IAF Governance

A Board of Directors governs the International Association of Facilitators (IAF). Directors are elected by IAF members and serve on the Board in a voluntary capacity.

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The International Association of Facilitators (IAF) is registered as a tax-exempt, not-for-profit Association with the Office of the Attorney General in the State of Minnesota in the United States of America.

The Association is governed by a volunteer global Board of Directors comprising the officers of the Association (Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary and Treasurer), strategic initiative directors and a regional director for each IAF region.

All Directors, except the Chair and Vice Chair, are elected by the IAF membership. The Chair and Vice Chair are selected by the Board of Directors from amongst the Board of Directors

Board of Directors

Gerardo de Luzenberger

Chair, International Association of Facilitators

Tamara Zivadinovic

Vice Chair

Mariam Okumu

Treasurer

Stephen Yorkstone

Secretary

Shalu Bhuchar

Director of Marketing and Communications

Celeste Brito

Director of Member Experience

Linmin (Michelle) Zhang

Director of Professional Development

Shalaka Gundi

Director of Conferences and Global Events

Dedi Mwita

Regional Director for Africa

Jawad Ahmed

Regional Director for Asia

Andrew Spiteri

Regional Director for Europe and the Middle East

Hope McNish

Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean

Manal Sayid

Regional Director for North America

 

Dave Lavers

Regional Director for Oceania