ASIS International announces officers, directors for 2026 governing boards

ALEXANDRIA, Va.—ASIS International, the world’s largest association for security management professionals, has announced its full slate of leaders for the 2026 Global Board of Directors, as well as its regional governing boards.

The newly appointed 2026 global and regional directors will take office Jan. 1, 2026. 

Eddie Sorrells, CPP, PCI, PSP (U.S.), has been selected to serve as ASIS International’s 71st president. Pablo Colombres, CPP (Brazil) has been selected to serve as president-elect of the global board. Joining Sorrells and Colombres will be Secretary/Treasurer Richard Kelly, CPP (U.S.), and ASIS International CEO William Tenney on the Global Board’s Executive Committee.  

Serving as at-large directors are Wilson Esangbedo, CPP (Nigeria), Mark Folmer, CPP, PSP (Canada), Mark Krause, CPP (U.S.), Ralph Miles, CPP (U.S.), Lisa Oliveri, CPP, PCI (U.S.), Axel Petri, CPP (Germany), and C. Joshua Villines, CPP, PCI, PSP (U.S.).  

Regional board representatives on the Global Board of Directors include Danny Chan, chair, Asia Pacific Regional Board (Singapore), Andrew Williams, CPP, chair, European Regional Board (UK), Marco Vega, CPP, chair, Latin America Caribbean Regional Board (Costa Rica), Craig S. Russell, CPP, chair, North American Regional Board (U.S.), and Ahamed Mohammed Abdi, CPP, PCI, PSP, chair, Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Board (Kenya).  

Ex-officio voting members include Martin Gill, Ph.D., immediate past chair, ASIS Foundation (U.S.) and Anders Noyes, CPP, immediate past chair, CSO Center (U.S.). 

Ex-officio non-voting members include James. S. Cawood, Ph.D., CPP, PCI, PSP, immediate past chair, Professional Certification Board (U.S.), and David R. Feeney, CPP, PSP, immediate past chair, Professional Standards Board (U.S.).  

The seating of ASIS International’s regional boards affirms the association’s continued transition to a global governance structure that allows ASIS to better serve its members at the local, regional, and global levels. 

Asia Pacific Regional Board of Directors 

Danny Chan, chair; Paul Devassy, CPP, vice chair; Tyn van Amelsfoort, secretary/treasurer. At-large directors include: Nurul Choudhury, CPP, Pascal Engler, Daniel Holtsjo, Sanjay Kaushik, Ngaire Kalahar, CPP, PSP, Kanwal Kishore, CPP, Victor Lim, CPP, Shane Norton, CPP, and Paul Rachmadi.  

European Regional Board of Directors 

Andrew Williams, CPP, chair; Eric Davoine, CPP, vice chair; Mykola Mikheiev, CPP, PCI, PSP, secretary/treasurer. At-large directors include: Samuele Caruso, CPP, PCI, Nele Eykens, CPP, Matti Malkamäki, Marko Sukilovic, CPP, Fabrizio Tararbra, CPP.  

Latin America Caribbean Regional Board of Directors  

Marco Vega, CPP, chair; Tatiana Scatena, vice chair; Alvar Orellana McBride, CPP, secretary/treasurer. At-large directors include: Lyle Alexander, CPP, Basil Bewry, CPP, PCI, PSP, Herbert Calderon, CPP, PCI, PSP, Carlos Contreras, Cintia Gutiérrez, Jose Wilson Massa, CPP, Jakson Phillips, CPP, PCI, PSP. 

North American Regional Board of Directors 

Craig S. Russell, CPP, chair; Rachelle Loyear, vice chair; Jason M. Sikora, CPP, secretary/treasurer. At-large directors include: John Bekisz, PSP, Leon Beresford, CPP, PCI, PSP, Marti Katsiaras, PSP, Susan E. Munn, CPP, Jonathan Perillo, CPP, PCI, PSP, Katherine Podolas, CPP, Doug Riggin, Adam Smith, CPP, Omar Valdemar, CPP. 

Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Board of Directors 

Ahamed Mohammed Abdi, CPP, PCI, PSP, chair; Joseph B. Awuni, vice chair; Eva F. Nolle, CPP, PCI, secretary/treasurer. At-large directors include: Wale Adeagbo, Alex Cann, CPP, Victoria Mulwa, CPP, PCI, PSP, Adedeji Oduba, CPP, PSP, Angwa Reuben Odum, CPP, Gbenuade Joko Olanitori, CPP, PCI, PSP.  

The global and regional board members were selected by their respective nominating committees and approved by the Global Board of Directors. The Global Board of Directors Nominating Committee included: Cy Oatridge, CPP, Chair, Bruce McIndoe, Bonnie Michelman, CPP, Anders Noyes, CPP, Lisa Oliveri, CPP, PCI, Marco Vega, CPP, and William Tenney, CEO, ASIS International.  

The Asia Pacific Regional Board Nominating Committee included: Wilfred Bradford, Chair, Pawan Desai, Manish Datta, Rex Lam, CPP, Paul Devassy, CPP, APAC regional board liaison. 

The European Regional Board Nominating Committee included: Eric de Vries, CPP, PSP, Chair, Mads Paerregaard, Massimo Salsi, CPP, Thomas K Tidiks, CPP, Erwin Van de Weerd, APP, PSP, Eric Davoine, CPP, European regional board liaison. 

The Latin America Caribbean Regional Board Nominating Committee included: Gerardo deLago-Acosta, CPP, chair, Jose Barone, PCI, PSP, Andrea Del Herrera, CPP, Julieta Munoz-Cornejo, CPP, Anderson Nakamura, CPP, Carlos Veiga, Tatiana Scatena, Latin America Caribbean regional board liaison. 

The North American Regional Board Nominating Committee included: Ter Govang, CPP, Chair, Amy Poole, Rebecca Bolante, Brian King, CPP, Craig Russell, CPP, North American regional board liaison.  

The Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Board Nominating Committee included: Tobias Otieno See, CPP, PCI, PSP, Chair, David J. Dodge, CPP, PCI, Sienna Dutkowski, Samuel Fiakpui, CPP, PCI, PSP, Elizabeth Yakubu, Esq, CPP, PCI, PSP.