DENVER, COLORADO, USA – Project Management Institute (PMI), the leading global advocacy organization for the project management profession, has announced its 2009 Board of Directors. The board is composed of 15 member-elected directors, each serving three-year terms.PMI’s reach includes more than 400,000 members and credential holders in 174 countries.The volunteer leadership group governs PMI and carries out the purposes and objectives of the organization.

·         Jane Farley, PMP, FPMINZ of Auckland, New Zealand
·         Deanna Landers, PMP of Denver, Colorado, USA
·         Louis Mercken, MBA, PMP, PMI Fellow of Beveren-Melsele, Belgium
·         Jon Milhalic, PMP of Ashburn, Virginia, USA
·         Peter Monkhouse, PMP of Toronto, Ontario, Canada 

Returning directors:

·         Frederick A. Arnold, PMP, PMI Fellow of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, USA
·         Eugene C. Bounds, PMP of Alexandria, Virginia, USA
·         Yanping Chen, MD, PhD, PMP of Washington, D.C., USA
·         Mark Owen Mathieson, PE, PMP of Fresno, California, USA
·         William Moylan, PhD, PMP of Farmington Hills, Michigan, USA
·         Beth Partleton, PMP of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
·         Bruce Rodrigues, MBL, PrEng, PMP of Johannesburg, South Africa
·         Kathleen Romero, MBA, PMP of Richmond, Virginia, USA
·         Ricardo Viana Vargas, MSc, PMP of Belo Horizonte, Brazil
·         Linda Vella, PMP of Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Incoming officers:

·         Chair – Ricardo Viana Vargas
·         Vice Chair – Eugene C. Bounds
·         Secretary/Treasurer – Kathleen Romero

Standing committee chairs:

·         Strategic Planning and Program Alignment Committee – Eugene C. Bounds
·         Performance Oversight Committee – Kathleen Romero

The PMI Board is responsible for setting strategy and establishing policy to meet the needs of the profession and its stakeholders.  The newly-elected board will take office on 1 January 2009.   

About Project Management Institute (PMI)

Project Management Institute (pmi.org) is the leading advocate for the project management profession globally.  Founded in 1969, PMI has more than 400,000 members and credential holders in 174 countries.  PMI’s Project Management Professional (PMP^®) credential is recognized as the only globally transferable credential in project management.