North American Region Elections 2017-21
North American Region Chair 2017-2021
According to the League’s By-Laws the North American Regional Selection Committee is responsible for choosing the Chair of the North American Commission (NAC) for the 2017-21 term. The committee is chaired by Jackie French (past Chair of the NAC). Also on the Selection Committee is Jeff Noebels (former NAC member) and representatives from each of the Chapters in the North American region: Canada (Peter Camfield), Caribbean (Amza Ali) and the USA (Elson So).
Results of election of Commission Chair for the 2017-2021 Term
The Elections Committee is pleased to announce that Nathalie Jetté has been elected Chair of the North American region for the 2017-21 term. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all candidates who took part and hope that you will join us in congratulating Dr. Jetté on her success and wish her a successful tenure.
North American Region Elected Officers 2017-2021
According to the League’s By-Laws the North American Regional Selection Committee is responsible for choosing the Members of the North American Commission (NAC) who will join the Chair-Elect, Nathalie Jette, for the 2017-21 term. The Committee is chaired by Jackie French (past Chair of the NAC). Also on the Selection Committee is Jeff Noebels (former NAC member) and representatives from each of the Chapters in the North American region: Canada (Peter Camfield), Caribbean (Amza Ali) and the USA (Elson So).
Commission member Elections
The results of the election for the North American Commission members are as follows. Drs Clarke, Burneo, Kapur, and Brooks-Kayal have accepted their election.
Dave Clarke
(Caribbean League*)
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Jorge Burneo
(Canada, 4)
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Jaideep Kapur
(USA, 3)
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Amy Brooks-Kayal
(USA, 3)
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Mary Lou Smith
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Jose Cavazos
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*Automatic acceptance as the only candidate from the Carribean. According to the bylaws, each chapter must have representation on the commission.
Additional Executive Board members
Sheryl Haut (USA), Past Chair
Karen Parko (USA)
Samuel Wiebe (Canada), MC Liaison
Ex-Officio
Amza Ali (Jamaica)
Eileen Murray (USA), Executive Director AES
Dang Nguyen (Canada), President CLAE
Page B. Pennell (USA), President, AES
Taylor Abel (USA), YES representative
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