Who is Who

The Global Forum for Media Development (GFMD) concluded its sixth General Assembly in May 2025 with the election of a new Steering Committee representing GFMD’s designated regions in Africa (Central, Eastern, Southern, Western); Asia, the Pacific, and Oceania; Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia; Europe (Western, Central, Northern, and Southern); Latin America and the Caribbean; Middle East and North Africa; and North America. Two Steering Committee members were elected to represent our topical or policy-focused members, and three more were elected to represent members with a global focus.

The Steering Committee elected Rawan Damen (Jordan) to serve as Chair of GFMD. Laxman Datt Pant (Nepal) was chosen as Deputy Chair, and Caroline Vuillemin (Switzerland) as Treasurer.

  • Africa (Central, Eastern, Southern, Western)

    Catherine Gicheru
    (Kenya)
    Founder, Africa Women Journalism Project

    Zoe Titus
    (Namibia)
    Director, Namibia Media Trust

  • Asia, Pacific and Oceania

    Laxman Datt Pant
    (Nepal)
    Executive Director, Media Action Nepal

    Nasr ul Hadi
    (India)
    Founder and Executive Director, PROTO

  • Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia

    Milka Domanovic
    (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
    Regional Director, Balkan Investigative Reporting Network – BIRN

    Lina Kushch
    (Ukraine)
    First Secretary, National Union of Journalists of Ukraine

  • Europe (Western, Central, Northern, and Southern)

    Lars Boering
    (Netherlands)
    Director, European Journalism Centre (EJC)

  • Latin America and the Caribbean

    Adriana Garcia
    (Brazil)
    Executive Secretary, Brazilian Association of Investigative Journalism – Abraji

    Kiran Maharaj
    (Jamaica / Trinidad & Tobago)
    President and Co-Founder, Media Institute of the Caribbean

  • Middle East and North Africa

    Rawan Damen
    (Jordan)
    Director General, Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism -ARIJ

    Shireen Al Khatib
    (Palestine)
    Acting Director, Palestinian Center for Development & Media Freedoms – MADA

  • North America

    Courtney Radsch
    (USA)
    Director, Center for Journalism and Liberty

  • Global

    Caroline Vuillemin
    (Switzerland)
    General Director, Fondation Hirondelle

    Quinn McKew
    (UK)
    Executive Director, ARTICLE 19

    Simon Bishop
    (UK)
    CEO, BBC Media Action

  • Topical & policy

    Angie Holan
    (USA)
    Director, International Fact-Checking Network

    Toby Mendel
    (Canada)
    Executive Director, Centre for Law and Democracy

Executive Committe

Rawan Damen
Chair

Laxman Datt Pant
Deputy Chair

Caroline Vuillemin
Treasurer

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