Global Alliance AGM elects new Board 2025-26
Global Alliance for Public Relations and Communication Management 23rd Annual General Meeting was held on Thursday 15th May 2025 in Venice, Italy. Global Alliance President Prof. Justin Green presented the 2024 Annual Report, which provided an overview of the key activities and initiatives conducted by the Global Alliance in 2024.
The newly elected board of directors will commence their appointments from 1st July 2025. The incoming board includes leading professionals, academics, training and industry association leaders with representation from every continent. Global Alliance is a truly global, diverse and multicultural organisation representing professionals across all religions, cultures, societies and races. The incoming members are listed and marked in bold below:
Global Alliance Executive Board 2025-26
President: Justin Green, Public Relations Institute of Ireland PRII (Ireland) – 30th June, 2027
Immediate Past-Chair: José Manuel Velasco, Dircom - Spanish Communication Directors (Spain) – 30th June, 2027
Vice President: Silvia Arto, We Are Com (France) – 30th June, 2027
Secretary: Claire Ryan - Canadian Public Relations Society (Canada) – 30th June, 2027
*Treasurer: Philip T. Bonaventura, PRSA - Public Relations Society of America (USA) – 30th June, 2026
Delegate-at-Large Representing National Association:
Hamilton dos Santos, ABERJE - Brazilian Association for Business Communication (Brazil) - 30th June, 2027
Jaffri Amin Osman - IPRM - Institute Public Relations Malaysia (Malaysia) - 30th June, 2027
Kia Haring- Finnish Association of Communication Professionals ProCom (Finland) - 30th June, 2027
Pamela Yin Xiaodong, PRGC - Public Relations Global Communication (China) – 30th June, 2026
Delegate-at-Large Representing Any Membership Categories:
Ana Pista - Public Relations Society of the Philippines PRSP (Philippines) – 30th June, 2027
Irene Lungu- Zambia Institute of Public Relations and Communication ZIPRC (Zambia) - 30th June, 2027
Peter Mutie- Peterson Integrated Communication Institute (Kenya) - 30th June, 2027
Boy Kelana Soebroto - Indonesia Public Relations Association Perhumas (Indonesia) – 30th June, 2026
Delegate-at-Large Representing Academic/ Research:
Dr. Amybel Sánchez de Walther, USMP – San Martín de Porres University (Peru) – 30th June, 2027
Dr. Jude Genilo - University Liberal Arts Bangladesh ULAB (Bangladesh) – 30th June, 2027
Dr. Wole Adamolekum- Elizalde University (Nigeria) – 30th June, 2027
Amith Prabhu, The Promise Foundation (India) – 30th June, 2026
Regional Delegate-at-Large:
Adrian Cropley – Centre for Strategic Communication Excellence CSCE (Australia) – 30th June, 2026
Bonnie Caver- Reputation Lighthouse (USA) – 30th June, 2026
Prof. Dailen Rene Benecke - Public Relations Association of Southern Africa PRISA (South Africa) – 30th June, 2026
Gesille Buot- Asean Public Relations Network (Indonesia) – 30th June, 2026
Dr. Ike Neliaku – Nigerian Institute of Public Relations NIPR (Nigeria) – 30th June, 2026
Jennifer Muir- Communication and Public Relations Australia CPRA (Australia) – 30th June, 2026
My Nguyen Khoa- Vietnam Public Relations Network VNPR (Vietnam) – 30th June, 2026
Noella Mutanda - Public Relations Society of Kenya PRSK (Kenya) – 30th June, 2026
Maliha Aqeel- International Association of Business Communicators IABC (USA) – 30th June, 2026
Pavel Vlček – Association of Strategic Communication and Public Affairs ASCOPA (Czech Republic) – 30th June, 2026
Steve Shepperson -Smith - Chartered Institute of Public Relations CIPR (UK) – 30th June,2026
Dr. T. Serra Görpe – Turkish Public Relations Association Tühid (Turkey) – 30th June, 2026
The President thanked outgoing board members for their huge contribution made to Global Alliance: Fiona Cassidy from PRINZ – Public Relations Institute of New Zealand (USA), Gladys Díaz of Puerto Rico Public Relations Association and Paula Portugal Mendes from APCE – Portuguese Association of Corporate Communication.
*Under article 14.2.iv of the Global Alliance Bylaws, the Executive Board on 16 May 2025 appointed Norman Agatep- Public Relations Society of the Philippines PRSP (Philippines) as acting Treasurer until 30 June 2026.
