GFMD Steering Committee
Members of the GFMD Steering Committee, elected at the 2nd GFMD World Conference are:
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Chair Joyce Barnathan, International Center for Journalists, USA
Vice-Chair Manana Aslamazyan, Internews Europe, France
Chairman Emeritus David Hoffman, Internews Network, USA
Director Bettina Peters
International Caucus
James Deane, BBC World Service Trust, UK
Jesper Hojberg, International Media Support, Denmark
Leon Willems, Freepressunlimited, the Netherlands
Mark Wilson, Panos London, UK
Asia
Roby Alampay, South East Asian Press Alliance, Thailand
A.S. Panneerselvan, Panos South Asia, India
Ying Chan, Journalism and Media Studies Centre, Hong Kong and Shantou universities, China
Africa
Gabriel Baglo, IFJ Africa Office, Senegal
Jeanette Minnie, Zambezi FoX, South Africa
David Makali, Kenya Media Institute, Kenya
Eurasia
Remzi Lani, South East European Network for Professionalisation of Media, Albania
Katerina Myasnykova, Independent Association of Broadcasters, Ukraine
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Ognian Zlatev, Media Development Center, Bulgaria
Latin America and the Caribbean
Jaime Abello Banfi, Fundación Nuevo Periodismo Iberoamericano, Colombia
Veet Vivarta, Agencia de Noticias dos Direitos de Infancia, Brazil
Wesley Gibbings, Association of Carribean Media Workers, Trinidad and Tobago
Middle East/North Africa
Ali Djerri, Al Khabar, Algeria
Haitham Shibli, Radio Farahalnas/ Hashemite Fund for Human Development, Jordan
Hassan Nadir, Chada FM, Morocco