IOA Voting for 2020 Board to be Strictly Pro Forma

The International Ombudsman Association has opened balloting for its Board of Directors election. This year, six candidates are up for six open seats, so the outcome is predetermined. In an announcement to its membership, IOA explained that, "this result is simply a function of typical nominee attrition from the total number of nominations received for members of its Board of Directors." Terms for the new directors will begin in April 2020.

Here are the nominees with links to any information published on the Ombuds Blog:

• Hector Escalante — Ombudsperson, University of the Pacific

• Melanie Jagneaux (incumbent VP) — Ombudsman Director, Baylor College of Medicine

• Sarah Klaper — University Ombudsperson, Northern Illinois University

• Marcia Riley — Director and Ombudsperson for Students and Postdoctoral Appointees, University of California, Berkeley

• Ronnie Thomson (incumbent) — Corporate Ombuds, Halliburton

• Lee Twyman (incumbent) — Retired Ombudsperson

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