ICET Board Members subscribe to the purposes of ICET and make contributions to the improvement of the education of professional educators through research, teaching, and leadership in their country or region. They hold positions in schools, higher education, government or the private sector.
President (5-Year Term)
Carol Hordatt Gentles (Term ending World Assembly 2027) University of the West Indies
Jamaica
Treasurer/Secretary (2-Year term)
Deborah Eldridge (Term ending World Assembly 2024)
USA
Board Chairperson (2-Year Term)
Sarah Younie (Term ending 2025)
De Montfort University, England
Chairperson-Elect of the Board (2-Year Term)
Joseph Divala (Term ending 2025)
University of Johannesberg
Immediate Past-Board Chairperson (2-Year Term)
Linda La Velle ( Term ending World Assembly 2025)
Bath Spa University
England
Regional Vice President Africa (2-Year Term)
Joseph Divala (Second term- through to World Assembly 2024)
University of Johannesburg
South Africa
Regional Vice President Arab States (2-Year Term)
Vacant
Regional Vice President-Australia / Asia / Pacific (2-Year Term)
Dianne Cullen (Second Term- through to World Assembly 2023)
Australian Catholic University
Australia
Regional Vice President Latin America and the Caribbean (2-Year Term)
Mariana Coolican (Second term ending World Assembly 2024)
Social Protection Policy Specialist at UNICEF
Equatorial Guinea
Regional Vice President-North America
Deb Eldridge (Second term ending World Assembly 2024
USA
Regional Vice President-Europe
Roman Svaricek (Second Term ending World Assembly 2023)
Masaryk University
Czech Republic
Africa
Dr. Tola Olujuwon ( Second term ending World Assembly 2026)
Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education
South Africa
Australia / Asia / Pacific
Jo Smith (First Term ending World Assembly 2023)
The University of Auckland,
New Zealand
Europe
Smadar Donitsa-Schmidt ( Second term ending World Assembly 2026)
Kibbutzim College of Education
Israel
Joanna Madalinska-Michalak (Second Term ending World Assembly 2023)
University of Warsaw
Poland
Tanya Ovenden-Hope (First Term ending World Assembly 2023)
Plymouth Marjon University, England
Marjon University, Cornwall
Arab States
Otherine Johnson Neisler (Second Term ending World Assembly 2021)
Senior Research Consultant, Sultan Qaboos University
Oman
North America
Christy Tirrell-Corbin (Second Term ending World Assembly 2025)
University of Maryland
USA
Latin America and the Caribbean
Sandra Robinson (First Term ending World Assembly 2023)
The University of the West Indies, Cavehill,
Barbados
Ex Officio
American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE)
(Term ending World Assembly 2028)
Mapping Educational Specialist Know How (MESH)
UK (Term ending World Assembly 2025)
Universities Council for the Education of Teachers (UCET)
UK (Term ending World Assembly 2025)
