EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Responsible for governance of the ITAA, along with the entire Board.
President: Thorsten Geck, Germany
Members:
Treasurer: John Oates, UK
Secretary: Rema K Giridhar, India
VP Development: Michelle Thomé, Brazil
VP Operations: Sylvie Monin, Switzerland
VP Professional Standards: Suriyaprakash C, India
VP Research & Innovation: Steff Oates, UK
Past President: Chitra Ravi, India
BYLAWS COMMITTEE
Responsible for overseeing the bylaws of the ITAA.
Chair: Anne Tucker, New Zealand
Members:
Alessandra Pierini, Italy
Prathitha Gangadharan, India
Rema K Giridhar, India
Sylvie Monin, Switzerland
COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE
Responsible for ITAA marketing, branding, and website development.
Chair: Michelle Thomé, Brazil
Members:
John Fleming, Ireland
Paula Rodrigues, Brazil
Rema K Giridhar, India
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
Responsible for accepting bids and supporting the organizing of ITAA conferences.
Chair: Vladimir Goussakovski, Russia
Members:
Alessandra Pierini, Italy
Lucy Freedman, USA
Rema K Giridhar, India
Sylvie Monin, Switzerland
ERIC BERNE FUND FOR THE FUTURE AND SCHOLARSHIP GRANT FUND
Responsible for raising, managing, and distributing funds accordingly.
Chair: Michael Harsh, USA
Members:
Chitra Ravi, India
Corinne Laurier, France
John Baxendale, UK
John Oates, UK
ERIC BERNE MEMORIAL AWARD COMMITTEE
Responsible for managing the award nomination, review, and selection processes.
Chair: Lis Heath, Psychotherapy, U.K.
Members:
Charlotte Daellenbach, Psychotherapy, New Zealand
Giles Barrow, Education, UK
Joost Levy, Organizational, Netherlands
Mark Widdowson, Psychotherapy, UK
Richard Erskine, Psychotherapy, Canada
Sander Reinalda, Counseling, Netherlands
Suriyaprakash C, Organisational, India
ETHICS COMMITTEE
Responsible for providing a structure for confrontation, a fair hearing, and, if necessary, fair and sound judgment to ensure that members of the ITAA represent and conduct themselves professionally and in line with the ITAA Code of Conduct.
Chair:
Jan Grant, Australia
Members:
Anne Tucker, New Zealand
Emma Haynes, UK
John Evans, New Zealand
Keiko Hoshino, Japan
Marina Rajan, India
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Responsible for overseeing the finances of the ITAA.
Chair: John Oates, UK
Members:
Chitra Ravi, India
Michael Harsh, USA
ITAA - EATA WEBINAR COMMITTEE
Responsible for coordinating with EATA colleagues to provide regular webinars for both ITAA and EATA members.
Chair: Krystyna Tomanova, Czech Republic
Members:
Chitra Ravi, India
Cristina Caizzi, Italy
Leilani Mitchell, UK
Steff Oates, UK
Sylvia Schachner, Austria
ITAA RESEARCH AWARD COMMITTEE
Responsible for managing the award nomination, review, and selection processes.
Chair: Rosanna Giacometto, Italy
Members:
Anne de Graaf, Netherlands
Biljana van Rijn, UK
Deborah Blagden, UK
Enrico Benelli, Italy
James Sweeney, UK
Mandy Lacy, New Zealand
MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE
Responsible for coordinating membership-related aspects.
Co-Chairs: Rema K Giridhar, India and Marguerite Sacco, South Africa
Members:
Anne Tucker, New Zealand
Cristina Caizzi, Italy
Keiko Hoshino, Japan
Lucy Freedman, USA
Paula Rodrigues, Brazil
Sylvie Monin, Switzerland
NOMINATIONS COMMITTEE
Seeks and receives nominations for election to the BOT.
Chair: Rema K Giridhar, India
Members:
Thorsten Geck, Germany
Alessandra Pierini, Italy
Anne Tucker, New Zealand
PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS COMMITTEE
Responsible for setting training and supervision standards for all levels of professional membership in association with IBOC.
Cochairs: Giles Barrow, UK and Karen Pratt, South Africa
Members:
Suriyaprakash, C (VP of Professional Standards)
Thorsten Geck, Germany
ROUTLEDGE/TAYLOR & FRANCIS LIAISON COMMITTEE
Responsible for liaising between Routledge, ITAA BOT, and the TAJ co-editors on matters concerning the TAJ.
Chair: Steff Oates, UK
Members:
Bill Cornell, USA
Helen Rowland, UK
John Oates, UK
Robin Fryer, USA
SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE
Responsible for highlighting and responding to the important social and environmental issues of our time in a way that is true to our TA philosophy and values and for providing ways for ITAA members to engage in dialogue on these global issues.
Chair: Günter Josef Mohr, Germany
Members:
Chitra Ravi, India
Luca Fornari, Italy
Michelle Thome, Brazil,
Piotr Jusik, Guatemala
Sashi Chandran, India