Board of Directors
Board of Directors Executive Committee
President (5-Year Term)
James O'Meara (through World Assembly 2022)
Professor, Dean, Texas A&M International
USA
Board Chairperson (2-Year Term)
Reyes Quezada (through to World Assembly 2019)
Professor, University of San Diego
USA
Chairperson-Elect of the Board
Vacant
Immediate Past-Board Chairperson
David Mandzuk (through World Assembly 2019)
Dean, University of Manitoba
Canada
Regional Vice President Africa
Maropeng Modiba (First Term- through to World Assembly 2018)
University of Johannesburg
South Africa
Regional Vice President Arab States
Mohammed Eltahir Osman
Sultan Qaboos University
Oman (Second Term-through to World Assembly 2018)
Regional Vice President-Australia / Asia / Pacific
Diane Cullen (through 2019 WA)
Australian Catholic University
Australia
Regional Vice President Latin America and the Caribbean
Dr Martha Prata-Linhares (Second Term-through 2020 WA)
Universidade Federal Do Triângulo Mineiro
Brazil
Regional Vice President-North America
Vacant
Regional Vice President-Europe
Roman Švaricek (First Term-through to World Assembly 2018)
Masaryk University
Czech Republic
Board of Directors (3-Year Term)
Africa
Dr. Joseph Divala (First Term - through to World Assembly 2019)
University of Johannesburg
South Africa
Mariana Coolican (First Term - through to World Assembly 2020)
Social Protection Policy Specialist at UNICEF
Equatorial Guinea
Australia / Asia / Pacific
Dr. Sumalee Sungsri (First Term through to World Assembly 2020)
Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University
Thailand
Europe
Dr. Laila Niklasson (First Term - through to World Assembly 2018)Mälardalen University
Sweden
Dr.Sc. Joanna Madalinska-Michalak (First Term - through to World Assembly 2020)
University of Warsaw
Poland
Dr. Linda La Velle ( First term through to World Assembly 2020)
Plymouth University
United Kingdom
Senior Research Consultant, Sultan Qaboos University
Oman
North America
Latin America and the Caribbean
Presbyterian University Mackenzie & Federal University of São Carlos
Brazil
Dr. Carol Hordatt Gentles (First Term-through to World Assembly 2018)
University of the West Indies
Jamaica
Ex Officio (Limit of 5)
Mapping Educational Specialist Know How (MESH)
UK (through to World Assembly 2019)
Universities Council for the Education of Teachers (UCET)
UK (through to World Assembly 2019)
American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
(through to World Assembly 2021)
Emeritus Board Members
Africa
Therese Tchombe Cameroon
Abdullah Al-Kobaisi, Saudi Arabia
Kamal Dawani, Jordan
Majed Abu-Jaber, Jordan
Mohammed Eltahir Osman, Oman
HonorableThuwayba Al-Barwani,Oman
Mohammed El-Shibiny, Egypt
Honorable Rawia Al Busaidy, Oman
Australia / Asia / Pacific
Nittaya Passornsiri, Thailand
Pehin Abu Bakar Apong, Brunei
Pehin Aziz Umar, Brunei
Tony Townsend, Australia
Sim Wong-Kooi, Australia
Wei-Fan Kuo, Korea
Wichit Srisa-An,Thailand
Yumiko Ono, Japan
Maria Flores Portugal
Margery McMahon Scotland
Ivan Reid, United Kingdom
Latin America and the Caribbean
Heitor Gurgulino de Souza, Brazil
Maria Marta Pajuelo, Peru
Nelly Alliota Maia, Brazil
Sónia Nogueira, Brazil
North America
Paula Cordeiro, USA
Mahmoud Fahmy USA
Mary Futrell, USA
Valerie-Dawn Girhiny, Canada
David Imig, USA
Elaine Jarchow, USA
Russell Leskiw, Canada
James O'Meara, USA
Murray Scharf, Canada
Teresa Trimarco, USA
Shirley Van Nuland, Canada