International Steering Committee (ISC)
The International Steering Committee (ISC) is composed of representatives of the core group of partners engaged in the alliance. In consultation with the international agencies (UNESCO, UNAOC, UNICEF and others UN agencies, the Open Society Foundation, IREX, European Commission and international development partners), the ISC coordinate the overall implementation of activities GAPMIL.
The Secretariat is the central administrative unit. It is in charge of implementing the decisions of the steering committee to coordinated the formulation and to monitor the implementation of programme activities and facilitate coordination and collaboration with the secretariats of other relevant international bodies.
GAPMIL Interim Steering Committee
Chair:
Carolyn Wilson
Lecturer, Program Coordinator
Faculty of Education, Western University
Canada
cwils66(at)uwo.ca
Co-Chairs:
Maria Carme Torras Calvo
Library Director
Bergen University College
Norway
maria.carme.torras(at)uib.no
Chido Onumah
Nigerian journalist
Coordinator of the African Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL)
Nigeria
conumah(at)hotmail.com
Vice-Chair:
Harinder Pal Singh Kalra
Associate Professor
Punjabi University
India
hpskalra(at)gmail.com
Secretary-General:
Dorcas Bowler
Director of Libraries, National Library and Information Services
Ministry of Education
Bahamas
dorcasbowler(at)yahoo.com
Deputy Secretary-General:
Rania Khaled Al Hussaini
Senior MIL Personnel
Doha Centre for Media Freedom
Qatar
rania(at)dc4mf.org
Africa:
Chido Onumah
Nigerian journalist
Coordinator of the African Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL)
conumah(at)hotmail.com
Adama Lee-Bah (Youth Representative)
Young Media
Gambia
adama.lee2017(at)gmail.com
Arab States:
Ms Rania Khaled Al Hussaini
Senior Manager
Media & Information Literacy Programme
Doha Centre for Media Freedom
Qatar
rania(at)dc4mf.org
Mr Samy Tayie
Professor and Head of the Communication Department
Cairo University
Egypt
stayie(at)link.net
Rania Khaled Al Hussaini
Senior MIL Personnel
Doha Centre for Media Freedom
Qatar
rania(at)dc4mf.org
Asia-Pacific:
Mr Harinder Pal Singh Kalra
Associate Professor and Head Department of Library and Information Science
Punjabi University
India
hpskalra(at)gmail.com
Ms Kyoko Murakami
Lecturer
Hosei University
Japan
mkyoko520(at)yahoo.co.jp
Europe and North America:
Ms Carolyn Wilson
Lecturer
Faculty of Education at Western University
The Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
University of Toronto
Canada
carolyn.wilson(at)utoronto.ca
Maria Carme Torras Calvo
Library Director at Bergen University College
Norway
Maria.Carme.Torras.Calvo(at)hib.no
Mr Leo Pekkala
Director
Finnish Centre for Media Education and Audiovisual Media (MEKU)
Finland
leo.pekkala(at)meku.fi
Latin America and Caribbean:
Mr Alexandre Le Voci Sayad
Director
Media Education Lab
Brazil
alexandre(at)mediaeducationlab.com.br
Ms Dorcas R. Bowler
Director of Libraries, National Library and Information Services
Ministry of Education
Bahamas
dorcasbowler(at)yahoo.com
Advisor/Friend of GAPMIL:
Ulla Carlsson
Former Director of NORDICOM
UNESCO Chair on Freedom of Expression, Media Development and Global Policy
ulla.carlsson(at)gu.se
Mr José Manuel Pérez Tornero, PhD
Professor of Journalism and Communication
Autonomous University of Barcelona
jmtornero12(at)gmail.com