From 5 May to 2 June 2025, all ICA members in good standing—Categories A, B, C, and D—are invited to vote for up to two (2) candidates to join the Programme Commission (PCOM) as at-large members.
The newly elected candidates will join the current members of PCOM starting in 2025 and will serve a four-year term, contributing to the development and oversight of ICA’s professional programme.
Elections Process
In February, the Programme Commission launched a call for nominations to fill three at-large positions. The nomination period was open from 24 February to 4 April 2025, during which members were encouraged to put themselves forward.
We are pleased to have received 12 eligible nominations for consideration. The election will be conducted in accordance with the ICA Constitution (approved at the Extraordinary General Assembly on 20 October 2021) and the Internal Regulations (adopted by the General Assembly in 2024, Article 7.6).
For PCOM elections, each voting member, regardless of category, has one (1) vote.
Meet the Candidates
Below, you will find the list of candidates for the PCOM at-large member positions. Click on each name to read their candidate statement.
To access their full application, curriculum vitae, and any letters of support received from ICA groups, please log in to your ICA member profile.
All documentation is presented in its original language. If needed, we recommend using online translation tools such as DeepL, Google Translate, Copilot or ChatGPT to support your review process.
Norsuriaty Awang Hassim
Malaysia (Asia and Oceania)
Paolo Cecconi
Germany (Europe and North America)
Rima Ghanem
Greece (Europe and North America)
Michelle de la Harpe
South Africa (Africa and the Arab Countries)
Omar Khatib
State of Palestine (Africa and the Arab Countries)
Tricia Lawrence Powell
Jamaica (Latin America and the Caribbean)
Aliya Mustafina
Kazakhstan (Asia and Oceania)
Sarah Negumbo
Namibia (Africa and the Arab Countries)
Sagal RACHID ABDI
Djibouti (Africa and the Arab Countries)
Irina Schmid
Egypt (Africa and the Arab Countries)
Antoinette Clarice Seymour
Canada (Latin America and the Caribbean)
Rebecca Sparagowski
United States (Europe and North America)
How to Vote
All ICA members in good standing will receive an email from the ICA LimeSurvey account containing their personal voting link. We encourage you to check your inbox—and your spam or junk folder, just in case—so you don’t miss the opportunity to cast your vote.
Voting closes on Monday, 2 June at 23:59 CEST (Paris time).
If you have any questions regarding the election process, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us at elections@ica.org
Ongoing Members of PCOM for 2026
| Role | Name | Country (Territory and region) |
| Member at large | Ryan Courchene | Canada (Europe and North America) |
| Member at large | Cristina Díaz Martínez | Spain (Europe and North America) |
| Member at large | Esther Olembe | Cameroon (Africa and Arab region) |
| Member at large | Maximiliaan Scriwanek | Curaçao (Latin America and the Caribbean) |
| Member at large | Deborah Jenkins | United Kingdom (Europe and North America) |
| Training Programme Liaison | Jonathan Isip | Philippines (Asia and Oceania) |
| New Professionals Programme Liaison | Maria Papanikolaou | Germany (Europe and North America) |
| Early Career representative | Ali Salano | Kenya (Africa and Arab region) |
The current members of PCOM bring a wealth of expertise across diverse areas including: management and strategic planning, records and electronic records management, preservation, description and standards, access to information and transparency, disaster risk reduction, archival education and training, historical research, arrangement and processing, and emerging technologies.