IOA Board of Directors
Meet the Members of IOA's Leadership Team
The leadership of IOA consists of a 15-member volunteer Board of Directors elected by the membership, Committees and Task Forces composed of volunteer members with chairs appointed by the Board, and other strategic IOA initiatives comprised of member volunteers who have expertise and passion for specific areas of practice.
The intent of IOA's leadership is to ensure integrity and transparency in all facets of leadership and management of the Association, to foster communication and information sharing among all components of the Association's leadership, and to foster and promote opportunities for the membership to be informed and engaged in the work of the Association.
If you would like to contact a member of the Board of Directors or a committee chair, send an email to IOA Headquarters, who will forward your message. IOA members can use the member directory to contact leadership directly.
Meetings & Board Updates
The Board of Directors generally meets monthly on the first Wednesday of each month. Updates and announcements from the Board are frequently shared in IOA's blog, The Independent Voice, in bi-weekly Hey IOA emails sent to members, and/or posted on the Board Updates page for members to view.
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President
Sarah Klaper, JD
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL, United States
Officer Term: 2024–2025
Board Term: 2023-2026
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President-Elect
Jennifer Mahony, JD
Boston Children's Hospital
Boston, MA, United States
Officer Term: 2024-2025
Board Term: 2021–2026
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Secretary
Lily Xu, MBA, CO-OP®
Raytheon Technologies
NC, United States
Term: 2024-2025
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Treasurer
Wayne Francis Marriott, MA
Auckland University of Technology
Christchurch, New Zealand
Officer Term: 2024-2025
Board Term: 2022–2025
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Immediate Past-President
Alicia Booker, PhD
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX, United States
Officer Term: 2024-2025
Board Term: 2022-2025
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Amanda Dean, MS
Austin Community College
Austin, TX, United States
Term: 2022-2025
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Hector Escalante Meza, EdD, MFA
University of California Merced and Earthjustice
Stockton, CA, United States
Term: 2023–2026
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Amarah Khan, PhD, CO-OP®
City of Seattle
Seattle, WA, United States
Term: 2023-2026
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Marisa D. Mason Smith, MS, PHR, SHRM - SCP, SPHR
People's First International
Nassau, Bahamas
Term: 2024-2027
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Julie A. Muroff, JD, LLM, PCC, CO-OP®
Howard Hughes Medical Institute/Janelia Research Campus
Ashburn, VA, United States
Term: 2024-2027
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Youssoupha Niang, MD, PhD, LMHC, PT
UNHCR
Geneva, Switzerland
Term: 2023-2026 |
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Bina Patel, PhD, MBA
Department of Defense
Sykesville, MD, United States
Term: 2023-2026 |
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Mark Patterson, JD, LLM
California State University Channel Islands
Camarillo, CA United States
Term: 2022-2025 |
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Jacqueline Villafane, PhD
Infinidad Consulting LLC
Washington DC, United States
Term: 2024-2027
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Lisa C. Yamagata-Lynch, PhD, CO-OP®
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN, United States
Term: 2024-2027
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| IOA Executive Director |
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Ellen Miller
Contact Ellen: emiller[at]ombudsassociation.org
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