2026 ChAC Steering Committee Announced

We’re pleased to announce the 2026 ChAC Leadership team has been elected for a one-year term:

  • Joel Templeman (Canada Manitoba Chapter)
  • Jordi Domingo-Pascual (Spain Catalonia Chapter)
  • Flávio Rech Wagner (Brazil Chapter)
  • Maud Adjeley Ashong Elliot (Ghana Chapter)
  • Dr. N. Sudha Bhuvaneswari (India Chennai Chapter)
  • Heba Sayed Ahmed (Egypt Chapter)
  • Alejandra Stolk (Venezuela Chapter)
  • Katarina Gevorgyan (Armenia Chapter)
  • Thilina Dhanushka Kalahe Pathirana (Norway Chapter)

The Chapters Advisory Council (ChAC) Steering Committee is a group of nine members elected annually by Internet Society chapters. Its role is to lead discussions, draft recommendations on topics brought forward by chapters, and manage subcommittees. The committee’s primary function is to provide the Internet Society’s President and Board of Trustees with advice on local, regional and global issues concerning the chapters. 

We’d like to thank:

  • Alphonce Odhiambo and Karim Attoumani Mohamed for their role as election observers.
  • The 2025 ChAC Steering Committtee for its hard work and valuable input.
  • All candidates who stood for election.

Find out more about the role of the ChAC and the ChAC steering committee.