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GIJN 2024 Board Election Results: Four Incumbents Re-Elected, Three New Members
GIJN’s member organizations re-elected four current board members whose terms expired this year, and also voted in three new board members.
The GIJN community elected four at-large board representatives, including new members Daniel Howden and Elza Sandrine Sawadogo, along with returning members Brant Houston and Paul Radu.
Three regional representatives were also elected. Guilherme Amado (Latin America/Caribbean) joins the board for the first time, while incumbents Rana Sabbagh (Middle East/North Africa) and Marina Walker Guevara (North America) were re-elected.
Marina Walker Guevara won the North America board seat through a coin toss, per GIJN by-laws, prevailing in the tiebreaker over Brant Houston, the current GIJN Board chair. Houston remains on the board as an at-large representative.
In all, 13 candidates vied for seven seats on the 15-member board. Elections for half the board are held every year. Board members serve for two years.
The top vote-getter was Marina Walker Guevara. Full voting information is available here.
The 2024 class of GIJN Board members are:
- Guilherme Amado (Brazil)
- Brant Houston (USA)
- Daniel Howden (The Netherlands)
- Paul Radu (Romania)
- Rana Sabbagh (Jordan)
- Elza Sandrine Sawadogo (Burkina Faso)
- Marina Walker Guevara (USA)
Voting took place by electronic ballot from October 28 to November 11. For election background and rules, see our post on GIJN’s 2024 Board Election.
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