Past members
This page lists the members of GFMD Steering Committees which were elected by general members in 2008, 2012, and 2016.
For details about the composition, role and tenure of the GFMD Steering Committee during previous terms visit:
GFMD Constitution (2021)2016-2021
Executive Committee
Chairperson: Ricardo Corredor, Fundación Gabo (Colombia)
Secretary-General: Jan Lublinski, DW Akademie (Germany)
Treasurer: Thierry Vallat, CFI (France)
Asia
Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) (Pakistan) - Owais Aslam Ali, Secretary-General
The Indonesian Press Council (Indonesia) - Nezar Patria, chairman of the IPC's international network commission & Digital Editor in Chief at The Jakarta Post
Eurasia
Independent Association of Broadcasters (Ukraine) - Kateryna Myasnikova, Executive Director
South Eastern European Network for Media Professionalization (SEENPM) (Bosnia and Herzegovina) - Tihomir Loza, Executive Director of the
Latin America
Association of Caribbean Media Workers (Guyana) -
Denis Chabrol, Second Vice President
Fundación Gabo (Colombia) - Ricardo Corredor Cure
Middle East/North Africa
Samir Kassir Foundation (Lebanon) - Gisèle Khoury, President
Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms (MADA)
(Palestine) - Mousa Rimawi, Co-founder and Director
North America
Internews (USA) - Jeanne Bourgault, President and CEO
International Research & Exchanges Board (IREX) (USA),
Michael Mirny, Director of Information and Media Practice
Western Europe
DW Akademie (Germany) - Jan Lublinski, Head of Policy and Concepts*
French media cooperation agency (CFI) (France) - Thierry Vallat, Chairman and Managing Director**
Sub Saharan Africa
Panos Institute West Africa (PIWA) (Senegal) - Diana Senghor, Founder
Panos Institute Great Lakes (Burundi) - Cyprian Ndikumana, Director-General
Incumbent members
FreePress Unlimited (Netherlands) - Leon Willems, Director for Policy and Programmes
International Media Support (IMS) (Denmark) - Jesper Højberg (Denmark), Executive Director
BBC Media Action (UK) - James Deane (UK), Director for Policy and Learning
International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) (USA) - Joyce Barnathan, President
Albanian Media Institute (Albania) - Remzi Lani, Executive Director
2012-2016
Executive Committee
Chairperson: Leon Willems, FreePress Unlimited (Netherlands)
Vice-chairperson: A.S. Panneerselvan, Panos South Asia (India)
Treasurer: Amie Joof, FAMEDEV (Senegal)
Chairman Emeritus: David Hoffman, Internews Network (USA)
Africa
FAMEDEV (Senegal) - Amie Joof
African Media Initiative (South Africa) - Jeanette Minnie
Alternate: Media Institute for Southern Africa (Zimbabwe) -
Luckson Chipare
Asia
Panos South Asia (India) - A.S. Panneerselvan
Indonesian Press Council (Indonesia) - Bambang Harymurti
Alternate: Hong Kong University (China) - Ying Chan
Latin America and the Caribbean
Fundación Gabriel García Márquez para el Nuevo Periodismo (FNPI) / (now Fundación Gabo) (Colombia) - Jaime Abello Banfi
Agencia de Noticias dos Direitos da Infancia (ANDI) (Brazil) - Veet Vivarta
Alternate: Association Caribbean Media Workers (Trinidad and Tobago) - Wesley Gibbings
Eurasia
Association Independent Broadcasters (Ukraine) - Katerina Myasnykova
Albanian Media Institute (Albania) - Remzi Lani
Alternate: South East European Network for Professionalization of Media (SEENPM) (Hungary) - Sandor Orban
International Caucus
BBC Media Action (United Kingdom) - James Deane
International Media Support (Denmark) - Jesper Hojberg
International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) (United States) - Joyce Barnathan
FreePress Unlimited (Netherlands) - Leon Willems
Alternate: Internews (United States) - Jeanne Bourgault
Alternate: DW Akademie (Germany) - Patrick Leusch,
Middle East/North Africa
GFMD had no active members in this region at the time of the 2012 Global Forum.
2008-2012
Chairperson: Joyce Barnathan - International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) (USA)
Vice-Chair: Manana Aslamazyan - Internews Europe (France)
Chairman Emeritus: David Hoffman, Internews Network (USA)
Asia
South East Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA) (Thailand) - Roby Alampay
Panos South Asia (India) - A.S. Panneerselvan
Journalism and Media Studies Centre, Hong Kong and Shantou universities (China) - Ying Chan
Africa
IFJ Africa Office (Senegal) - Gabriel Baglo,
Zambezi FoX (South Africa) - Jeanette Minnie,
Kenya Media Institute (Kenya) - David Makali,
Eurasia
South East European Network for Professionalisation of Media (SEENPM) (Albania) - Remzi Lani
Independent Association of Broadcasters (Ukraine) - Katerina Myasnykova / sharing with Media Development Center (Bulgaria) - Ognian Zlatev
Latin America and the Caribbean
Fundación Nuevo Periodismo Iberoamericano (FNPI) (Colombia) - Jaime Abello Banfi
Agencia de Noticias dos Direitos de Infancia (ANDI) (Brazil) - Veet Vivarta
Association of Caribbean Media Workers (Trinidad and Tobago) - Wesley Gibbings
Middle East/North Africa
Al Khabar (Algeria) - Ali Djerri,
Radio Farahalnas/Hashemite Fund for Human Development (Jordan) - Haitham Shibli
Chada FM (Morocco) - Hassan Nadir
International Caucus
BBC World Service Trust (now BBC Media Action) (UK) - James Deane
International Media Support (Denmark) - Jesper Hojberg,
Press Now (now FreePress Unlimited) (the Netherlands) - Leon Willems
Panos Institute (UK) - Mark Wilson
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