Executive Committee

Vicki Ann Cremona took an active position in civil society following the horrific murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia and joined Repubblika at the time it was being formed. She served as President of a Repubblika in 2019-20. She believes in the rule of law and democratic rights of all and is against all forms of oppression or discrimination. A professor at the University of Malta, she also worked as Ambassador to Malta in France and Tunisia (2005-2013). She wrote, edited and translated internationally published articles and books, including “Carnival and power: play and politics in a Crown Colony” (Palgrave Macmillan 2018).

1. Renato Camilleri, by profession, is a Senior Lecturer at the Chemistry Department at the Junior College. He has a keen interest in the teaching of chemistry and in atmospheric pollution. He has always been active in the voluntary sector and is particularly interested in social justice, the environment, and the rule of law. His first experience working in social justice was at the Paolo Freire Institute.

After participating in the 2019 protests, he joined Repubblika as a member in 2020 and has since joined the executive committee to continue working for better rights and democracy in Malta and keeping the government in check.

With a background in PR, event organisation and project management particularly in theatre, Paula Fleri-Soler’s activism was prompted by the brutal assassination of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia on that fatal day in October 2017. She joined the women of #occupyjustice at the beginning of the movement and was invited to join the Repubblika committee at the beginning of the Organisation in January 2019. Since then she has served as treasurer.

Having recently completed his MTL (Masters in teaching and Learning) in Science, Matthew is a science and chemistry teacher and is very passionate about science clubs and their potential to inspire, engage, motivate, and empower students. He is passionate about social justice, and even carried out voluntary work in Malta and abroad with the Missionaries of Charity through their summer schools. He also volunteered for a short time in Ħal-Far Outreach (HFO), where he understands and appreciates the plight in which immigrants are kept and treated. A recent Member of Repubblika, Matthew is looking forward to the fight for social justice and democracy with excitement and determination.

Rosette Thake has been an activist since her secondary school days in the 1980s. With an educational background in communication, sociology and adult training and development, over the years she has been involved in journalism, radio and television production, the management of childcare provision, the cooperative management and national and international representation of the Maltese cooperative sector, the administration of political parties as well as adult training and development. Her deep passion for social justice and firm belief in the power of education for change highlighted many initiatives she has engaged in over the years and was co-opted to the Executive Committee of Repubblika in early 2020.

Isabel Vella currently runs various medical services companies but previously worked at the University of Malta and in the tourism industry. She was Deputy Chairman of Heritage Malta for a number of years. Isabel was involved with NGOs and political parties during much of her adult life. She joined Repubblika as a Member of the Committee shortly after its inception.

Pia Zammit runs an educational NGO and is communication skills coach by day, an actor by night, and an activist 24/7. She campaigned for the removal of the theatre censorship laws, started #occupyjustice with her friend and activist Clemence Dujardin, and is one of the founding members of Repubblika.

Edward Warrington is a retired academic. Throughout his career, he was engaged in the study and reform of governing institutions. Besides being closely involved in the administrative and governance reforms of the 1990s, he has also published studies in the history of administrative development in newly independent states, with a focus on good governance and, more recently, a focus on integrity institutions. He is also a facilitator of processes of leadership discernment in ecclesial institutions and communities.

Sandro Rossi has been supporting Repubblika closely since its start and has now offered to contribute in the executive committee. The main values which he holds in high importance are truth and justice. He has been involved in various leadership positions in trade unions, youth politics, and voluntary organisations. Sandro is a nursing manager in a residential care setting, and has specialised in health policy and ethics. He is married and father to three children.

Manuel Delia is a blogger who works in Malta and focuses on journalism against corruption and good governance. He manages Truth Be Told (manueldelia.com) which is a daily account and commentary of political and institutional issues in Malta with specific attention to mafia crimes, migration and human trafficking, corruption and bribery, and erosion of democracy.

He entered journalism and activism following the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia in 2017. Together with several other journalists, he continued some of Daphne’s investigations and documented the political and institutional consequences of her assassination.

Manuel is co-author of the book Murder on the Malta Express and author of The Third Siege of Malta.