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MELISSA CRESSEY

USA/Sweden | Secretary General

Melissa Cressey is CEO & Founder of Cressey Strategies. Melissa is a digital and social media expert who has served at the top ranks of one of the leading political digital operations in the country prior to starting her own firm.

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BRENT BUCHANAN

USA | Treasurer

Brent Buchanan is President & Founder of Cygnal, an innovation-driven public opinion polling and predictive analytics firm. He started the company in 2007...

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CARLOS FARA

Argentina | President

Carlos Fara has 35 years of experience. Specialist in electoral campaigns, public opinion and government communication. President of Fara Veggetti since 1991. He received the first Annual Aristotle Award 2010...

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MATT KLINK

USA | Past President

Matt has more than 27 years of experience working on complex, controversial, and high-profile issues for public and private sector clients, as well as candidates for elected office and ballot measure campaigns.

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MARCEL WIEDER

Canada | Vice President Communications

Marcel Wieder combines a background in advertising with a passion for politics and public affairs to help his client’s craft and deliver powerful messages. As head of Aurora Strategy Group...

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CRYSTAL MARTIN
USA | Vice President
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Crystal Martin opened her Marketing Agency/Political Consulting firm in Northern California in 2005. She was named an AAPC "40 Under 40" and a "Rising Star"...

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TEX DOZIER
USA | Vice President Fundraising

Recognized as one of the "hundred most influential political professionals in the world" (COMPOL 100) and as one of the top 40 campaign professionals under the age of 40 (AAPC), Joseph Tex Dozier is an award-winning general consultant...

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NECATI ÖZKAN

Turkey | Vice President Conference & Events

Necati Özkan is the founder and president of ÖYKÜ / Dialogue International (an Istanbul based independent creative agency) and Reform Institute (an Istanbul based think tank)...

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FEYI AKINDOYENI

Australia | Vice President Awards 

With over 20 years of experience in strategic communications, Feyi is a Partner and global digital team lead at SEC Newgate. In Australia, she helps lead the largest integrated strategic communications firm for public interest issues and is one of the country’s most sought after public affairs consultants.

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THOMAS BORWICK

United Kingdom| Board Member

Thomas started his professional life with a background in business, having read Economics and Finance, Leadership Studies with a minor in Law. However, he quickly found passion in data-driven corporate, political and social campaigns...

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GISELLE PEREZBLAS
Mexico| Board Member 

Communications and mass media strategist; specialist in political and social communication and crisis management. He began his professional career in the production of Noticieros Televisa , the most important Spanish-speaking communication company. 

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MARKO RAKAR

Croatia | Board Member 

Marko Rakar is president of a small Croatian NGO called Windmill. Marko has a lifelong experience in working/writing for media as well as dealing with the media. He combines his media knowledge with new technologies and was one of the earliest internet adopters in Croatia.   

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LUIS HERRERO ACEVEDO

Puerto Rico | Board Member

Luis S. Herrero is founder and partner at 303.Digital LLP. Based in San Juan, Puerto Rico, he has grown 303 from a two-man shop to a boutique agency serving clients in Puerto Rico, the United States, Latin America and the Caribbean...

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OZAN IBRISIM

Singapore | Board Member

Ozan Ibrisim is an international public affairs professional with over 20 years of experience. 

His work spans across government, business and politics throughout Australia, Middle East, Africa, Eastern Europe and Asia.

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SAL RUSSO

USA | Board Member

He is the founder of Russo Marsh + Associates, Inc. (RMA) and has spent over 50 years in the field of political consulting, advertising and public affairs, being in the forefront of some of the most prominent campaigns at every level. 

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KURTIS ADIGBA

Nigeria | Board Member 

Kurtis Udenyi Adigba is an Attorney at law and a political consultant. His greatest passion is to see Nigeria make real progress and to take her rightful place in the world. 

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MAURICIO 
VENGOECHEA

Columbia | Honorary Chair

Mauricio De Vengoechea runs his own firm, DV & Partners, which includes 18 senior consultants specialized in research, strategy, innovation, crisis management, digital communication and politics...

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ACADEMIC BOARD MEMBER

MICHAEL CORNFIELD  | USA

FINANCE COMMITTEE

NECATI OZKAN  | Turkey
MATT KLINK  | USA
LUIS HERRERO ACEVEDO  | Puerto Rico

ETHICS COMMITTEE

WAYNE JOHNSON, CHAIR  | USA
FELIPE NOGUREA  | Argentina
MATT KLINK  | USA

COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE

JOSH NANBERG  | USA
BRAD SHATTUCK  | USA
EDGARD GUTIERREZ  | Spain/Venezuela

PAST PRESIDENTS

MICHEL BONGRAND | France

JOE NAPOLITAN | USA

MAX BEAUCHEZ | Belgium

F. CLIFTON WHITE | USA

JOSE LUIS SANCHIS-ARMELLES | Spain

MICHAEL ROWAN | USA

HARRY WALTER | Germany

JOE CERRELL | USA

KLAUS GOLOMBEK | Germany

JOHN M. SEIGLE | USA

PAUL BUIAR | USA

BEN GODDARD | USA

MARIO BALLERINI | Italy

JONATHAN GAUL | Australia

BO KROGVIG | Sweden

RICK RIDDER | USA

SEPP HARTINGER | Austria

KEN FELTMAN | USA

VOLKER RIEGGER | Germany

TOM EDMONDS | USA

FELIPE NOGUERA | Argentina

ILKKA AHTOKIVI | Finland

NANCY TODD | USA

MEHMET URAL | Turkey

MAURICIO DE VENGOECHEA | Columbia

MATT KLINK | USA

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