Current members

GFMD Steering Committee members (2021-2025)

The 2021-2025 Steering Committee was elected at the Global Forum for Media Development - General Assembly - Tirana, Albania on 30 September 2021.

Executive Committee

Chairperson

Zoe Titus, Director, Namibia Media Trust

Deputy Chairperson:

Jan Lublinski, Head of Department, Policy and Learning, Deutsche Welle Akademie

Treasurer

Ruth Kronenburg, Director of Operations, FreePress Unlimited

Asia, Pacific and Oceania

2 members

Eastern Europe, the Caucuses, and Central Asia

2 members

Milka replaced Marija Ristic, the former Regional Director of BIRN, in 2023

Europe (Western, Central, Northern, and Southern)

Western, Central, Northern, and Southern 1 member

Latin America and the Caribbean

2 members

María replaced Mijal Iastrebner (Co-founder and Managing Director) when Mijal left SembraMedia in 2024.

Middle East and North Africa

2 members

North America

1 member

Sub-Saharan Africa

2 members

Global

3 members

Topical & policy

2 members

2025-2029

The term of the 2025-2029 Steering Committee will begin on 20th November 2025.

Africa - (Central, Eastern, Southern, Western)

2 members

Asia, Pacific and Oceania

2 members

  • Laxman Datt Pant, Executive Director, Media Action Nepal (Nepal)

  • Nasr ul Hadi, Founder and Executive Director, PROTO (India)

Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia

2 members

Europe (Western, Central, Northern, and Southern)

1 member

Latin America and the Caribbean

2 members

Middle East and North Africa

2 members

North America

1 member

Global

3 members

Topical & policy

2 members

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