The Team

Vincent Bezençon

Head Archivist

Vincent Bezençon has been an archivist in charge at the Foundation since October, 1st 2019 after having served as archivist since 2016. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in documentary information from the HEG-Geneva. He has extensive experience in record management and in the management of both public and private archives, as well as technical know-how related to the new challenges of preserving digital documents. He has worked for the Cantonal Archives of Vaud, several departments of the State of Vaud, Vaud municipalities and private individuals.

Nicole Diano

Head of Administration

Nicole Diano is Head of Administration since July 2021. Prior to that, she was an administrative assistant at the Foundation since April 2017. She has a degree in business studies and 25 years of experience in accounting and administration.

Sandrine Vuille

Head of Events and Outreach Activities

Sandrine Vuille has been Head of Events and Outreach Activities since March 2026. She coordinates the organisation of the Foundation’s various events, outreach activities and its communications. She joined the Foundation in March 2025 as Events and Communications Project Officer.
She holds a Bachelor’s degree in International Relations from the University of Geneva and a Master’s degree in Public Policy and Management from the Swiss Graduate School of Public Administration (IDHEAP) in Lausanne. Prior to joining the Foundation, she worked for the Cantons of Neuchâtel and Vaud, as well as for a communication agency.

Nathalie Bourquin

Administrative Assistant

Nathalie Bourquin joined the Foundation’s team in September 2021 as an administrative assistant in jobsharing with Marie-Claire Fontannaz. She has 10 years of experience in administrative activities and events in the health sector.

Boris Bruckler

Archivist

Boris Bruckler has been an archvist at the Foundation since August 2023. He has a Bachelor’s degree as a specialist in documentary information from the HEG-Genève and a CAS in the promotion of cultural institutions. He has extensive experience in the management and promotion of heritage collections, and has curated a number of exhibitions. He has worked as a librarian and then curator at the City of Lausanne’s Comic Centre, as a librarian at the RTS, as a teacher at HEG-Genève and since 2011 as a consultant for the NIFFF festival.

Paul Crettex

Archives Trainee

Paul Crettex has been a trainee in the Foundation’s archives since September 2025. He will be continuing his studies with a Bachelor’s degree in Information Science at the Haute Ecole de Gestion in Geneva, with a view to becoming an archivist.

Christine Diacon

Librarian

Christine Diacon is a librarian at the Foundation since November 2021. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in documentary information from the HEG-Geneva. Since 2015 she has been responsible for the documentation centre of the Swiss Forum for Migration Studies at the University of Neuchâtel.

Marie-Claire Fontannaz

Administrative Assistant

Marie-Claire Fontannaz has been an administrative assistant at the Foundation since October 2020, in jobsharing with Nathalie Bourquin. She has a degree in business studies and has 30 years of experience in administrative activities.

Philippe Klein

Archives collaborator

Philippe Klein has been an Archive Associate at the Foundation since 1991. He holds a general university degree in history with a major in geography, and is a candidate for a degree in archival and documentation techniques at the University of Haute Alsace in Mulhouse.

Adelina Osdautaj

Project Officer

Adelina Osdautaj has been a project officer at the Foundation since January 2026. A former recipient of the Henri Rieben Scholarship, she is now in charge for the Foundation’s scientific and cultural mediation activities, as well as its publications.

She holds a Bachelor and a Master in History from the University of Lausanne. Prior to joining the Foundation, she previously contributed to highlighting the career paths of women in Swiss media history as part of the UNIL project: “Les femmes de télévision entrent dans le dictionnaire”.

Dimitri De Bleser

Full-stack Engineer

Dimitri De Bleser joined the Foundation’s Archives department as a full-stack engineer in September 2025. His main responsibilities involve upgrading the archives portal to provide a better experience for online users, and developing internal tools to streamline the archivists’ workflows.

A graduate of HEIG-VD with a Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, he has honed his expertise over several years spent developing a wide range of software.