Elections to the Board

About the Board

A Board of Directors governs the International Association of Facilitators (IAF). Directors are elected by IAF members and serve on the Board in a voluntary capacity.

Directors are elected for a two-year term. Around half the positions come to term each year. IAF allows members to serve on the Board for no longer than a total of 6 years.

Elections are held towards the end of the calendar year. The elected directors start their term on January 1.

Election Process

As set out in the IAF Bylaws, each year a Nominating Committee of IAF members oversees the election process.

As a volunteer-led Association, our success depends on the time and energy given by our members. When the call for nominations opens each year, all IAF members are invited to:

• review the role descriptions, including essential criteria, for each of the positions up for election,
• nominate themselves or another as a candidate for one of the positions by completing a nomination form.

Please Note: Nominees must make sure there are no spaces in the filenames and must avoid incorrect file extensions for any document submitted to avoid it being blocked.

The Nominating Committee:

• reviews each nomination received for a position against the essential criteria for that position,
• confirms the slate of candidates for the election,
• issues an invitation to all members in good standing to vote using a unique link to an online election platform,
• manages the voting process,
• contacts candidates to let them know the outcome of the election, and
• announces the outcome of the election.

Nominating Committe

Members of the 2022 Nominating Committee: 

• Ephraim Osunde – Nigeria (Co-Chair)
• John Cornwell – Kenya (Co-Chair)
• Jackie Chang – Taiwan
• Sharon Honner – Australia
• Anthony Olton - Barbados
• Bill Staples – Canada