2025 ALAC and RALO Elections, Selections and Appointments Workspace
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2025 ALAC and RALO Elections, Selections and Appointments* (NARALO**)
ALAC Members
Region | RALO Result | NomCom Result |
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EURALO | N/A | |
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NARALO | N/A |
ALAC Selection Timetable for 2025 ALAC and RALO Leaders and NomCom Delegates*:
14 April 2025 - Announcement of call for nominations and Nominee's Statement.* (Except for NARALO that requires a call for nominations of 30 days before the start of elections on 9 May - NARALO’s call for nominations begins on 9 April 2025)
14 April - 25 April 2025 - Nomination period (nominations accepted for 10 working days).
2 May 2025 - Deadline for nomination acceptances. Candidate statements should be submitted no later than 5 May 2025.
5 May 2025 - 8 May 2025- Calls with the candidates if desired by the RALOs.
9 May 2025 - 16 May 2025 - Elections (If required, elections will begin no later than one week after the deadline for nomination acceptances and end no later than two weeks after that deadline).
2025 AGM [ ICANN84] - Newly elected ALAC Members and RALOs Leaders shall be seated at the end of the 2025 AGM following the close of the Board Meeting on 30 October 2025.
.* NOTES ON NOMINATIONS
All nominees are expected to submit a brief statement explaining why they believe they are a suitable candidate and must also complete or update their Statement of Interest (see: At-Large New SOIs Workspace).
No one who is currently serving on the Nominating Committee may be nominated for the ALAC. See https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en#VII-8
**NARALO's Rules of Procedures call for the Call for Nominations for all positions to made by the Chair 30 days in advance of the date of the election.
ALAC Voting Delegates to the NomCom*
Region | Role Previously Held By | Nominee | Nominated by | Date Accepted | Statement of Interest | Regional Candidate(s) Recommended to the ALAC | ALAC Appointed Delegates to the NomCom | Term to Serve |
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AFRALO | (NOT eligible for re-appointment) (Please note that the 2024 NomCom Delegate from the African region, Seun Ojedeji, is also NOT eligible as per NomCom Rule 27.5) | Seun Ojedeji | May 1, 2025 | 
| Bram Fudzulani by election | AGM2025-AGM2027 | ||
Levy Syanseke | Self nominated | N/A (self nomination) | 
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LACRALO | (NOT eligible for re-appointment) (Please note that the 2024 NomCom Delegate from the Latin America and Caribbean region, Lia Hernandez, is also NOT eligible as per NomCom Rule 27.5)
| Obed Sindy | Apr 16, 2025 | 
| Christelle Vaval by acclamation | AGM2025-AGM2027 | ||
Vanda Scartezini | Declined on Apr 17, 2025 | N/A (declined) | ||||||
NARALO | (NOT eligible for re-appointment) (Please note that the 2024 NomCom Delegate from the North American region, Alfredo Calderon is also NOT eligible as per NomCom Rule 27.5) | Glenn McKnight | Apr 15, 2025 |  | Alan Greenberg by election | AGM2025-AGM2027 | ||
Self nominated | N/A (self nomination) |  | ||||||
Kathleen Scoggin | Apr 14, 2025 |  | ||||||
Self nominated | N/A (self nomination) |  |
IMPORTANT: Criteria for NomCom Delegates
The ICANN Bylaws require that the ALAC, in consultation with the RALOs, appoints five voting members of the NomCom, one per ICANN region.
XI-2.4.e The ALAC shall, after consultation with each RALO, annually appoint five voting delegates (no two of whom shall be citizens of countries in the same Geographic Region, as defined according to Section 5 of Article VI to the Nominating Committee.
IMPORTANT: See: 2025 NomCom Timetable
IMPORTANT: See:
IMPORTANT: RALOs may recommend one or more candidates to the ALAC. The appointment of NomCom delegates is carried out by the ALAC. Therefore, RALO recommendations are not binding.
Specific criteria and requirements regarding the NomCom composition and NomCom delegates are outlined in the ICANN Bylaws in Article 8.
Section 8.3. TERMS
(a) The term for each voting delegate shall be a two-year term. No individual may serve as a delegate for more than two terms. In addition, no individual may serve in consecutive terms, regardless of the entity selecting them to the Nominating Committee. An individual will only be eligible to serve a second term as a delegate on the Nominating committee if a minimum of two years has elapsed between the end of their first term and the beginning of the term for which they are being selected.
(b) The regular term of each voting delegate shall begin at the conclusion of an ICANN annual meeting and shall end at the conclusion of the ICANN annual meeting in two years, subject to the Transition Article Section 27.5.
Section 8.4. CRITERIA FOR SELECTION OF NOMINATING COMMITTEE DELEGATES
Delegates to the ICANN Nominating Committee shall be:
(a) Accomplished persons of integrity, objectivity, and intelligence, with reputations for sound judgment and open minds, and with experience and competence with collegial large group decision-making;
(b) Persons with wide contacts, broad experience in the Internet community, and a commitment to the success of ICANN;
(c) Persons whom the selecting body is confident will consult widely and accept input in carrying out their responsibilities;
(d) Persons who are neutral and objective, without any fixed personal commitments to particular individuals, organizations, or commercial objectives in carrying out their Nominating Committee responsibilities;
(e) Persons with an understanding of ICANN's mission and the potential impact of ICANN's activities on the broader Internet community who are willing to serve as volunteers, without compensation other than the reimbursement of certain expenses; and
(f) Persons who are able to work and communicate in written and spoken English.
Section 8.5. DIVERSITY
In carrying out its responsibilities to nominate Directors to fill Seats 1 through 8 (and selections to any other ICANN bodies as the Nominating Committee is responsible for under these Bylaws), the Nominating Committee shall take into account the continuing membership of the Board (and such other bodies), and seek to ensure that the persons it nominates to serve as Director and selects shall, to the extent feasible and consistent with the other criteria required to be applied by Section 8.4, be guided by Section 1.2(b)(ii).
Section 8.8. INELIGIBILITY FOR SELECTION BY NOMINATING COMMITTEE
No person who serves on the Nominating Committee in any capacity shall be eligible for nomination by any means to any position on the Board or any other ICANN body having one or more membership positions that the Nominating Committee is responsible for filling, until the conclusion of an ICANN annual meeting that coincides with, or is after, the conclusion of that person's service on the Nominating Committee.
Section 8.9. INELIGIBILITY FOR SERVICE ON NOMINATING COMMITTEE
Section 27.5 NOMINATING COMMITTEE DELEGATE TERMS
(e) For the Nominating Committee with a term commencing at the conclusion of ICANN General Meeting in 2025, only those seats as identified in this Section 27.5(a)(i)-(iii) shall be filled, each for a two-year term. No person who served on either or both of the Nominating Committees with terms ending at the ICANN Annual General Meeting in 2024 or 2025 shall be eligible for appointment to this term.
Quick Links to the RALO Selection Pages
2025 AFRALO Regional Selections
Position | Role Previously Held By | Nominee | Nominated By | Date Accepted | Statement of Interest | Results | Term to Serve |
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ALAC Member (RALO Selected) | (Eligible for re-appointment) | Mohamed Elbashir | Apr 30, 2025 |  | Aziz Hilali by election | AGM2025-AGM2027 | |
Jacob Odame-Baiden | Self-nominated | N/A (self nomination) |  | ||||
ALAC Member (NomCom Selected) | NomCom selects this position |
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AFRALO Chair | (Eligible for re-appointment) | Self-nominated | N/A (self nomination) | 
| Hadia El Miniawi by acclamation | AGM2025-AGM2027 | |
AFRALO Vice Chair | (Eligible for re-appointment) | Brahim Ousmane Mustapha | May 2, 2025 | 
| Abdeldjalil Bachar Bong by election | AGM2025-AGM2027 | |
Joel Barasa Okomoli | Self nominated | N/A (self nomination) |  | ||||
ALAC Delegate to the NomCom | (NOT eligible for re-appointment) (Please note that the 2024 NomCom Delegate from the African region, Seun Ojedeji, is also NOT eligible as per NomCom Rule 27.5) | Seun Ojedeji | May 1, 2025 |
| Bram Fudzulani by election | AGM2025-AGM2027 | |
Levy Syanseke | Self nominated | N/A (self nomination) |
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2025 APRALO Regional Selections
Position | Role Previously Held By | Nominee | Nominated By | Date Accepted | Statement of Interest | Results | Term to Serve |
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ALAC Member (RALO Selected) | (Eligible for re-appointment) | Maureen Hilyard | Apr 15, 2025 |  | Justine Chew by election | AGM2025-AGM2027 | |
Charles Mok | Apr 16, 2025 |  | |||||
Ashirwad Tripathy | Apr 22, 2025 |  | |||||
ALAC Member(NomCom Selected) | NomCom selects this position |
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Vice-Chair | (Eligible for re-appointment) | Maureen Hilyard | Apr 19, 2025 | 
| Tie between Pua Hunter & Priyatosh Jana As per the result of the APRALO Vice-Chair Tie Breaking Vote: Priyatosh Jana | AGM2025-AGM2027 | |
Gnanajeyaraman Rajaram | Apr 23, 2025 |  | |||||
Individual Members' Representative | Vacant | Pranav Bhaskar Tiwari | Apr 19, 2025 |  | Shita Laksmi by acclamation | AGM2025-AGM2027 |
*The APRALO Secretariat position is a discretionary appointment and, therefore, is not part of the annual selection process.
2025 EURALO Regional Selections
Position | Current Holder of Position | Nominee | Nominated By | Date Accepted | Statement of Interest | Results | Term to Serve |
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ALAC Member (RALO Selected) | (Eligible for re-appointment) | Sébastien Bachollet | Apr 25, 2025 | 
| Pari Esfandiari by election | AGM2025-AGM2027 | |
Frédéric Taes | N/A | N/A | |||||
Natalia Filina | N/A (declined) | N/A | |||||
Self nominated | N/A (self-nomination) |  | |||||
EURALO Chair | (Eligible for re-appointment) | Frédéric Taes | N/A (declined) | N/A | Frédéric Taes by acclamation. | AGM2025-AGM2027 | |
Natalia Filina | Apr 30, 2025 |  | |||||
Roberto Gaetano | N/A | N/A | |||||
EURALO Secretary | (Eligible for re-appointment) | Olivier Crépin-Leblond | Apr 23, 2025 | 
| Natalia Filina by acclamation | AGM2025-AGM2027 |
2025 LACRALO Regional Selections
Position | Current Holder of Position | Regional Rotation/ Member Countries of Current Holder of Position | Nominee | Nominated By | Regional Rotation/ Member Countries of Nominee | Date Accepted | Expression of Interest | Conflict of Interest Declaration | Results | Term to Serve |
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ALAC Member (RALO Selected) | (NOT eligible for re-appointment) | Region B Andes | Osvaldo Larancuent | Sergio Salinas Porto | Region C Caribbean Islands Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Saint Vincent and the GrenadineSt Lucia, Saint Kitts & Nevis, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago | Apr 15, 2025 | 
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| Claire Craig by election | AGM2025-AGM2027 |
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Lance Hinds | Apr 15, 2025 | 
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LACRALO Chair Elect Vice Presidente | Region C | Alberto Soto | Region D Mercosur Argentina,Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay | Apr 16, 2025 |  | 
| Vanda Scartezini by acclamation | AGM2025-AGM2027 |
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LACRALO Secretary Elect Vice Secretario | Region A | Sergio Salinas Porto | Region B Andes Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela | Apr 15, 2025 | 
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| Lilian Ivette De Luque Bruges by acclamation |
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ALAC Delegate to the Nomcom | (NOT eligible for re-appointment) (Please note that the 2024 NomCom Delegate from the Latin America and Caribbean region, Lia Hernandez, is also NOT eligible as per NomCom Rule 27.5) | Region B Andes Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela | Obed Sindy | Region C Caribbean Islands Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Saint Vincent and the GrenadineSt Lucia, Saint Kitts & Nevis, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago | Apr 16, 2025 |
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| Christelle Vaval by acclamation | AGM2025-AGM2027 |
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Vanda Scartezini | Declined on Apr 17, 2025 | N/A (declined) | N/A (declined) |
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2025 NARALO Regional Selections
Position | Current Holder of Position | Nominee | Nominated By | Date Accepted | Statement of Interest | Results | Term to Serve |
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ALAC Member(RALO Selected) | (Eligible for re-appointment as per the NARALO RoP 6.2 waiver) | Self nominated | N/A (self nomination) | Hey folks, as I still have work to do as Chair of the ALAC, I’d like to ask that you renew me for one more term as NARALO rep to the ALAC. So, I guess this means I nominate myself for NA ALAC rep. | Jonathan Zuck by acclamation | AGM2025-AGM2027 | |
NARALO Secretary | (Eligible for re-appointment) | Judith Hellerstein | Apr 9, 2025 |  | Bibi Rookayya Gulmahamed by election | AGM2025-AGM2027 | |
Glenn McKnight | Apr 9, 2025 |  | |||||
ALAC Delegate to the NomCom | (NOT eligible for re-appointment) Please note that the 2024 NomCom Delegate from the North American region, Alfredo Calderon is also NOT eligible as per NomCom Rule 27.5) | Glenn McKnight | Apr 15, 2025 | | Alan Greenberg by election | AGM2025-AGM2027 | |
Self nominated | N/A (self nomination) | | |||||
Kathleen Scoggin |
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