Our board
The Federation’s Board brings together expertise from over 10 countries.
The Federation is governed by a board that meets at least twice a year.
Chairs
The presidents of the Federation’s member organizations appoint a Chair to oversee day-to-day operations. The Immediate Past Chair also remains on the board to promote continuity.
Joanna Richardson
Chair
Argentina
Neil James
Immediate past chair
Australia
Organization members
The presidents of the Federation’s 3 member organizations also serve on our Board. They appoint a further Board member each to represent their organization.
Barbra Kingsley
Center for Plain Language representative
United States
Julie Clement
Clarity representative
United States
Lodewijk van Noort
PLAIN representative
Netherlands
Paul Aterman
Center for Plain Language representative
Canada
Annetta Cheek
Clarity representative
United States
Torunn Reksten
PLAIN representative
Norway
Elected board members
The chair and the organizational members appoint up to 6 other persons who are members of a founding organization to represent a range of countries and languages.
Angelika Vaasa
Estonia
Sarah Slabbert
South Africa
Anush Sukiasyan
Armenia
Carlos Valdovinos
Mexico
Karel van der Waarde
Belgium
Eyitayo Ogunyemi
Nigeria