International Council (IC)

Responsibilities of the International Council (IC) of The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Association (IAA).

The roles and responsibilities of the IC are to:

  • Supervise the operational functions of the International Award Foundation (IAF);
  • Discuss and approve the agenda and arrangements for the Forum;
  • Act on behalf of the International Award Association (IAA) between Forum meetings;
  • Ensure that decisions made at the Forum are put into action;
  • Accept qualified National Award Operators (NAOs) into provisional membership of the IAA.

Meetings

The IC meets once a year, either at the Forum, International Gold Event (IGE) or at a specific IC meeting, depending on where we are in the three year cycle of events. The most recent IC meeting took place online in April 2024.

Members

The International Council consists of the Trustees and the Secretary General of the International Award Foundation plus 12 representatives who were elected in 2022/23 (to represent the interests of National Award Operators and Independent Award Centres in an area) and eight new Emerging Leader Representatives who were elected at Forum 2022 in Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

12 representatives as elected in 2023:

Africa Nigeria Oshoke Joseph Bello, National Director
Seychelles Albert Duncan, Board Chair
Uganda Pradip Karia, Board Member
Americas The Bahamas Jacquetta Maycock, National Director
Chair of CASC Ryan Eve, Chair (Bermuda)
Canada Melissa MacAdam, Immediate Past Chair
Asia Pacific Australia Mr Peter Kaye AM, Chief Executive Officer
China Garrison Lu, Chairman and National Director
Indonesia HE Najib Riphat, National Chair
Europe, Mediterranean and Arab States Gibraltar Michael Pizzarello, Gibraltar, National Director
Türkiye Pelin Akın Özalp, Türkiye, Vice Chair
United Kingdom Ruth Marvel, National Director

8 Emerging Leader Representatives elected in 2022:

Africa Ghana Peniel Boye
Kenya Rose Poka
Americas Bermuda Brianna Justine Simmons
Cayman Islands Chauntae Martinez
Asia Pacific Australia Emily Milton-Smith
Malaysia Potter Ka Kai Fong
Europe, Mediterranean and Arab States Czech Republic Eliska Krizova
Türkiye Aybüke Calışkan

International Foundation contacts:

Chief Operating Officer Stephen Peck
Global Operations Director Edwin Kimani
Global Operations Director Melissa Stoakes

 

The Foundation and International Council thank the outgoing Emerging Leader Representatives for their dedication and commitment to the development of the Award over the last three years.