IOA Board of Directors
Meet the Members of IOA's Leadership Team
The leadership of IOA consists of a 15-member volunteer Board of Directors elected by the membership, Committees and Task Forces composed of volunteer members with chairs appointed by the Board, and other strategic IOA initiatives comprised of member volunteers who have expertise and passion for specific areas of practice.
The intent of IOA's leadership is to ensure integrity and transparency in all facets of leadership and management of the Association, to foster communication and information sharing among all components of the Association's leadership, and to foster and promote opportunities for the membership to be informed and engaged in the work of the Association.
If you would like to contact a member of the Board of Directors or a committee chair, send an email to IOA Headquarters, who will forward your message. IOA members can use the member directory to contact leadership directly.
Meetings & Board Updates
The Board of Directors generally meets monthly on the first Wednesday of each month. Updates and announcements from the Board are frequently shared in IOA's blog, The Independent Voice, in bi-weekly Hey IOA emails sent to members, and/or posted on the Board Updates page for members to view.
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President
Alicia Booker, PhD Baylor College of Medicine Houston, TX, United States Officer Term: 2023-2024 Board Term: 2022-2025
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President-Elect
Sarah Klaper, JD Northwestern University Evanston, IL, United States Officer Term: 2023–2024 Board Term: 2023-2026
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Secretary
Jennifer Mahony, JD Boston Children's Hospital Boston, MA, United States Officer Term: 2023-2024 Board Term: 2021–2024
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Treasurer
Wayne Francis Marriott, MA Auckland University of Technology Christchurch, New Zealand Officer Term: 2023-2024 Board Term: 2022–2025
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Immediate Past-President
Ronnie Thomson Sandia National Laboratories Albuquerque, NM, United States Officer Term: 2023-2024 Board Term: 2020–2023
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IOA Directors |
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Amanda Dean, MS Austin Community College Austin, TX, United States Term: 2022-2025
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Suzanne Diviney, JD, CO-OP® Pfizer Inc. New York, NY, United States Term: 2021-2024
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Hector Escalante Meza, EdD, MFA University of California Merced and Earthjustice Stockton, CA, United States Term: 2023–2026
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Thomas Griffin, MDR, JD University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA, United States Term: 2021-2024 |
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Amarah Khan, Phd, CO-OP® Office of the Employee Ombuds, City of Seattle Seattle, WA, United States
Term: 2023-2026
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Youssoupha Niang, MD, Phd, LMHC, PT Ombuds and Mediator, UNHCR Geneva, Switzerland Term: 2023-2026 |
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Bina Patel, Phd, MBA United States Patent & Trademark Office Sykesville, MD, United States Term: 2023-2026 |
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Mark Patterson, JD, LLM California State University Channel Islands Camarillo, CA United States Term: 2022-2025 |
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Jacqueline Villafane, PhD American Red Cross Washington, DC, United States Term: 2021-2024 |
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Lily Xu, MBA, CO-OP® Raytheon Technologies North Carolina, United States Term: 2022-2025 |
IOA Executive Director |
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Ellen Miller
Contact Ellen: emiller[at]ombudsassociation.org
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