ISSA is proud to welcome five new board members in 2017. In March, Leslie Falconer from the USA, Henriette Heimgaertner from Germany, Elena Misik from the Republic of Macedonia, Jan van Ravens from the Netherlands and Jeroen Aarssen from the Netherlands were elected to the governing Board of Directors. Members of the Board of Directors serve for a three-year term and are elected by the ISSA membership, which to date counts 71 organisations. Ms Nives Milinovic, Open Academy Step by Step, Croatia is stepping down as a President of ISSA, the new President will be elected at the first Board of Directors meeting. ISSA thanks Nives and the outgoing board members for their dedication and support: Jan Peeters, Centre for Innovation in the Early Years (VBJK), Belgium; Regina Sabaliauskiene, Center for Innovative Education, Lithuania; Ashkhen Gyurjyan, Step by Step Benevolent Foundation, Armenia; Myriam Mony, Independent Consultant, France. Visit our Board Members page to find out more about each of our new board members and meet the rest of the Board.