking professional in integration management, where he is particularly responsible for reorganisations and the associated training. He further enriches the foundation with his decades of experience in the empathetic handling of people with autism.