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Announcing the 2027-9 DiGRA Board

Dear DiGRA Members,

A large thank you to everyone who ran for a position on the DiGRA 2027-9 Board. There was a strong showing of highly qualified candidates, and any of those nominated no doubt would have expertly served the DiGRA membership. Thanks to community votes, and election auditor Dr. Olli Sotamaa, the results of the election are in. Your next DiGRA Executive Board will be:

President: Tomasz Z. Majkowski

Vice President: Souvik Mukherjee

Secretary: Thomas Apperley

Treasurer: Johan Kalmanlehto (appointed)*

Chapter Officer: Emmanoel Ferreira

Diversity Officer: Robin Longobardi Zingarelli

Sustainability Officer: Beatriz Blanco

Student Officer: Adrija Mukherjee

Industry Relations Officer: Elina Roinioti

Open Seats: Stanisław (Staszek) Krawczyk; Daniel Vella

*Due to the requirements of the role, the Executive Board appointed the next treasurer Dr. Johan Kalmanlehto in consultation with, and with thanks to, Dr. Jussi Holopainen. We wish to extend extra gratitude to Dr. Holopainen for 23 years of dedicated service as DiGRA’s treasurer.

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