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 at Forum 2018 (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 2018:
| Africa | Togo | Komi Abitor, National Chair |
| Seychelles | Ralph Jean-Louis, National Chair | |
| South Africa | Modhise Makhene, National Chair | |
| Americas | Bahamas | James Palacious, National Chair |
| Barbados | Stephen Smith, National Chair | |
| Canada | Lou Gizzarelli, National Chair | |
| Asia Pacific | Australia | Peter Kaye, National Director |
| Bangladesh | Rizwan Farouq, National Chair | |
| New Zealand | Karen Ross, National Director | |
| Europe, Mediterranean and Arab States | Czech Republic | Jiri Zrust, National Chair |
| Gibraltar | Michael Pizzarello, National Director | |
| Netherlands | Willem Bartelings, Board Member |
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 |
| Turkey | Aybuke Caliskan |
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.
