IOA 2027 Board of Directors Election
Important Dates & Deadlines:
- 2 November 2026 – Voting Opens
- 20 November 2026 – Voting closes
- December 2026 – Election results announced to IOA members
- 6 January 2027 | 1:00 – 3:00 PM PT / 4:00 – 6:00 PM ET – Annual Business Meeting
- January 2027 – New Board members will begin their term following the Annual Business Meeting
- Following the Annual Business Meeting – Board of Directors will convene to elect new 2027 Officers
IOA voting members (full, retired, and distinguished emeritus members) are invited to vote in the 2027 Board of Directors election.
Please view the selection of candidates below before completing your ballot. A total of five seats will be up for election in 2027.
IOA Director terms are three years, typically starting in January, immediately following the Annual Business Meeting. The IOA Bylaws require 15 directors, and director terms are rebalanced into three classes of five.
- There will be five director seats open in this election: Two current directors are running for a second term and fourteen new candidates are running for election for their first term. All elected candidates will begin their service following the IOA Annual Business Meeting in January 2027.
Meet the Candidates
1st Term | Carrie Anderson, Certified Organizational Ombuds, Ombudsperson, MD Anderson Ombuds Office
1st Term | Johnny Armijo II, Strategic Organizational Conflict Advisor-External Ombuds-Mediator-Facilitator, Loyola Marymount University
1st Term | Thierry Casademont, Senior Informal Conflict Management Practitioner, Parks Canada
1st Term | Nadia Ferrara, Ombuds, Indigenous Services Canada
1st Term | Luc Guglielmi, University Ombuds, Kennesaw State University
1st Term | Liz Hill, JD, Certified Organizational Ombuds, Director of Communications and Development, MWI
1st Term | Michelle Horvath, JD, University Ombudsperson, University of Alabama--Birmingham
1st Term | Dennis Jones, Faculty Ombuds, Tarleton State University
1st Term | Anthony Keen-Louie, Certified Organizational Ombuds, Associate Ombuds, University of California, San Diego
2nd Term | Amarah Khan, Certified Organizational Ombuds, Executive Director, City of Seattle, Office of the Employee Ombud
2nd Term | Youssoupha Niang, Certified Organizational Ombuds, UNHCR Ombudsman and Mediator, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
1st Term | Kira Nurieli, PCC, CEO & Ombuds, HARMONY STRATEGIES INC
1st Term | Mordekai Ongo, Ombudsperson, Andrews University
1st Term | Elisa Ortega-Schultz, PhD, LMSW, Employee Ombuds, Grand Valley State University
1st Term | Teresa Ralicki, Senior Ombuds Lead, Pinterest
1st Term | Paul Sotoudeh, JD, University Ombuds, University of Rochester
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