Please be advised that from the general elections of March 9th, 2009, the following have been elected to the board of Directors of the NEPMCC, for the period of the next two years: March 9th, 2009 to March 12th, 2011.
EXECUTIVE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD
President & CEO
Thomas S. Saras - President and CEO. Editor-In-Chief, “Patrides Review” (Greek)
Ex Officio Members of the Board
Dr. Bikram Lamba - PhD (Humanities and Communications). Ombudsman: for conflict resolutions and the professional integrity and ethics. Chair: Awards Committee and Chief Electoral Officer. (Hindi Press) Clyde McNeil - Moderator of the meetings of the Board. (CHIN Radio) (Trinidad)
Senior Vice Presidents
Hassan Zerehi - Senior VP Policy.Editor-In-Chief,“Shahrvand” (Persian) KathyLin - Senior VP, Professional Development.Publisher, “CCTimes” (Chinese) Dr. Mohammad Tajdolati - Vice President & SeniorAdvisor to President.“Iran Radio” (Iranian) Neel Nanda - Secretary General. “Masters in Communications” (Hindi) Srimal Abeyerwardene - Treasurer. Editor, “Sri Lankan Reporter” (Singhalese)
Vice Presidents
Irene Keroglides - VP, Public Relations & Awards Committee. M Magazine (Greek) Longan N. Longendralingam - VP, Finance. Publisher, “Uthayan” (Tamil) Luba Cherny - VP, Cultural Affairs. Publisher, “Courier” (Russian) Mila A. Garcia - VP, Humanitarian and Immigration Affairs (Philippine) Susana Donan - VP, Latino-American Affairs. Editor, “El Centro Americano” (Latino) Raina Sen - VP, Social Affairs & Membership Committee (South Asian) Hermie Garcia - VP, Human Rights and Free Speech. “Philippine Reporter” (Philippine) Aaron Berhane - VP, Journalists in Exile. Editor-In-Chief, “Meftin” (Eritrean) Dr. Raafat Gindi - VP, Health and Education. “Al Ahram Elgdeed” (Arabic) Ahmed Shah Hotaki - VP, Coordinator of Special Events. Publisher, “Afghan Post” (Afghani) William Doyle-Marshal - VP. “Journalists in Despair” CHRY Radio (Caribbean) Dumitru Popescu - VP, Print, Membership. Chair, “Observatoroul” (Romanian) Asha Rajak - VP, Radio, Membership. Chair "Radio & Television Freelance Journalist" (Nepalese) Dr. Khan Khoda - VP, Television, Membership. Chair, “Deshi Television” (Bengali) Jolanta Cabaj - VP, Federal Relations (Polish) Teshome Woldeamnuel - VP, Business Promotion Coordinator. “TZTA” (Ethiopian) Suleyman Guven - VP, Middle East Affairs. “Yeni Hayati” (Turkish/Kurdish) Emmanuel Ayiku - VP, African Affairs. Chair Publisher, “Ghanaian News” (Ghanaian) Ned Blair - VP, Community Outreach. “Photo-Reporter” (Caribbean) John S. Saraidaris - VP, Web Master and Public Image. “Patrides on Line” (Greek)
Agents General
Hon. Basilio Giordano - Publisher, "Il Cittadino Canadese” - Quebec (Italian) Helen Wang - Editor-In-Chief, "Manitoba Chinese Tribune” - Manitoba (Chinese) Thanh Quy Nguyen - Publisher, "Vietnam Time Magazine” - Alberta (Vietnamese) Rino Vultaggio - Publisher, "Il Marco Polo” - British Columbia (Italian)
According to Article Three of the Constitution:
"The authority and powers of the Agent General are equal to those of a Senior Vice President. Each Agent General represents the Council in his Province and is responsible to organize the members of the local Ethnic Press and Media in the area of his jurisdiction."
The NATIONAL ETHNIC PRESS AND MEDIA COUNCIL OF CANADA is a not for profit non governmental NGO, representing 500 Canadian publications and 120 media representatives serving 93 different linguistic and cultural communities.
FOR INFORMATION:
NEPMCC Office: Press Gallery of the City of Toronto, 100 Queen Street West, Toronto Ont. M5H 2N2. Mailing address: NEPMCC, P.O. Box 266, STN “O”, Toronto Ont. M4A 2N3 Tel: 416-921-8926 or 416-921-4229 FAX: 416-921-0723 Email:
