The 24th Annual General Meeting of the Global Alliance for Public Relations and Communication Management was held on Friday, 22 May 2026, at the Czernin Palace in Prague, Czech Republic. During the AGM, a new Board of Directors was elected and will officially assume office from 1 July 2026.
The incoming board is made up of prominent professionals, academics, training experts, and leaders of industry associations representing every continent. The Global Alliance continues to embody its identity as a truly international, diverse, and multicultural organisation, representing communication professionals from different religions, cultures, societies, and racial backgrounds worldwide.
The newly elected members are listed below and highlighted in bold.
Global Alliance Executive Board 2026-27
President: Justin Green, Public Relations Institute of Ireland – PRII (Ireland) – 30th June, 2027
Immediate Past-Chair: José Manuel Velasco, Spanish Communication Directors – Dircom (Spain) – 30th June, 2027
Vice President: Silvia Arto, De Vinci Executive School (France) – 30th June, 2027
Secretary: Claire Ryan – Canadian Public Relations Society – CPRS (Canada) – 30th June, 2027
Treasurer: Norman Agatep- Public Relations Society of the Philippines – PRSP (Philippines) – 30th June, 2028
Delegate-at-Large Representing National Association:
Hamilton dos Santos, ABERJE – Brazilian Association for Business Communication (Brazil) – 30th June, 2027
Jaffri Amin Osman – Institute Public Relations Malaysia – IPRM (Malaysia) – 30th June, 2027
Kia Haring – Finnish Association of Communication Professionals – ProCom (Finland) – 30th June, 2027
Boy Kelana Soebroto – Indonesia Public Relations Association – Perhumas (Indonesia) – 30th June, 2028
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
Dr. Ike Neliaku – Nigerian Institute of Public Relations – NIPR (Nigeria) – 30th June, 2028
Delegate-at-Large Representing Academic/ Research:
Dr. Amybel Sánchez de Walther, San Martín de Porres University – USMP (Peru) – 30th June, 2027
Dr. Jude Genilo – University Liberal Arts Bangladesh – ULAB (Bangladesh) – 30th June, 2027
Prof. Wole Adamolekun- Elizade University (Nigeria) – 30th June, 2027
Dr. T. Serra Görpe – Turkish Public Relations Association – Tühid (Turkey) – 30th June, 2028
Regional Delegate-at-Large:
Adrian Cropley – Centre for Strategic Communication Excellence – CSCE (Australia) – 30th June, 2027
Amith Prabhu, The Promise Foundation (India) – 30th June, 2027
Bonnie Caver- Global Communication Certification Council – GCCC (USA) – 30th June, 2027
Prof. Dalien Rene Benecke – Public Relations Association of Southern Africa – PRISA (South Africa) – 30th June, 2027
Fiona Rose Cassidy – FR Consulting (New Zealand) – 30th June, 2027
Jennifer Muir- Communication and Public Relations Australia – CPRA (Australia) – 30th June, 2027
Laurian Hubbard – Chartered Institute of Public Relations – CIPR (United Kingdom) – 30th June, 2027
My Nguyen Khoa- Vietnam Public Relations Network (Vietnam) – 30th June, 2027
Pavel Vlček – Association of Strategic Communication and Public Affairs – ASCOPA (Czech Republic) – 30th June, 2027
Sara Rafuse – Canadian Public Relations Society – CPRS (Canada) – 30th June, 2027
The President thanked outgoing board members for their huge contribution made to Global Alliance: Gesille Sedra Buot (Indonesia), Maliha Aqeel (Canada), Noella Mutanda (Kenya), Philip T. Bonaventura (United States), Pamela Yin Xiadong (China), and Steve Shepperson-Smith (United Kingdom).
Global Alliance Board