incoming outgoing EB in Bogota

Executive Board

The current OWSD Executive Board was elected in October 2025 in an online election and results were announced at the 7th General Assembly in Bogota, Colombia. The Executive Board consists of an Acting President, four Vice Presidents and eight Regional Members. There is one Vice President and two Regional Members from each of the four OWSD regions and one of the Vice Presidents is also OWSD Acting President.

From 2025

President

Luisa Fernanda Echeverria King

Colombia

Vice-President

Africa Grace E. Iniama Nigeria
Arab Countries Mervat Foda Egypt
Asia & Pacific Yanfen Wang China
Latin America & Caribbean Luisa Fernanda Echeverria King Colombia

EB Regional Member

Africa Evelyn Umemezia Nigeria
Africa Chao Mbogo Kenya
Arab Countries Lobna Said Egypt
Arab Countries Hanan Arahmane France
Asia & Pacific Tista Prasai Joshi Nepal
Asia & Pacific Nadia Ayub Pakistan
Latin America & Caribbean Luisa Maria Diele-Viegas United States
Latin America & Caribbean Maria Esther Quintana Caceda Peru

2021 - 2025

President

Jennifer A. Thomson

South Africa

Vice-President

Africa Olubukola Oluranti Babalola South Africa
Arab Countries Huda Basaleem Yemen
Asia & Pacific Atya Kapley India
Latin America & Caribbean Kleinsy Bonilla Norway

EB Regional Member

Africa Fortunate Farirai Zimbabwe
Arab Countries Shymaa Enany Egypt
Asia & Pacific Hasin Azhari Anupama Bangladesh
Latin America & Caribbean Patricia Castillo-Briceno Ecuador

Special Advisor

Arab Countries Mohamed Hassan

2016 - 2021

President

Jennifer A. Thomson

South Africa

Vice-President

Africa Olubukola Oluranti Babalola South Africa
Arab Countries Nashwa Eassa Sudan
Asia & Pacific Atya Kapley India
Latin America & Caribbean Maria Alejandra Rodriguez Hertz Uruguay

EB Regional Member

Africa Esi Awuah
Arab Countries Huda Basaleem Yemen
Asia & Pacific Hasin Azhari Anupama Bangladesh

2010 - 2015

President

Xin Fang

Vice-President

Africa Ahbor D.A. Ighoroje
Africa Samira A. Omar
Asia & Pacific Farida Habib Shah
Latin America & Caribbean Maria Mayra de la Torre

EB Regional Member

Africa Esi Awuah
Arab Countries Rokhsana M. Abdul Rahman Ismail Yemen
Asia & Pacific Sudha Nair
Latin America & Caribbean Miriam Diaz Venezuela

2005 - 2010

President

Kaiser Jamil

India

Vice-President

Africa Ahbor D.A. Ighoroje
Arab Countries Rokhsana M. Abdul Rahman Ismail Yemen
Asia & Pacific Xin Fang
Latin America & Caribbean Elsa Ruth Quiroga

EB Regional Member

Africa Doreen Semali Kisamo
Arab Countries Aida El-Azzouny
Asia & Pacific Farida Habib Shah
Latin America & Caribbean Maria Mayra de la Torre

1999 - 2004

President

Lydia P. Makhubu

Eswatini (Kingdom of)

Vice-President

Africa Grace Alele-Williams
Asia & Pacific Kaiser Jamil India
Arab Countries Farkhonda Hassan
Latin America & Caribbean Lilliam M. Alvarez Díaz Cuba

EB Regional Member

Africa Christiana Mbi
Asia & Pacific Farida Habib Shah
Arab Countries Hilweh A. Malhas
Latin America & Caribbean Elsa Ruth Quiroga

1993 - 1998

President

Lydia P. Makhubu

Eswatini (Kingdom of)

Vice-President

Africa Grace Alele-Williams
Arab Countries Farkhonda Hassan
Asia & Pacific Ana Maria Cetto

EB Regional Member

Africa Christiana Mbi
Arab Countries Fatima K. M. Abdali
Asia & Pacific Qiheng Hu
Latin America & Caribbean Patience Dennis