[Chapter-delegates] Announcement of the 2026 Chapters Advisory Council Steering Committee Election Results

[Adebunmi Akinbo]

Congratulations to the elected leadership team.

- Dr. Akinbo, Adebunmi Adeola
(We say the truth and keep it going).

On Tue, Nov 11, 2025, 5:01 PM Judith Hellerstein via Chapter-delegates <
chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org> wrote:

> Dear all
>
> Huge Congratulations to the elected 2026 Chapters Advisory Council
> Steering Committee.
>
> Your willingness to serve the global Chapter through the ChaC is deeply
> appreciated and good to see fresh perspectives and energy on the Steering
> Committee.
>
> I also want to extend my thanks and appreciation to all candidates who
> participated in this election and the time and effort you put into the
> campaign
>
> Best
>
> Judith Hellerstein
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>
> On Nov 11, 2025, at 9:04 AM, Rama Rejman via Chapter-delegates <
> chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org> wrote:
>
> 
>
> Dear Colleagues,
>
> The polls for the 2026 Chapters Advisory Council Steering Committee (ChAC
> SC) elections closed on November 6, 2025. This election filled nine
> positions on the Steering Committee: one representative per region and
> three non-geographical representatives.
>
> To ensure diversity, the candidate with the most votes from each region
> has been appointed as the regional representative, while the three
> candidates with the next highest vote counts were selected as
> non-geographical representatives.
>
> I am pleased to announce the elected members of the 2026 Chapters AC
> Steering Committee:
>
>    -
>
>    Regional representative North America - Joel Templeman (Canada
>    Manitoba Chapter)
>    -
>
>    Regional representative Europe - Jordi Domingo-Pascual (Spain
>    Catalonia Chapter)
>    -
>
>    Regional representative LAC - Flávio Rech Wagner (Brazil Chapter)
>    -
>
>    Regional representative Africa - Maud Adjeley Ashong Elliot (Ghana
>    Chapter)
>    -
>
>    Regional representative APAC - Dr. N. Sudha Bhuvaneswari (India
>    Chennai Chapter)
>    -
>
>    Regional representative Middle East - Heba Sayed Ahmed (Egypt Chapter)
>    -
>
>    Non-geographical representative - Alejandra Stolk (Venezuela Chapter)
>    -
>
>    Non-geographical representative - Katarina Gevorgyan (Armenia Chapter)
>    -
>
>    Non-geographical representative - Thilina Dhanushka Kalahe Pathirana
>    (Norway Chapter)
>
> Congratulations to each of the incoming Steering Committee members!
>
> We would also like to extend our gratitude to the outgoing Steering
> Committee for their dedication and contributions over the past year on
> behalf of all the Chapters. Additionally, special thanks to Agang K.
> Ditlhogo, the Nominations and Elections Chair, for ensuring a smooth and
> transparent election process.
>
> Next steps: A challenge period is now open until November 18, 2025. If no
> challenges are raised, the results will be finalized on the same day.
>
> Thank you all for your commitment, and congratulations again to our new
> ChAC Steering Committee!
>
> Best regards,
>
>
>
> *Rama Rejman*
>
> *Community Compliance and Governance Specialist, Community Engagement*
>
> *Internet Society*
>
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>
> Rama Rejman (she/her)
> Community Compliance and Governance Specialist, Community Engagement
>
> *rejman at isoc.org <rejman at isoc.org>*
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