Michelle Piccinino has been appointed as the new Director for the Environment within the Environment and Resources Authority (ERA) following a call for applications.
Michelle Piccinino has graduated as an architect and civil engineer from the University of Malta in June 1995. Since then she held several senior positions with the Malta Environment and Planning Authority, including but not limited to being a member of advisory bodies to coordinating large scale and projects of national interest.
Her multidisciplinary approach has enabled her to adapt to the various cross-cutting-roles and to effectively and constantly involve the different stakeholders in the process. She has represented the Malta Environment and Planning Authority on various boards and committees and had a leading role in negotiations at high-level bi-lateral meetings.
During the past months Ms. Piccinino has been involved in the in the demerger process of MEPA and the eventual setup of the Environment and Resources Authority (ERA), including the legislative and the administrative setup of the new authority.
She is married to Ivan and mother to Laura and Luca Aidan.
