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AIUSA 2024 Board of Directors Election Results

Congratulations to the newly elected members of Amnesty International USA’s (AIUSA) Board of Directors!

We are pleased to welcome leaders in the human rights field who bring exceptional talent, skills, and experiences to our grassroots movement.

The results, which were compiled by Survey and Ballot Systems, are provided on this page. The top seven general vote recipients and the additional top vote recipient for the finance seat were announced during a Meeting of the Members on July 10, 2024. As Directors, they will begin their terms this September. The final results are as follows:

Eligible Voters: 229,953
Final Web Ballots: 2,168
Final Paper Ballots: 382
Total Valid Ballots Returned: 2,550

General Vote Results

Penelope Halkiadakis: 1,431
Ann Burroughs: 1,416
Leonce Byimana: 1,232
Ariela Blätter: 1,162
Callandra (Callie) Moore: 1,087
Ranya Ahmed: 1,048
John M. (Jack) Rendler: 1,025
Njambi Good: 995
Karen Robinson: 955
Eli Vargas: 932
Hazar Yueksel: 828
Kendrick Perkins: 818
Rasel Ahmed: 798
Miriame Cherbib: 551
Johnathan Gooch: 525
Aymen Dewji: 504
Adrian DeDomenico: 496
Kindred Motes: 436
Damir S. Utrzan: 420

Finance Seat Vote Results

Adrian DeDomenico: 635**
Ann Burroughs: 640 (elected to general vote seat)
Ariela Blätter: 462
Njambi Good: 341
Kindred Motes: 242

**Following the election rules for the finance seat, if a candidate secures sufficient number of votes to win both a general seat and a finance seat, they will automatically fill the general seat, whereas the candidate who has secured the second highest votes for the finance seat will fill the latter position.**