{"id":18010,"date":"2025-03-13T14:05:59","date_gmt":"2025-03-13T18:05:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coachingfederation.org\/?p=18010"},"modified":"2025-04-21T09:30:44","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T13:30:44","slug":"international-coaching-federation-announces-2025-global-boards-of-directors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coachingfederation.org\/blog\/international-coaching-federation-announces-2025-global-boards-of-directors\/","title":{"rendered":"International Coaching Federation Announces 2025 Global Boards of Directors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><em>Lexington, Kentucky, USA<\/em>\u2014 The International Coaching Federation (ICF) finalized its 2025 leadership team, unveiling new directors for both the Global Enterprise Board of Directors and ICF\u2019s six family organizations. As ICF marks its 30th year of championing coaching excellence, these leaders will guide the organization through a milestone year while shaping how coaching continues to evolve as a catalyst for social change.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The incoming board represents 22 countries, reflecting diverse perspectives and deep expertise across the coaching ecosystem, from professional development to organizational impact.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cOur 2025 directors and trustees embody ICF\u2019s commitment to shaping the future of coaching,\u201d said ICF CEO Magdalena Nowicka Mook. \u201cAs we celebrate three decades of advancing the coaching profession and continue to champion coaching\u2019s role in transforming societies, these leaders will help drive innovation while upholding the high standards that define our profession. Their collective wisdom and international perspectives will be instrumental in empowering coaches, organizations, and communities to create lasting positive change.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The ICF Global Enterprise Board provides strategic direction and coordinates across the complete ICF ecosystem. Each family organization maintains its own dedicated board, with one director acting as a representative for the Global Enterprise Board (noted below with an asterisk *).<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ICF Global Board of Directors<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Shweta Handa-Gupta, MCC (India),\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Chair<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Kara Exner, PCC (Canada),\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Vice Chair<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Tonya Echols, PCC (USA),\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Secretary\/Treasurer<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Directors at Large<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Lise Bruynooghe, MCC<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0(Switzerland)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Dumisani Magadlela, PCC (South Africa)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><br \/>\nICF Coaching Education Global Board of Directors<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Jason Donkersgoed, PCC (Canada),\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Chair<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Lynda Mansson, PCC (Switzerland),\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Vice Chair*<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Cindy Jensen, ACTC, PCC (China),\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Secretary\/Treasurer<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Directors<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Cristina Custodio, MCC (Puerto Rico)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Kellie Garrett, PCC (Canada)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Mark Setch, MCC (Australia)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ren\u00e9 Sonneveld, ACTC, PCC (Uruguay)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><br \/>\nICF Coaching in Organizations Global Board of Directors<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Helen Basford, PCC (United Kingdom),\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Chair<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Denise Russo (USA),\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Vice Chair<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Heather McBride Leef, ACC (USA),\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Secretary\/Treasurer*<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Directors<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Jacob R. de Villiers, ACC, (Saudi Arabia)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Pooja Khandelwal, ACTC, MCC (Canada)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Rosarii Mannion, PCC (Ireland)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Elena Vedernikova, ACC (USA)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><br \/>\nICF Credentials and Standards Global Board of Directors<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Dawna Atamanchuk, PCC (Canada),\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Chair<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Suresh MJ, PCC (Singapore),\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Vice Chair<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Yiannis Kontou, MCC (United Kingdom),\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Secretary\/Treasurer<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Directors<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Lois Hanshaw, ACC (USA)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ksenia Rosina, PCC (Ireland\/Russia)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">James Varnham (Denmark)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Mary Anna Wright, MCC (Ireland)*<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><br \/>\nICF Foundation Board of Trustees<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Rashmi Shetty, PCC (India),\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Chair*<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sundar Visvanathan, PCC (India),\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Vice Chair<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Tamala Chirwa, PCC (Malawi),\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Secretary<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Kath Milne, MCC (South Australia),\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Treasurer<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Trustees<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Annette Blum Pearson, ACC (USA)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Jeff Cheah, PCC (Malaysia)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Rony Gruber, PCC (Israel)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Rania Laing, PCC (United Kingdom)\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Anne Schweppenh\u00e4u\u00dfer, MCC (Germany)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><br \/>\nICF Professional Coaches Global Board of Directors<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Manbir Kaur, MCC (Canada),\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Chair<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">James \u201cJim\u201d Wetrich, PCC (USA),\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Vice Chair*<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Graziela \u201cGra\u201d Cajado-Ogland, PCC (United Kingdom),\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Secretary\/Treasurer<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Jurgita Micallef, PCC (Spain),\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Director of Member Relations<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Directors<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Jihane Labib, ACTC, MCC (UAE\/Morocco)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Soon Loo, MCC (Singapore)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Andr\u00e9 Politzer, MCC (United States)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Marta Terrile, PCC (Ireland)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sophia Toh, PCC (USA)\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><br \/>\nICF Thought Leadership Institute Global Board of Directors\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Donna P.A. Eiby (Australia),\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Chair<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Svetlana Dimovski, PCC (USA),\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Vice Chair<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Yene Assegid, MCC (Belgium\/Ethiopia),\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Secretary*<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Kaveh Mir-Tahmasebi, ACTC, MCC (United Kingdom),\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Treasurer<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Directors<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Akihiko Morita, PCC (Japan)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Melvin Smith (USA)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Woody Woodward, PCC (USA)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"><br \/>\nLearn more about the 2025 Global Boards at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/coachingfederation.org\/about\/our-people\/icf-boards\/\">https:\/\/coachingfederation.org\/leadership<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lexington, Kentucky, USA\u2014 The International Coaching Federation (ICF) finalized its 2025 leadership&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_searchwp_excluded":"","footnotes":""},"audience-type":[],"display-option":[],"post-type":[127],"topic":[66],"_person-tax":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-18010","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"hentry","6":"post-type-press-releases","7":"topic-everything-icf","8":"not-partnership-post","11":"no-featured-image"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/coachingfederation.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18010","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/coachingfederation.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/coachingfederation.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coachingfederation.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coachingfederation.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18010"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/coachingfederation.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18010\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19933,"href":"https:\/\/coachingfederation.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18010\/revisions\/19933"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/coachingfederation.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18010"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"audience-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coachingfederation.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/audience-type?post=18010"},{"taxonomy":"display-option","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coachingfederation.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/display-option?post=18010"},{"taxonomy":"post-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coachingfederation.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post-type?post=18010"},{"taxonomy":"topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coachingfederation.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topic?post=18010"},{"taxonomy":"_person-tax","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coachingfederation.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/_person-tax?post=18010"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}