NOMINATION COMMITTEE REPORT
ELECTION TO THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2025
28 March 2025
Policy 2 of the Global Alliance bylaws (Board Director Nominations & Nomination Committee), outlines the role and duties undertaken by the Nomination Committee in reviewing nominations received and the process for the election of members to the Executive Board, as conducted by the General Assembly of Global Alliance for Public Relations and Communication Management.
The committee has carried out its work with the aim of ensuring that the Global Alliance nomination process is transparent, open and fair.
The Nomination Committee reviewed all candidacies based on the following criteria:
● To reflect the diversity of Global Alliance (geographic, cultural, and gender balance).
● To engage directors committed to the profession and willing to serve as volunteers.
● To gather different profiles (practitioners and academics) in order to reflect the dimensions of the profession and the PR/Communication function.
● To assess the contribution of the candidates applying to be elected or reelected.
The Nomination Committee was appointed by the 2024 Board of Global Alliance in December 2024. It was chaired by Amith Prabhu, PRomise Foundation (India), with committee members Boy Kelana Soebroto, Indonesia Public Relations Association Perhumas (Indonesia), Philip T. Bonaventura, Public Relations Society of America PRSA (USA) and Pamela Yin Xiaodong Public Relations Global Communication/ 17.PR (China). No member of the Nomination Committee is nominated or standing for election in 2025.
Open Positions:
President (1) for a two-year term to 30th June 2027;
Vice-President (1) for a two-year term to 30th June 2027;
Secretary (1) for a two-year term to 30th June 2027;
Delegate-at-Large (3) representing a National Association for a two-year term to 30th June 2027;
Delegate-at-Large (3) representing Academic/ Research for a two-year term to 30th June 2027;
Delegate-at-Large (3) representing any of the membership categories (National, International, Regional, Specialty, Academic, Education, Training, Research or Professional Organisation for a two-year term to 30th June 2027;
and
Regional Delegates-at-Large (12) for a one-year term to 30th June 2026; these regional positions are designed to facilitate representation of continents, specific regions, or sectors within the communication industry.
The following nominations were received with the required documentation registered and filed, within the required timeframe.
Justin Green - European Institute of Communications (Ireland), Zambia Institute of Public Relations and Communications ZIPRC (Zambia), Peterson Integrated Communications Institute (Kenya) and Nigerian Institute of Public Relations NIPR (Nigeria) - President (incumbent)
Silvia Arto – We Are Com (France) - Vice-President (incumbent)
Adrian Cropley – Centre for Strategic Communication Excellence CSCE (Australia)
Alexander Mumbi Aruan – LSPR Institute of Communication and Business (Indonesia)
Ana Pista – Public Relations Society of the Philippines PRSP (Philippines)
Dr. Amybel Sánchez de Walther – Universidad San Martín de Pores USMP (Peru)
Bonnie Caver – Global Communication Certification Counsel (USA) and Reputation Lighthouse (USA)
Claire Ryan – Canadian Public Relations Society CPRS (Canada)
Gesille Sedra Buot – Asean Public Relations Network APRN (Indonesia)
Hamilton dos Santos – Brazilian Institute for Corporate Communications Aberje (Brazil)
Dr. Ike Neliaku – Nigerian Institute of Public Relations NIPR (Nigeria)
Irene Lungu Chipili – Zambia Institute of Public Relations and Communications ZIPRC (Zambia)
Jaffri Amin Osman – Institute Public Relations Malaysia IPRM (Malaysia)
Jennifer Muir – Communication and Public Relations Australia CPRA (Australia)
Dr. Jude Genilo – University Liberal Arts Bangladesh ULAB (Bangladesh)
Kia Haring – Finnish Association of Communication Professionals PROCOM (Finland)
Maliha Aqeel – International Association of Business Communicators- IABC (USA)
My Nguyen Khoa – Vietnam Public Relations Association VNPR (Vietnam)
Noella Mutanda – Public Relations Society of Kenya PRSK (Kenya)
Norman Agatep – Public Relations Society of the Philippines PRSP (Philippines)
Dr. Omoniyi P. Ibietan – African Public Relations Association APRA (Nigeria)
Pavel Vlček – Association of Strategic Communication and Public Affairs ASCOPA (Czech Republic)
Peter Mutie – Peterson Integrated Communications Institute (Kenya)
Dr. René Benecke – Public Relations Institute of Southern Africa PRISA (South Africa)
Steve Shepperson-Smith – Chartered Institute of Public Relations CIPR (UK)
Dr. T. Serra Görpe – Turkish Public Relations Association Tühid (Turkey)
Dr. Wole Adamolekum – Elizade University (Nigeria)
Yours sincerely,
Amith Prabhu
Chair, Nomination Committee
Global Alliance for Public Relations and Communication Management
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