Organization
The AO CMF International Board is responsible for overseeing and coordinating the strategy, and all the functions and activities of AO CMF globally.
On a regional level, the five regional boards (Asia Pacific, Europe and Southern Africa, Middle East and Northern Africa, Latin America, and North America) are responsible for planning the full range of educational activities. Moreover, they provide regional input to the respective commissions for education, community development and research.
The four AO CMF commissions are responsible for establishing standards, coordinating and leveraging ideas, and ensuring best practice transfer between the regions in the fields of education, research and development, community development. The boards and commissions are composed of elected representatives and comply with the AO’s Code of Ethics and Shared Values.
Regional Boards
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AO CMF Europe and Southern Africa Board
Chair:
Max Heiland, DEBoard Members:
Sunil Aniruth, ZA
Patricia Stoor, FI
Guilermo Ramieri, IT
Dilip Srinivasan, UK
Susana Heredero Jung, ESRegional Manager:
Katrin Dörner -
AO CMF Asia Pacific Board
Chair:
Gopal Krishnan Kulandaswamy, INBoard Members:
Angus Colquhoun, NZ
Joselito David, PH
Yong-Ha Kim, KR
Ricky Kumar, AU
Benny Latief, ID
Han-Tsung Liao, TW
Yang Kwang Lim, MY
Xin Peng, CN
Sunisa Rochanavibhata, TH
Richard Su, HK
Morio Tonogi, JP
Raymond Wong, SGRegional Manager:
Joanne Leung -
AO CMF Latin America Board
Chair:
Nicolas Homsi, BRBoard Members:
Rafael Cypriano, BR
Rodrigo Pereira, BR
Carlos Gaete, CL
Juan José Larrañaga, ARG
Regional Manager:
Lina Mendez -
AO CMF Middle East and Northern Africa Board
Chair:
Amir Elbarbary, EGBoard Members:
Isaam Zairi, TN
Zein Goussous, JO
Mohammed Nadershah, SA
Noorul Wahab, PK
Khalid Abdelgalil, OM
Seidu Bello, NGRegional Manager:
Thomas Welte, CH -
AO CMF North America Board
Chair:
Travis T. Tollefson, USBoard Member:
Larry L. Cunningham, US
Delora L. Mount, US
Lamont R. Jones, US
David Powers, USRegional Manager:
Chitra Subramaniam, US
Commissions
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AO CMF Education Commission
Chair:
Stefano Fusetti, ITCommission Members:
Mike Leung, HK
Rana Majeed, DE
Fernando Briceño, CO
Manjunath Margasahayam, OM
Larry Cunningham, USBusiness Manager:
Ginesa Aviles, CH -
AO CMF R&D Commission
Chair:
Thomas Dodson, USCommission Members:
Business Manager:
Nils-Claudius Gellrich, Germany
Patricia Stoor, Finland
Rodrigo Pereira, Brazil
Lamont Jones, US
Philipp Büscher -
AO CMF Community Development Commission
Chair:
Ana Catalina Tobon Trujillo, Latin AmericaCommunity Development Representatives:
Florian Thieringer, Europe and Southern Africa
Ferdinand Pamintuan, Asia Pacific
Fadi Zibdeh, Middle East and Northern Africa
Delora Mount, North America
Rafael Cypriano, Latin AmericaBusiness Manager:
Raluca Herren