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EISA Governing Board Elections 2025 – Ballot Results

Following the completion of our voting process, we are delighted to announce that 5 candidates have been elected to the EISA Governing Board:

Elected colleagues’ board membership will be ratified by the EISA General Assembly, which will take place at PEC 2025 in Bologna.

The new members will replace the current Governing Board members whose term will end in September 2025. The outgoing Governing Board members are:

  • Beste İşleyen (President)
  • Sonia Lucarelli (Executive Secretary)
  • Corina Lacatus (Treasurer)
  • Debbie Lisle (Publications)
  • Thierry Balzacq (Prizes and Awards)

    The new members will join the remaining Governing Board members elected in 2023:

    • Nora El Qadim (PEC)
    • Beatrix Futak-Campbell (PEC)
    • Joana Ricarte (Early Career Development)
    • Daniela Lai (EWIS)
    • Polly Pallister-Wilkins (Podcast and Communication)
    • Magdalena Kozub-Karkut (EWIS)
    • Revecca Pedi (Online Events)

      We are grateful to all colleagues who ran in the elections and would like to offer our warmest congratulations to the newly elected members.

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