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Board of Advisors

The ETFF Board held it's inaugural meeting on October 26, 2002. The Board members were introduced and confirmed on that date. It also reviewed and approved the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws.
Voting Members
The Board of Advisors of the Foundation consist of nine voting members. They are as follows:
  • Chairperson
  • Vice-Chairperson
  • Two Executive Presidents
  • Secretary
  • Treasurer
  • The Public Relations Officer and
  • Two other members.
Term of Office
Board members shall serve until their successors are elected or appointed and take office, or until their earlier resignation or removal. Board members shall be elected for a three (3) year term by the members of the Foundation.
Eligibility
To be eligible for nomination to the Board, a person shall be a member of the Foundation and must have been a member for at least one (1) year immediately prior to his/her nomination. In addition, a candidate shall be a member of a chapter within that electoral district. Board candidates may be recommended from any Chapter. If insufficient recommendations are received by the deadline, existing Board members will be asked to provide one (1) name each or serve for the next.

 
ETFF Executive Boad Members
 
Dr. Badege Bishaw
Board Chairman and
Co-Founder of the ETFF
badege@etff.org
 
Mr. Demissew Gedamu Executive President, Administration & Co-Founder of the ETFF
demissew@etff.org
 
Ato Ayalew Mandefro
Executive Secretary and
Founding Board Member
amandefro@aol.com
 Ato Teshome Gebre-Mariam
Legal Advisor
tgmd@telecom.net.et
 

 

 

 

 

Founding Board Member

 

 

 

 

 

Web Manager

 
 
Ricardo Findlay
ETFF Treasurer
Medpro2@msn.com
 
Abebe Tarekegne
Consultant
abebe@etff.org