Meet the Candidates

We are pleased to have strong slates of candidates for the three elections to be contested this year.  Voting papers – background information on the candidates, the ballot and the voter identification documentation – will be distributed to all eligible voting members by August 15 and must be returned no later than September 30.  

Candidates for Vice President  

The Vice President serves a four-year term and deputizes for the World President as well as serving as a member of the Executive Committee.  All candidates must have served for at least two years on the IAVE board within the last five years.

Kylee Bates, Australia, current member of the IAVE Board of Directors as Regional Representative for Asia-Pacific; chairs the Membership Committee and serves on the Steering Committee for the 2011 World Volunteer Conference; executive in a national NGO in Australia.

Mahendranath Busgopaul, Mauritius, former member of the IAVE Board of Directors, serving six years as Regional Representative for Africa; serves as Secretary-General of the Halley Movement and as Director of the Internet Child Safety Foundation in Mauritius.

Carlos Roca Parada, Spain, former member of the IAVE Board as Youth Representative; native of Bolivia and active in IAVE Bolivia; led development of IAVE youth conferences; volunteer at IAVE Youth Office.

Leo Wong, Canada, currently Honorary Member of the IAVE Board of Directors, formerly Youth Representative to the board; has led development of IAVE’s new website and assisted in development of IAVE youth programs and conferences; teaches marketing at the university level.

Candidates for Regional Representative from Asia-Pacific

Two positions are to be filled due to previous resignations from the position.  The term of office is three years.

Kylee Bates, Australia, current member of the IAVE Board of Directors as Regional Representative for Asia-Pacific; chairs the Membership Committee and serves on the Steering Committee for the 2011 World Volunteer Conference; executive in a national NGO in Australia.

Indira Dasgupta, India, CEO of the People’s Institute for Development and Training which founded the Indian Association for Volunteer Effort and hosted the 2001 Asia-Pacific regional conference and the 2006 World Volunteer Conference; serves as National Representative for India.

Amelita Go, Philippines, Honorary Chairman of IAVE Philippines (formerly the Philippine Association for Volunteer Effort – PAVE); International Commissioner of the Girl Scouts of the Philippines.

Manik Lama, Nepal, Country Representative of Global Resources Services USA, Chartered President of Rotary Club of Arniko, Life Member of the Nepal Red Cross Society and President of National Human Rights and Democracy.

Janet Stone, Australia, Chair of Volunteering South Australia and Northern Territory and past chair of Volunteering Australia.

Leticia Vargas, Australia, Volunteering Services Officer at Volunteering Gold Coast and President of the Australasian Association of Volunteer Administrators.

Candidates for Regional Representative from Europe

One position is to be filled for a three-year term.

Eugene Baldas, Germany, Head of the Volunteer Sector of the German Caritas Association

Josep Maria Canyelles i Pastó, Spain, member of the board of directors of Fundació Catalunya Voluntària, funder of the IAVE Youth Office.

Reneo Razzano, Italy, Vice President of the board of directors of CEV– European Volunteer Centre; member of the Presidential Committee of CSVnet – National Coordination of the Voluntary Service Centres of Italy.

Gwen van Roeckel, Netherlands, director of the corporate volunteer program at Unive, a Dutch cooperative insurance company; IAVE National Representative for the Netherlands