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    Leadership

    Chair

    Paloma Diaz

    Chair
    2025 - 2027

    Spain

    unnamed (6)

    Former GEDC Chair

    Sushma Kulkarni

    Former GEDC Chair

    India

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    Executive Committee

    Julian Arellana

    2025 - 2028

    Colombia

    ARELLANA Julian

    Oscar Barton

    2025 - 2028

    United States

    BARTON Oscar

    Julius Butime

    2025 - 2028

    Kenya

    Julius Butime

    Miguel Sosa

    2025 - 2028

    Argentina

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    Wynand Steyn

    2025 - 2028

    South Africa

    STEYN Wynand

    P.J.
    Boardman

    2nd Term
    2023 - 2026

    United States of America

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    Zoran Cekic

    Secretary/Treasurer
    2025 - 2026

    Montenegro

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    Huiling Duan

    2023 - 2026

    China

    DUAN Huiling

    Kaliappan
    Manivannan

    2023 - 2026

    India

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    Divya Nalla

    2023 - 2026

    India

    NALLA divya

    Ken
     Ball

    2024-2027

    United States of America

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    Marcello Nitz

    2024 - 2027

    Brazil
    (2nd term)

    Marcello Nitz

    Shannon O’Donnell

    2024 - 2027

    United States of America

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    Marshall
     Sheldon

    2024 - 2027

    South Africa

    Marshall Sheldon - Cape Peninsula University of Technology

    Rupesh
    P.     Vasani

    2025 - 2028

    India

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    Paul
    Gilbert

    2024 - 2027

    Canada

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    Maria Viamonte

    2024 - 2027

    Portugal
    (2nd term)

    Maria João Viamonte

    Luis Manuel Sánchez Ruiz

    IFEES President

    2024 - 2026
    United States

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    Ex-Officio

    Secretariat Office

    Hans Jürgen
     Hoyer


    United States of America

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    Hans Jürgen Hoyer

    GEDC Executive Director
    IFEES Secretary General

    Jessica
     Londoño


    United States of America

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    Jessica Londoño

    International Communications
    Manager

    Kavya Tolety


    United States of America

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    Kavya Tolety

    Software and Programs Associate

    Laura
     London


    United States of America

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    Laura London

    Communications Consultant

    Peter
     Tase


    United States of America

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    Peter Tase

    Special Projects Advisor

    Deborah
     Donovah


    United States of America

    unnamed (4)

    Deborah Donovan

    Financial Consultant

    Soma
     Chakrabarti


    United States of America

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    Soma Chakrabarti

    Special International Advisor