2025-2027 Executive Committee
Interim President: Nergis Canefe, Canada (2025-27)
Vice President: Kiril Sharapov, UK (2026-28)
Treasurer and Conference Liaison: Staci Martin, USA (2025-27)
Secretary: Daniel Mekonnen, Switzerland (2025-27)
Communication Officers: Priya Singh, India (2025-27)
Programme Affairs and Innovation: Rumana Hashem, Bangladesh and UK (2025-27); Megan Taylor, USA (2026-28)
IASFM Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Correspondent: Janita Heslup Bah, USA
Fundraising and Development: Kiril Sharapov, UK (interim)
Programme Committee Chair: TBC
Past Executive Committees
2022-2025 Executive Committee
President: Veronica Fynn-Bruey, Canada
Past President: Christina Clark-Kazak, Canada
Vice President: Nergis Canefe, Canada
Treasurer: Mitra Naseh, USA
Secretary: Abdikadir Abikar, Somalia
Communication Officers: Derya Ozkul, UK and Turkey; Danielle Annoni, Brazil
Programme Affairs and Innovation: Staci Martin, USA; Mary B. Setrana, Ghana
IASFM Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Correspondent: Janita Heslup Bah, USA
Fundraising and Development: Asresahegn Birhanu Gelaw, Ethiopia; Sharmarke Dubow, Canada, Somalia, United Kingdom
Programme Committee Chair: Akino Tahir, Indonesia
2021-2022 Executive Committee
President: Veronica Fynn-Bruey, Canada
Past President: Christina Clark-Kazak, Canada
Vice President: Nergis Canefe, Canada
Treasurer : Danielle Annoni, Brazil
Secretary: Paul Dudman, UK
Communication Officers: Ulrike Krause, Germany; Dorian Brown Crosby, USA
Programme Affairs and Innovation: Gül İnanç, Singapore; Mary B. Setrana, Ghana; Esra Kaytaz, UK
Fundraising and Development: Maha Shuayb, Lebanon
Programme Committee Chairs: Gabriela Soldano Garcez, and Liliana Jubilut, Brazil
2020-2021 Executive Committee
President: Christina Clark-Kazak, Canada
Past President: Dianna Shandy, USA
Vice President: Nasreen Chowdhory, India
Treasurer : Danielle Annoni, Brazil
Secretary: Idil Atak, Canada
Communication Officers: Nergis Canefe, Canada; Dorian Brown Crosby, USA
Programme Affairs and Innovation: Laurence Juma, South Africa; Paul Dudman, UK
Fundraising and Development: Open
Programme Committee Chair: Joseph Teye, Ghana
2018-2020 Executive Committee
President: Christina Clark-Kazak, Canada
Past President: Dianna Shandy, USA
Vice President: Nasreen Chowdhory, India
Treasurer (interim): Beatriz Sanchez, Colombia
Secretary: Idil Atak, Canada
Communication Officers: Nergis Canefe, Canada
Programme Affairs and Innovation: Laurence Juma, South Africa; Paul Dudman, UK
Fundraising and Development: Ayar Ata, UK (end of term review)
Programme Committee Chair: Joseph Teye, Ghana
2016-2018 Executive Committee
President: Dianna Shandy, USA
Past President: Paula Banerjee, India, Roberto Vidal, Colombia
Vice President: Nasreen Chowdhory, India; Dianna Shandy, USA
Treasurer: Michele Millard, Canada
Secretary: Galya Ben-Arieh, USA
Communication Officer: Michele Manocchi, Canada; Biswajit Mohanthy, India
Programme Affairs and Innovation: Shailja Sharma,USA; Laurence Juma, South Africa; Beatriz Sanchez, Colombia
Fundraising: Idil Atak, Canada
Programme Committee Chair: TBA
2014-2016 Executive Committee
President: Paula Banerjee, India
Past President: Chris Dolan, Uganda
Vice President: Roberto Vidal, Colombia
Treasurer: Nasreen Chowdhory, India
Secretary: Susan Kneebone, Australia
Communication Officer: Michele Millard, Canada
Programme Affairs and Innovation: Galya Ben-Arieh, USA; Danesh Jayatilaka, Sri Lanka; Beatriz Sanchez, Colombia
Fundraising: Elżbieta M. Goździak , USA; Ellen Kraly, USA
Programme Committee Chair: Izabella Main, Poland
2013-2014 Executive Committee
President: Paula Banerjee, India
Past President: Chris Dolan, Uganda
Vice President: Roberto Vidal, Colombia
Treasurer: Nasreen Chowdhory, India
Secretary: Susan Kneebone, Australia
Communication Officer: Michele Millard, Canada
Programme Affairs and Innovation: Galya Ben-Arieh, USA; Danesh Jayatilaka, Sri Lanka
Fundraising: Elżbieta M. Goździak , USA; Bram Jansen, Netherlands
Programme Committee Chair: Beatriz Sanchez, Colombia
2011-2013 Executive Committee
| President | Chris Dolan | Uganda |
| Past-President | Susan McGrath | Canada |
| Vice President | Paula Banerjee | India |
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| Communications | Susan Kneebone | Australia |
| Conference Host Representative | Ranabir Samaddar | India |
| Fundraising and Development | Danesh Jayatilaka | Sri Lanka |
| Fundraising and Development | Tara Polzer Ngwato |
South Africa |
| Programme Affairs and Innovation | Cindy Horst | Norway |
| Programme Affairs and Innovation | Moses Chrispus Okello | Uganda |
| Programme Committee Chair | Priyanca Velath | India |
| Secretary | Roberto Vidal | Colombia |
| Treasurer | Nasreen Chowdhory | India |
2009 – 2011 Executive Committee
| President | Susan McGrath | Canada |
| Past-President | Susan F. Martin | USA |
| Vice President | Paula Banerjee | India |
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| Artistic Director | John Nassari | UK |
| Communications | Paula Popovici | Canada |
| Conference Host Representative | Chris Dolan | Uganda |
| Fundraising and Development | Alexander Betts | UK |
| Programme Affairs and Innovation | Danesh Jayatilaka | Sri Lanka |
| Programme Affairs and Innovation | Martin Jones | UK |
| Programme Committee Chair | Moses Chrispus Okello | Uganda |
| Secretary | Roberto Vidal | Colombia |
| Treasurer | Michael Collyer | UK |
2008 – 2009 Executive Committee
| President | Susan McGrath | Canada |
| Past-President | Susan F. Martin | USA |
| Vice President | Paula Banerjee | India |
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| Communications | Ronald Kalyango | Uganda |
| Fundraising and Development | Giorgia Donà | UK |
| Fundraising and Development | Laura Hammond | UK |
| Programme Affairs and Innovation | Danesh Jayatilaka | Sri Lanka |
| Programme Committee Chair | John Nassari | UK |
| Secretary | Roberto Vidal | Colombia |
| Treasurer | Michael Collyer | UK |
2006 – 2008 Executive Committee
| President | Susan F. Martin | USA |
| Vice President | Susan McGrath | Canada |
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| Communications | Ronald Kalyango | Uganda |
| Fundraising and Development | Karen Jacobsen | USA |
| Programme Affairs and Innovation | Ratchada Jayagupta | Thailand |
| Secretary | Khoti Kamanga | Tanzania |
| Treasurer | Michael Collyer | UK |
2005 – 2006 Executive Committee
| President | Susan F. Martin | USA |
| Vice President | Aninia Nadig | Switzerland |
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| Communication | Renu Modi | India |
| Development Officer | Karen Jacobsen | USA |
| Programme Affairs and Innovation | Holly Reed | USA |
| Secretary | Khoti Kamanga | Tanzania |
| Treasurer | Aninia Nadig | Switzerland |
2003 – 2005 Executive Committee
| President | Joanne van Selm | USA |
| Vice President | Khalid Koser | UK |
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| Conference Host Representative | Heloisa Szymanski | Brazil |
| Programme Affairs and Innovation | Aninia Nadig | The Netherlands |
| Secretary | Renu Modi | India |
| Treasurer | Khalid Koser | UK |
2001 – 2003 Executive Committee
| President | Loes van Willigen | The Netherlands |
| Vice President | Khadija Elmadmad | Morocco |
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| Conference Host Representative | Supang Chantavanich | Thailand |
| Programme Affairs | Joanne van Selm | USA |
| Secretary | Wolfgang Bosswick | Germany |
| Treasurer | Khalid Koser | UK |