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.
