About the Presidents’ Council
The DAMA International® Presidents’ Council is a collaborative forum where the presidents of DAMA®’s local chapters come together to share insights, discuss challenges, and align on global initiatives. The Council fosters open communication and strengthens the worldwide DAMA® community by providing a platform for knowledge exchange, best practices, and chapter collaboration.
Meeting Schedule & Participation
- Meeting Frequency: Monthly
- Format: Virtual meetings via Teams
- Who Can Attend? Participation is open to DAMA® Affiliated Chapter presidents or their designated representatives. Leaders of Forming DAMA® Chapters are also welcome.
How to Get Involved
Chapter presidents receive meeting invitations directly. If a chapter leader cannot attend, they may designate an alternate representative. Questions or topics for discussion can be submitted in advance via info@dama.org

Meeting Summaries & Updates
To keep chapter leaders and the broader DAMA® community informed, we provide non-confidential summaries of key topics discussed during Presidents’ Council meetings.
For detailed minutes, chapter presidents can access the private chapter leadership portal.
Resources for Chapters
The following resources support chapter leaders in managing and growing their communities:
Chapter News & Events
Stay up to date with local and global DAMA® chapter activities. Explore upcoming events, workshops, and networking opportunities.
Have an event or success story to share? Submit your news here: Submit Chapter News
Affiliation Process
Interested in forming a DAMA® chapter in your region? Learn about the benefits of affiliation and the steps to establish a local chapter.
Chapter Management Resources
Event Planning & Engagement
Marketing & Promotion Templates
DAMA Brochures
DAMA International® Brochure
CDMP® Brochure
DAMA-DMBOK® Brochure
These brochures are available in English, French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Japanese, Chinese, and Portuguese and can be modified with your chapter logo and contact information. Contact our office at info@dama.org to arrange for the creation of your chapter brochures. Brochures will be provided in printable PDF format for local printing.

Liz Daykin
DAMA Australia
Australia

Nishu Jain
DAMA India - New Delhi (Forming)
India

Yasushi Kiyama
DAMA Japan
Japan

Eric Kim
DAMA Korea
Korea

Datin Ts Habsah Bt Nordin
DAMA Kuala Lumpur & Selangor
Malaysia

Thanasarn Hongpaisanvivat
DAMA Thailand - Bangkok
Thailand

Marc Nolte
DAMA Calgary
Canada

Stephen Kaiser
DAMA Edmonton
Canada

Ellen Brown
DAMA NCR-RCN
Canada

Gordon Hamilton
DAMA VancouverBC
Canada

Sapna Jain
IRMAC (DAMA Toronto)
Canada

Lukas Negrin
DAMA Austria - Vienna
Austria

Jan Henderyckx
DAMA BeLux
Belgium

Shivendra Rai
DAMA Czech Republic - Prague
Czechia

Mads Hauge
DAMA Denmark
Denmark

Minna Oksanen
DAMA Finland
Finland

Jerome Capirossi
DAMA France
France

Frank Poerschmann
DAMA German
Germany

Gabor Halasz
DAMA Hungary - Budapest
Hungary

Carl Kane
DAMA Ireland
Ireland

Nino Letteriello
DAMA Italy
Italy

Robert Farrugia
DAMA Malta - Valletta (Forming)
Malta

Ronald Baan
DAMA Netherlands
Netherlands

Achillefs Tsitsonis
DAMA Norway
Norway

Piotr Pietrzyk
DAMA Poland
Poland

Sandro Scordo
DAMA Portugal - Lisbon
Portugal

Lucia Engo Bermejo
DAMA Spain
Spain

John Wernfeldt
DAMA Sweden NSG (Forming)
Sweden

Luca Pescatore
DAMA Switzerland - Zurich (Forming)
Switzerland

Can Kar
DAMA Turkey - Istanbul (Forming)
Turkey

Oleksandr Zhukov
DAMA Ukraine-Kyiv
Ukraine

Lisa Allen
DAMA United Kingdom
United Kingdom

Pablo Cigliuti
DAMA Argentina – Buenos Aires
Argentina

Diego Poppe
DAMA Bolivia La Paz
Bolivia

Manoel Dutra
DAMA Brazil
Brazil

Francisco Guinez
DAMA Chile
Chile

German Morante
DAMA Colombia
Colombia

Pablo Andres Lopez Aguilar
DAMA Costa Rica - San Jose
Costa Rica

Veronica Zapata Mera
DAMA Ecuador
Ecuador

Daniel Augusto Monzón Perez
DAMA Capitulo Guatemala (Forming)
Guatemala

Marta Diaz
DAMA Mexico
Mexico

Gabriel Gomez
DAMA Panama - Ciudad de Panamá (Forming)
Panama

Juan Gabriel Chumpitaz Huarcaya
DAMA Peru
Peru

Cecilia Poittevin
Uruguay
DAMA Uruguay - Montevideo

Efrain Daubront
DAMA Venezuela - Caracas (Forming)
Venezuela

Smails Benhabiles
DAMA Algeria - Algiers (Forming)
Algeria

Karim Elhelaly
DAMA Egypt - Cairo
Egypt

Dmitry Tsoy
DAMA Kazakhstan - Astana
Kazakhstan

Hartnell Ndungi
DAMA Kenya - Nairobi
Kenya

Yasmine Faik
DAMA Morocco - Casablanca (Forming)
Morocco

Vekondja Kuzee
DAMA Namibia - Windhoek (Forming)
Namibia

Ayodeji Rex Abitogun
DAMA Nigeria Abuja (Forming)
Nigeria

Jihad Al Wahshi
DAMA Omani Association - Muscat (Forming)
Oman

Howard Diesel
DAMA South Africa
South Africa

Harish Bhatt
DAMA Tanzania - Dar es Salaam (Forming)
Tanzania

Nawaf Hassan Al Shdaifat
DAMA Jordan - Amman
Jordan

Abdulaziz Almanea
DAMA Saudi - Riyadh
Saudi Arabia

Gurkan Onay
DAMA DXB (Forming)
United Arab Emirates

Svetlana Khimina
DAMA UAE - Abu Dhabi (Forming)
United Arab Emirates

Alan Bond
DAMA Central Ohio Chapter
United States

Frank Cerwin
DAMA Chicago
United States

Lisa Horne
DAMA Georgia
United States

Derrick Jimenez
DAMA Houston
United States

Gene Boomer
DAMA Indiana
United States

Andrea Mumm
DAMA Iowa
United States

Roberta LaGrega
DAMA Kansas City
United States

Dawn Michels
DAMA Minnesota
United States

Guy Lehman
DAMA New England
United States

Mike Walsh
DAMA New York Capital Region
United States

Denis Kosar
DAMA New York City
United States

Eugene Desyatnik
DAMA Philadelphia
United States

Carrie Marston
DAMA RVA
United States

Missy Stewart
DAMA Wisconsin
United States

Brandon Wiemers
DAMA San Antonio (Forming)
United States

Christopher Mahan
DAMA South Dakota
United States

Carlos Jofre
DAMA South Florida
United States

Juan Velez
DAMA Central Florida (Forming)
United States

Jonathan Fowler
DAMA South Carolina (Forming)
United States

Ashu Dhali
DAMA Austin (Forming)
United States

Deron Hook
DAMA Phoenix
United States

Katina Fischer
DAMA Portland
United States

Uzma Khan
DAMA Puget Sound
United States

Kelly Bruen
DAMA Rocky Mountain Chapter
United States

Ashu Dhali
DAMA San Francisco
United States

Dee Nelson
DAMA Los Angeles
United States