Nominees from Europe, North America Caribbean, and South America regions for board election 2025

World Physiotherapy holds elections for board members as required in accordance with the constitution. To stagger the time of elections, the member organisations agreed at the general meeting in May 2019 to stagger the terms of board members. As a result, World Physiotherapy member organisations will now elect three board members from the following regions:

• Europe
• North America Caribbean
• South America

The new board members will begin their terms on 1 July 2025 and each will serve a 4-year term from 2025-2029.

The candidates for election as regional board members are listed below.

World Physiotherapy member organisations in the relevant region are eligible to vote.

Election timetable

Candidates announced: 14 March 2025

Vote opens: 30 May 2025 10:00 UTC

Vote closes: 29 June 2025 10: UTC

Vote outcome announced: 30 June 2025

Start of term of new regional board members: 1 July 2025

Procedure for the election of a regional board member

Find out more about the procedure for the election of a regional board member

All candidates were given the opportunity to provide their statements and CVs in English and up to two additional languages, and to add up to two social media profiles.  

Campaign guidelines

All are reminded of the campaign guidelines

Europe region

Marloes Meurs member of Koninklijk Nederlands Genootschap voor Fysiotherapie/Royal Dutch Society for Physiotherapy

• candidate statement: (English); (French); (German)
• CV

Social media profiles:
LinkedIn

Nirit Rotem, member of Israeli Association of National Council of Physiotherapists

• candidate statement
• CV

Social media profiles:
LinkedIn
Facebook

Srikesavan Sabapathy, member of Chartered Society of Physiotherapy

• candidate statement
• CV

Social media profiles:
LinkedIn

Constance Schlegl, member of Physio Austria/Austrian Physiotherapy Association 

• candidate statement
• CV

Social media profiles:
Facebook

North America Caribbean region

Sibyl Edward, member of Physiotherapy Association of Saint Lucia

• candidate statement (English); (French) Spanish)
• CV (English); (French); (Spanish)

Social media profiles:
LinkedIn
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Savionne Francis, member of Jamaica Physiotherapy Association  

• candidate statement (English); (Dutch); (Haitian Creole)
• CV (English); (Dutch); (Haitian Creole)

Social media profiles:
LinkedIn
Instagram

Roger Herr, member of American Physical Therapy Association

• candidate statement (English); (French); (Spanish)
• CV (English); (French); (Spanish)

Social media profiles:
LinkedIn
Facebook

South America region

Karim Martina Alvis Gómez, member of Asociación Colombiana de Fisioterapia/Colombian Association of Physiotherapy 

• candidate statement (English); (Portuguese); (Spanish)
• CV (English); (Portuguese); (Spanish)

Social media profiles:
LinkedIn
Facebook

Norma Elisa Gálvez Olvera, member of AMEFI Colegio Nacional de Fisioterapia/Mexican Association of Physiotherapy 

• candidate statement (English); (Portuguese); (Spanish)
• CV

Social media profiles:
LinkedIn

Oscar Ronzio, member of Asociación Argentina de Kinesiologia/Argentine Kinesiology Association 

• candidate statement (English); (Portuguese); (Spanish)
• CV (English); (Portuguese); (Spanish)

Social media profiles:
Facebook
Instagram