MELISSA CRESSEY
USA/Sweden | Secretary General
Melissa Cressey was formerly the Vice President of Global Strategies at DSPolitical, where she led business development efforts both domestically and for DSPolitical Worldwide.
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...
MATT KLINK
USA | 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.
MAURICIO
DE VENGOECHEA
USA | Past President
Mauricio De Vengoechea runs his own firm, De Vengoechea & Partners in which 18 consultants specializing in research, strategy, innovation, crisis management, digital and political communication participate.
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...
CRYSTAL MARTIN
USA | Vice President
Membership
Crystal Martin opened her Marketing Agency/Political Consulting firm in Northern California in 2005, followed by a Direct Mail firm in 2010, and now a Phone/Communications firm.
CARLOS FARA
Argentina | Vice President Fundraising
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...
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)...
FINANCE COMMITTEE
JOSEPH "TEX" DOZIER | USA
JUSTINO PEREIRA | Brazil
MARILU BRAJER | Argentina
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...
BOB PENNER
UK/Canada | Director of Communications
Bob Penner is the CEO of Strategic Communications Inc. (Stratcom), which he founded in 1991. Since then, Stratcom has become an industry leader...
GISELLE PEREZBLAS
Mexico| Board Member Membership
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.
EKATERINA EGOROVA
Russia| Board Member Conference & Events
Dr. Egorova, is founder and president of the “Niccolo M” Strategic Communications, one of the leading Russian companies in political consulting and public relations.
KURTIS ADIGBA
Nigeria | Board Member Awards
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.
SAL RUSSO
USA| Board Member Fundraising
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.
WAYNE JOHNSON
USA | Honorary Chair
Wayne Johnson served as President of the Wayne Johnson Agency and CEO of Gateway Media until his retirement in 2019. During a career spanning four decades, he worked as strategist and advisor to candidates, parties and organizations on four continents...
ETHICS COMMITTEE
WAYNE JOHNSON, CHAIR | USA
FELIPE NOGUREA | Argentina
MARKO RAKAR | Croatia
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