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.
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
Gurkan Onay
DAMA DXB (Forming)
United Arab Emirates
Karim Elhelaly
DAMA Egypt - Cairo
Egypt
Nawaf Hassan Al Shdaifat
DAMA Jordan - Amman
Jordan
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
Abdulaziz Almanea
DAMA Saudi - Riyadh
Saudi Arabia
Howard Diesel
DAMA South Africa
South Africa
Harish Bhatt
DAMA Tanzania - Dar es Salaam (Forming)
Tanzania
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
Gene Boomer
DAMA Indiana
United States
Andrea Mumm
DAMA Iowa
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
Carlos Jofre
DAMA South Florida
United States
Juan Velez
DAMA Central Florida (Forming)
United States
Jonathan Fowler
DAMA South Carolina (Forming)
United States
Derrick Jimenez
DAMA Houston
United States
Roberta LaGrega
DAMA Kansas City
United States
Dawn Michels
DAMA Minnesota
United States
Brandon Wiemers
DAMA San Antonio (Forming)
United States
Christopher Mahan
DAMA South Dakota
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