The Croatian Heritage Foundation operates from its head office in Zagreb and branch offices in six Croatian regional centres - Pula , Rijeka, Zadar, Split, Dubrovnik and Vukovar.
The CHF Board of Directors:
Ivan Bagarić, dr., President
Franjo Maletić, graduate lawyer
Ljubomir Antić, dr.
Tomislav Paškvalin, graduate lawyer
Hrvoje Salopek
The work of the Croatian Heritage Foundation is overseen
by a Board of Governors made up of five members
(a president and 4 members) appointed by Croatian
Government.
The Croatian Heritage Foundation is run by a Director,
nominated by Croatian Government and appointed by
the Board of Governors.
The Head of the Director's Office organises
the operation of the offices of the Director and
Deputy Director, and coordinates the operations
of the various departments with the Director's Office.
Head of the Director's Office:
Gordana Vojvodić
E-mail: hmi-info@matis.hr
The Croatian Heritage Foundation has 8 departments.
Tasks are distributed to the various departments
based on their function and similarity.
The Department of Culture proposes and implements
programs of traditional culture and advances proposals
to improve the same; organises exhibitions, concerts,
dramatic arts seminars and plays for the theatre
in Croatia and abroad; encourages, develops and
improves cooperation with Croatian emigrants and
their descendents in the field of culture.
The Department for Croatian Minorities operates
in the frame of the Department of Culture, implementing
tasks from the work program of the Department
of Culture and the Department of Education, Science
& Sports that pertain to the Croatian minority
communities, and coordinates the work of the branches
in the area of work with the Croatian minority
communities. Head of Department:
Srebrenka Šeravić
E-mail: folklor@matis.hr
The Department of Education, Science &
Sports prepares and implements the Croatian
language summer school programs, cooperates with
the relevant institutions in Croatia and abroad,
cooperates directly with institutions in the places
in which emigrant communities live and with individuals
active in the field of education, and proposes
and implements other relevant programs in the
area of the sciences and sports.
Head of Department:
Lada Kanajet Šimić
E-mail: lada@matis.hr
The Publishing Department covers
editorial tasks such the editing of Matica
magazine, the Croatian Emigrant Almanac, the CHF
Internet Portal and other publications from the
CHF work program.
Head of Department:
Vesna Kukavica
E-mail: vesna@matis.hr
The Emigrant Communities Information Department
cooperates with the ministries and with other competent
institutions in collecting all relevant information
and presents these to the Croatian emigrant communities
by way of Matica magazine, the CHF Internet pages
and individual contact with the aim of facilitating
orientation in the administration. It also coordinates
with emigrants and returnees in addressing their
needs and connects them to Croatian economic and
legal sector bodies, and maintains contact with
competent bodies and organisations in Croatia and
abroad with the aim of providing legal assistance.
Head of Department:
Nenad Zakarija
E-mail: iseljenistvo@matis.hr
The Croatian Emigrant Museum is responsible for
carrying out all of the necessary preparations
to establish a Croatian Emigrant Museum, cooperates
with archive institutions and museums in Croatia
and with Croatian emigrants in collecting materials
for the Museum. Head of Department: Ljerka Galic
E-mail: muzej@matis.hr
The Marketing & Promotions Department sells
advertising space in Matica magazine and the CHF
Internet pages, promotes CHF publications and
programs and seeks sponsors for them, is responsible
for renting out space at the CHF premises and
carries out public relations tasks. Head of Department: Ivana Rora
E-mail: marketing@matis.hr
The General & Legal Affairs Department
drafts proposals of statutes and other general
acts, contracts, decisions and orders, monitors
court, administrative and other proceedings to
which the CHF is party, proposes and monitors
the work of plenipotentiaries – CHF representatives
in these proceedings, maintains contacts with
representatives of emigrant organisations and
individuals with an accent on legal assistance
tasks for emigrants and their descendants and
for returnee emigrants, and carries out tasks
related to researching the genealogical roots
of emigrants and their descendants.
CHF branch offices have been established
by a decision of the CHF Board of Governors in
Pula, Rijeka, Zadar, Split, Dubrovnik and Vukovar
to facilitate the mission of the CHF in the various
parts of the country.
