Founder and Ambassadors
The Expats in Ticino group was founded by Liz Kirchhoff in June 2021.
Liz Thayana Kirchhoff
Brazilian businesswoman and nutritionist. Founder and Admin of the community Expats in Ticino.
Alessandro Dallafina
Italian-Canadian designer. He builds digital products during the week and organizes the best hikes in Ticino during the weekend.
David Gerges
Raised in Milan, he has always focused on Digital Marketing and works for a Swiss telecommunications company. He loves meeting and getting to know people from different cultures and backgrounds
Linda Lazzaroni
An Irish woman who grew up in London. She loves optimism, biking, hiking, Irish music, comedy and a morning espresso! Linda qualified as a Relationship Coach at the University of Cambridge and currently runs her own company, Human Kind.
Silvia Coco
Silvia is a Milan-born citizen of the world. She lived in northern Italy, southern France, NYC and has been in Lugano for over five years.
Her fields are art & design with a bridge towards marketing and project management. She also loves traveling and cooking and learning languages.​
Tony Ellis
Tony has been coming to Locarno with his wife Lorraine since 2007 when they fell in love with region and bought a house!! Now looking to permanently emigrate from the UK, currently spending the winter and summer in Switzerland.
Retired and therefore very active most days, either rowing, cycling, running or just walking the dog Raleigh.