Officers & Secretary-General




Members







Area Presidents, Past President, Y’s Men liaison, Co-opted member
President
Ms. Soheila Hayek, Lebanon
Deputy President
Mr. Ronald Yam, Hong Kong
Treasurer
Ms. CiCi Rojas, USA
Secretary General (non-voting)
Mr. Carlos Madjri Sanvee, Togo
MEMBERS
Africa
Mr. Ronald Senghore, The Gambia
Ms. Nalisoa Andrianarivo, Madagascar
Asia and Pacific
Ms. Karren Joy Fetalvero, The Philippines
Mr. Christopher Lewis, Australia
Canada
Ms. Brenda Flaherty, Canada
Europe
Ms. Lena Schickhaus, Germany
Ms. Sarah Bremner, Scotland
Middle East
Ms. Maurine Kouba, East Jerusalem
Latin America and Caribbean
Mr. Cristiano Freitas Ristov, Brazil
Ms. Anaclara Rodriguez Canzani, Uruguay
USA
Mr. Harvin Vallabhaneni, USA
Area Presidents
Dr Adrien Coly, Senegal, Africa Alliance
Mr. Chin-Seng Chen, Taiwan, Asia & Pacific Alliance
Ms Emma Osmundsen, England & Wales, YMCA Europe
Mr. Gerardo Medina, Peru, Latin American & Caribbean Alliance
Past President (non-voting)
Ms. Patricia Pelton, Canada
Y’s Men liaison (non-voting)
Mr. Kohei Yamada, Japan
Co-opted member (non-voting)
Mr Duncan Ingram, England & Wales
What is the Executive Committee?
[From the YMCA Constitution and By-Laws]
Composition
The Executive Committee shall consist of:
- the Officers of the World Alliance elected by the World Council, each representing different geographic regions
- eleven Members elected by the World Council representing different geographic regions, with a minimum of four being 30 years of age or under when elected, and a maximum of seven from the same gender
- Presidents of Area Organisations recognised by the World Council
- the Secretary General of the World Alliance, with no power to vote
- the immediate Past President of the World Alliance, with no power to vote
- the Y’s Men International liaison officer to the World Alliance, with no power to vote.
The tasks of the Executive Committee are:
- to carry out the policy and specific instructions of the World Council, to complete all matters committed to its charge, and to act with all the powers of the World Council
- to monitor the work, finances and personnel of the World Alliance
- to undertake the planning and orientation of World Council meetings
- to undertake such actions and responsibilities as required for the good governance of the World Alliance and as required by the World Alliance or World Council, in compliance with the Constitution, resolutions and all proposals of the World Council
- to appoint the Secretary General
- to represent the World Alliance in its relationship with other world organisations
- to issue each year the call for observance by Young Men’s Christian Associations throughout the world for the Week of Prayer and World Fellowship.
Quorum for Executive Committee meetings
No meeting shall proceed to transact any business unless there is a quorum. A majority of the Executive Committee members shall constitute such a quorum.
A simple majority of Members present and voting shall suffice for a decision, and each Member present shall be entitled to one vote.
The number of abstentions does not affect the result of the vote.