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 in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, in October 2022.
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.
Please note, recruitment of International Council Members is ongoing and will be finalised in late 2023.
12 representatives as elected in 2018:
| 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:
| Interim Secretary General | 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.
