The Global Forum for Media Development (GFMD) concluded its fifth General Assembly in September 2021 with the election of a new Steering Committee representing GFMD’s designated regions in Asia, the Pacific, and Oceania; Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia; Europe (Northern, Southern & Western); Latin America and the Caribbean; North America, and the Middle East and North Africa; and Sub-Saharan Africa. 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 Zoe Titus (Namibia) to serve as Chair of GFMD. Jan Lublinski (Germany) was chosen as Deputy, and Ruth Kronenburg (Netherlands) as Treasurer.
Asia, Pacific and Oceania
Owais Aslam Ali
(Pakistan)
Secretary General of Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF)Prue Clarke
(Australia)
Co-founder, Executive Director, New NarrativesEastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia
Drew Sullivan
(Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Co-founder and Publisher, Journalism Development Network/OCCRPMilka Domanovic
(Serbia)
Regional Director, Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BIRN)Europe (Northern, Southern & Western)
Lars Boering
(Netherlands)
Director, European Journalism Centre (EJC)North America
Sharon Moshavi
(USA)
President, International Center for Journalists (ICFJ)Latin America and the Caribbean
Wesley Gibbings
(the Caribbean)
Executive Member, Association of Caribbean Media WorkersMaría Eugenia Álvarez
(Latin America)
General Manager, SembraMediaMiddle East and North Africa (Mena)
Ayman Mhanna
(Lebanon)
Executive Director, Samir Kassir Foundation – SKeyes Center for Media and Cultural FreedomRoula Mikhael
(Lebanon)
Executive Director, Maharat FoundationTopical or policy focused
Tabani Moyo
(Zimbabwe)
Regional Director, Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA)Toby Mendel
(Canada)
Executive Director, Centre for Law and DemocracyGlobal
Caroline Vuillemin
General Director, Fondation HirondelleJan Lublinski
Head of Department, Policy and Learning, Deutsche Welle AkademieRuth Kronenburg
Director of Operations, Free Press UnlimitedSub-Saharan Africa
Vusumuzi Sifile
(Zambia)
Executive Director, Panos Institute Southern AfricaZoe Titus
(Namibia)
Director, Namibia Media Trust
Executive Committe
Zoe Titus
Chair
Jan Lublinski
Deputy
Ruth Kronenburg
Treasurer