The organization is governed by an Executive Council (EC) consisting of seven members with deafblindness: the President, the Vice President, the Secretary, three additional EC members, and a General Secretary.
Additionally, there is one representative per region: Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, North America, and the Pacific (six in total). There are also two auditors and three members on the Election Committee.
Below, you will find more information about the current elected governing body for 2022-2024.
On October 24-25, 2022, WFDB held its 6th General Assembly in Nairobi, Kenya, where the following members were elected:
President: Sanja Tarczay (Croatia)
Vice President: Samuel Valencia (Colombia)
General Secretary: Velichka Draganova (Bulgaria)
Executive Council Members:
- Ezekiel Kumwenda (Malawi)
- Riku Virtanen (Finland)
- Christopher Woodfill (USA)
Regional Representatives:
- Africa: Juliet Wabukawo (Uganda)
- Asia: Zamir Dhale (India)
- Europe: Velichka Draganova (Bulgaria)
- Latin America: Melba Benjamin (Dominican Republic)
- Pacific: Amanda Stevens (New Zealand)
- North America: Not announced
Auditors:
- Klas Nelfelt (Sweden)
- Francisco Trigueros (Spain)
Chairperson of the Election Committee: David Shaba (Tanzania)
Members of the Election Committee:
- Roger Galo (Honduras)
- Norah Gonzales (Bolivia)