Announcement of the Results of the At-Large Seat 15 Director Selection
Dear All, On behalf of Alan Greenberg, Chair of the Board Member Selection Process Committee (BMSPC), we are announcing the final election result of ICANN Board Director (Seat #15) selected by the At-Large Community. The nomination will be sent to the Empowered Community for the formal appointment of the Director as per the ICANN Bylaws. The At-Large Community's ICANN Board Director selection process was a six-month effort and officially ended on 19 February 2026. Justine Chew has been selected by At-Large as the successor of León Felipe Sánchez Ambía and will begin her three-year term as an ICANN Board Director at the end of ICANN87 (22 October 2026). The selection process began in September 2025 and started with the formation of two At-Large committees tasked with managing the timeline, calling for and evaluating the candidates, and organizing the final election. Four Expressions of Interest for the position were received, of which all were deemed eligible. The candidates were Sébastien Bachollet, Justine Chew, Maureen Hilyard, and Rafael (Lito) Ibarra. Before the election took place, the At-Large Community was given several opportunities to ask questions to the finalists, both verbally and in writing, to make an informed choice. The final selection was made by the fifteen (15) members of the At-Large Advisory Committee and the five (5) Regional At-Large Large Organization Chairs with the involvement of the At-Large Community. Click here<https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ABMS/pages/873005063/Final...> to review the result, as well as detailed information about the election process. See additional information about Justine Chew on the At-Large Board Member Selection Home – 2025-2026 workspace<https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ABMS/pages/394657793/At-La...>. Kind regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, and Michelle DeSmyter At-Large Board Member Selection Program Staff Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Mobile: +1 310 437 3956 Fax: +1 310 823 8649 Website: atlarge.icann.org<https://atlarge.icann.org/> Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Mobile: +1 310 437 3956 Fax: +1 310 823 8649 Website: atlarge.icann.org<https://atlarge.icann.org/>
Congratulations Justine Chew on this achievement. And sincere thanks to all candidates who stepped in and contributed to the process. Aziz Le vendredi 20 février 2026 à 05:13:45 UTC+0, Heidi Ullrich via ALAC <alac@icann.org> a écrit : <!--#yiv3426935389 filtered {}#yiv3426935389 filtered {}#yiv3426935389 filtered {}#yiv3426935389 p.yiv3426935389MsoNormal, #yiv3426935389 li.yiv3426935389MsoNormal, #yiv3426935389 div.yiv3426935389MsoNormal {margin:0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri", sans-serif;}#yiv3426935389 a:link, #yiv3426935389 span.yiv3426935389MsoHyperlink {color:#0563C1;text-decoration:underline;}#yiv3426935389 .yiv3426935389MsoChpDefault {font-size:10.0pt;}#yiv3426935389 filtered {}#yiv3426935389 div.yiv3426935389WordSection1 {}--> Dear All, On behalf of Alan Greenberg, Chair of the Board Member Selection Process Committee (BMSPC), we are announcing the final election result of ICANN Board Director (Seat #15) selected by the At-Large Community. The nomination will be sent to the Empowered Community for the formal appointment of the Director as per the ICANN Bylaws. The At-Large Community's ICANN Board Director selection process was a six-month effort and officially ended on 19 February 2026. Justine Chew has been selected by At-Large as the successor of León Felipe Sánchez Ambía and will begin her three-year term as an ICANN Board Director at the end of ICANN87 (22 October 2026). The selection process began in September 2025 and started with the formation of two At-Large committees tasked with managing the timeline, calling for and evaluating the candidates, and organizing the final election. Four Expressions of Interest for the position were received, of which all were deemed eligible. The candidates were Sébastien Bachollet, Justine Chew, Maureen Hilyard, and Rafael (Lito) Ibarra. Before the election took place, the At-Large Community was given several opportunities to ask questions to the finalists, both verbally and in writing, to make an informed choice. The final selection was made by the fifteen (15) members of the At-Large Advisory Committee and the five (5) Regional At-Large Large Organization Chairs with the involvement of the At-Large Community. Click here to review the result, as well as detailed information about the election process. See additional information about Justine Chew on the At-Large Board Member Selection Home – 2025-2026 workspace. Kind regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, and Michelle DeSmyter At-Large Board Member Selection Program Staff Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Mobile: +1 310 437 3956 Fax: +1 310 823 8649 Website: atlarge.icann.org Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Mobile: +1 310 437 3956 Fax: +1 310 823 8649 Website: atlarge.icann.org _______________________________________________ ALAC mailing list -- alac@icann.org To unsubscribe send an email to alac-leave@icann.org At-Large Online: http://www.atlarge.icann.org ALAC Working Wiki: https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+Advisory+Committee+(ALA...) _______________________________________________ By submitting your personal data, you consent to the processing of your personal data for purposes of subscribing to this mailing list accordance with the ICANN Privacy Policy (https://www.icann.org/privacy/policy) and the website Terms of Service (https://www.icann.org/privacy/tos). You can visit the Mailman link above to change your membership status or configuration, including unsubscribing, setting digest-style delivery or disabling delivery altogether (e.g., for a vacation), and so on.
Congratulations to Justine! She will do well. Carlton ============================== *Carlton A Samuels* *Mobile: 876-818-1799Strategy, Process, Governance, Assessment & Turnaround* ============================= On Fri, 20 Feb 2026 at 00:13, Heidi Ullrich via ALAC <alac@icann.org> wrote:
Dear All,
On behalf of Alan Greenberg, Chair of the Board Member Selection Process Committee (BMSPC), we are announcing the final election result of ICANN Board Director (Seat #15) selected by the At-Large Community. The nomination will be sent to the Empowered Community for the formal appointment of the Director as per the ICANN Bylaws.
The At-Large Community's ICANN Board Director selection process was a six-month effort and officially ended on 19 February 2026. *Justine Chew* has been selected by At-Large as the successor *of León Felipe Sánchez Ambía* and will begin her three-year term as an ICANN Board Director at the end of ICANN87 (22 October 2026).
The selection process began in September 2025 and started with the formation of two At-Large committees tasked with managing the timeline, calling for and evaluating the candidates, and organizing the final election.
Four Expressions of Interest for the position were received, of which all were deemed eligible. The candidates were Sébastien Bachollet, Justine Chew, Maureen Hilyard, and Rafael (Lito) Ibarra. Before the election took place, the At-Large Community was given several opportunities to ask questions to the finalists, both verbally and in writing, to make an informed choice.
The final selection was made by the fifteen (15) members of the At-Large Advisory Committee and the five (5) Regional At-Large Large Organization Chairs with the involvement of the At-Large Community.
Click here <https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ABMS/pages/873005063/Final...> to review the result, as well as detailed information about the election process. See additional information about Justine Chew on the At-Large Board Member Selection Home – 2025-2026 workspace <https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ABMS/pages/394657793/At-La...> .
Kind regards,
Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, and Michelle DeSmyter *At-Large Board Member Selection Program Staff*
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)
Mobile: +1 310 437 3956
Fax: +1 310 823 8649
Website: atlarge.icann.org
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Fax: +1 310 823 8649
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Congratulations, Justine! You will be a great addition to the Board. The Board will be lucky to have you, as will the community, the DNS, the Internet, and each and every end user! The rest of us will have to step up and collectively pick up the work that Justine manages to do singlehandedly.... Greg *____________________* *Greg Shatan* *Chair, NARALO* gregshatanalac@gmail.com On Fri, Feb 20, 2026 at 5:03 PM Judith Hellerstein via ALAC <alac@icann.org> wrote:
Congrats to Justine for her selection. We will miss you greatly within At Large and your huge contributions to explaining the meaning of GNSO PDPs to all of us
See many of you soon
best, Judith Sent from my iPad judith@jhellerstein.com Mobile: +12023336517
On Feb 20, 2026, at 12:13 AM, Heidi Ullrich via ALAC <alac@icann.org> wrote:
Dear All,
On behalf of Alan Greenberg, Chair of the Board Member Selection Process Committee (BMSPC), we are announcing the final election result of ICANN Board Director (Seat #15) selected by the At-Large Community. The nomination will be sent to the Empowered Community for the formal appointment of the Director as per the ICANN Bylaws.
The At-Large Community's ICANN Board Director selection process was a six-month effort and officially ended on 19 February 2026. *Justine Chew* has been selected by At-Large as the successor *of León Felipe Sánchez Ambía* and will begin her three-year term as an ICANN Board Director at the end of ICANN87 (22 October 2026).
The selection process began in September 2025 and started with the formation of two At-Large committees tasked with managing the timeline, calling for and evaluating the candidates, and organizing the final election.
Four Expressions of Interest for the position were received, of which all were deemed eligible. The candidates were Sébastien Bachollet, Justine Chew, Maureen Hilyard, and Rafael (Lito) Ibarra. Before the election took place, the At-Large Community was given several opportunities to ask questions to the finalists, both verbally and in writing, to make an informed choice.
The final selection was made by the fifteen (15) members of the At-Large Advisory Committee and the five (5) Regional At-Large Large Organization Chairs with the involvement of the At-Large Community.
Click here <https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ABMS/pages/873005063/Final...> to review the result, as well as detailed information about the election process. See additional information about Justine Chew on the At-Large Board Member Selection Home – 2025-2026 workspace <https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ABMS/pages/394657793/At-La...> .
Kind regards,
Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, and Michelle DeSmyter *At-Large Board Member Selection Program Staff*
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)
Mobile: +1 310 437 3956
Fax: +1 310 823 8649
Website: atlarge.icann.org
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Fax: +1 310 823 8649
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Congrats Justine and kudos to all the candidates G Glenn McKnight, MA Virtual School of Internet Governance Chief Information Officer www.virtualsig.org *YOUR SOURCE FOR INTERNET GOVERNANCE EDUCATION * *Mobile 437-237-4655* On Fri, 20 Feb 2026, 17:47 Greg Shatan [NARALO] via ALAC, <alac@icann.org> wrote:
Congratulations, Justine! You will be a great addition to the Board. The Board will be lucky to have you, as will the community, the DNS, the Internet, and each and every end user!
The rest of us will have to step up and collectively pick up the work that Justine manages to do singlehandedly....
Greg
*____________________* *Greg Shatan* *Chair, NARALO* gregshatanalac@gmail.com
On Fri, Feb 20, 2026 at 5:03 PM Judith Hellerstein via ALAC < alac@icann.org> wrote:
Congrats to Justine for her selection. We will miss you greatly within At Large and your huge contributions to explaining the meaning of GNSO PDPs to all of us
See many of you soon
best, Judith Sent from my iPad judith@jhellerstein.com Mobile: +12023336517
On Feb 20, 2026, at 12:13 AM, Heidi Ullrich via ALAC <alac@icann.org> wrote:
Dear All,
On behalf of Alan Greenberg, Chair of the Board Member Selection Process Committee (BMSPC), we are announcing the final election result of ICANN Board Director (Seat #15) selected by the At-Large Community. The nomination will be sent to the Empowered Community for the formal appointment of the Director as per the ICANN Bylaws.
The At-Large Community's ICANN Board Director selection process was a six-month effort and officially ended on 19 February 2026. *Justine Chew* has been selected by At-Large as the successor *of León Felipe Sánchez Ambía* and will begin her three-year term as an ICANN Board Director at the end of ICANN87 (22 October 2026).
The selection process began in September 2025 and started with the formation of two At-Large committees tasked with managing the timeline, calling for and evaluating the candidates, and organizing the final election.
Four Expressions of Interest for the position were received, of which all were deemed eligible. The candidates were Sébastien Bachollet, Justine Chew, Maureen Hilyard, and Rafael (Lito) Ibarra. Before the election took place, the At-Large Community was given several opportunities to ask questions to the finalists, both verbally and in writing, to make an informed choice.
The final selection was made by the fifteen (15) members of the At-Large Advisory Committee and the five (5) Regional At-Large Large Organization Chairs with the involvement of the At-Large Community.
Click here <https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ABMS/pages/873005063/Final...> to review the result, as well as detailed information about the election process. See additional information about Justine Chew on the At-Large Board Member Selection Home – 2025-2026 workspace <https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ABMS/pages/394657793/At-La...> .
Kind regards,
Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, and Michelle DeSmyter *At-Large Board Member Selection Program Staff*
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)
Mobile: +1 310 437 3956
Fax: +1 310 823 8649
Website: atlarge.icann.org
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Fax: +1 310 823 8649
Website: atlarge.icann.org
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Thank you, Judith, Carlton, Greg, Glenn, Seun, Aziz, Pari, Ricardo, Roberto, Vanda, Natalia, Yrjo, Adebunmi, and many others, for your messages. I am not able to post to RALO lists other than my own, so I hope to reach some, if not all, of you here. Best, Justine On Sat, 21 Feb 2026 at 08:26, Glenn McKnight via ALAC <alac@icann.org> wrote:
Congrats Justine and kudos to all the candidates G
Glenn McKnight, MA Virtual School of Internet Governance Chief Information Officer www.virtualsig.org *YOUR SOURCE FOR INTERNET GOVERNANCE EDUCATION * *Mobile 437-237-4655*
On Fri, 20 Feb 2026, 17:47 Greg Shatan [NARALO] via ALAC, <alac@icann.org> wrote:
Congratulations, Justine! You will be a great addition to the Board. The Board will be lucky to have you, as will the community, the DNS, the Internet, and each and every end user!
The rest of us will have to step up and collectively pick up the work that Justine manages to do singlehandedly....
Greg
*____________________* *Greg Shatan* *Chair, NARALO* gregshatanalac@gmail.com
On Fri, Feb 20, 2026 at 5:03 PM Judith Hellerstein via ALAC < alac@icann.org> wrote:
Congrats to Justine for her selection. We will miss you greatly within At Large and your huge contributions to explaining the meaning of GNSO PDPs to all of us
See many of you soon
best, Judith Sent from my iPad judith@jhellerstein.com Mobile: +12023336517
On Feb 20, 2026, at 12:13 AM, Heidi Ullrich via ALAC <alac@icann.org> wrote:
Dear All,
On behalf of Alan Greenberg, Chair of the Board Member Selection Process Committee (BMSPC), we are announcing the final election result of ICANN Board Director (Seat #15) selected by the At-Large Community. The nomination will be sent to the Empowered Community for the formal appointment of the Director as per the ICANN Bylaws.
The At-Large Community's ICANN Board Director selection process was a six-month effort and officially ended on 19 February 2026. *Justine Chew* has been selected by At-Large as the successor *of León Felipe Sánchez Ambía* and will begin her three-year term as an ICANN Board Director at the end of ICANN87 (22 October 2026).
The selection process began in September 2025 and started with the formation of two At-Large committees tasked with managing the timeline, calling for and evaluating the candidates, and organizing the final election.
Four Expressions of Interest for the position were received, of which all were deemed eligible. The candidates were Sébastien Bachollet, Justine Chew, Maureen Hilyard, and Rafael (Lito) Ibarra. Before the election took place, the At-Large Community was given several opportunities to ask questions to the finalists, both verbally and in writing, to make an informed choice.
The final selection was made by the fifteen (15) members of the At-Large Advisory Committee and the five (5) Regional At-Large Large Organization Chairs with the involvement of the At-Large Community.
Click here <https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ABMS/pages/873005063/Final...> to review the result, as well as detailed information about the election process. See additional information about Justine Chew on the At-Large Board Member Selection Home – 2025-2026 workspace <https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ABMS/pages/394657793/At-La...> .
Kind regards,
Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, and Michelle DeSmyter *At-Large Board Member Selection Program Staff*
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)
Mobile: +1 310 437 3956
Fax: +1 310 823 8649
Website: atlarge.icann.org
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Mobile: +1 310 437 3956
Fax: +1 310 823 8649
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participants (7)
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Aziz Hilali -
Carlton Samuels -
Glenn McKnight -
Greg Shatan [NARALO] -
Heidi Ullrich -
Judith Hellerstein -
Justine Chew