ABOUT THE GLOBAL COMMUNICATION CERTIFICATION COUNCIL
The Global Communication Certification Council™(GCCC) comprises a strong slate of officers representing the communication industry worldwide and serves as an autonomous governing body for the Global Communication Certification Program.
The Council’s purpose is to create and maintain an internationally recognized standard of communication excellence based on a global understanding of key principles and job competencies worldwide.
The Council aims to serve the communication profession by encouraging and executing a process of credentialing of communicators who achieve a global standard at different points of their career path.
2026-27 GCCC Members
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Deborah Hileman, SCMP, FCSCE, CAICP - Chair
Deborah Hileman is CEO of the Institute for Crisis Management, where she leads crisis planning, executive counsel, training, and real-time response work for corporate clients across multiple industries. She holds multiple credentials, is a FEMA-trained Incident Commander, and has served in leadership roles with PRSA, IABC, the GCCC and several non-profit boards.
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Shel Holtz, SCMP, ABC, IABC Fellow - Vice Chair
Shel Holtz is Senior Director of Communications at Webcor, a California-based commercial general contractor, and co-host of the long-running For Immediate Release and On The Same Page podcasts. An IABC Fellow with nearly five decades in organizational and internal communications, he is the author of seven books on communications and technology.
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Bonnie Caver, SCMP, IABC Fellow - Past Chair
Bonnie Caver is founder and CEO of Reputation Lighthouse, a consultancy that has partnered with more than 50 mid-market B2B organizations on brand, reputation, M&A, change management, and — most recently — ethical and responsible AI implementation. A 20-year consulting veteran and SCMP-certified communicator with additional credentials in crisis, reputation, and change management, she also serves on the board of the Global Alliance for Public Relations and Communication Management, which represents 360,000 professionals across 86 countries.
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Ann-Marie Blake, FCIPR, FPRCA, Chart.PR - Secretary/Treasurer
Ann-Marie Blake is co-founder of True, a UK-based employee engagement and experience consultancy, with 25+ years leading communication and people-integration programs across EMEA, Asia, and the US, primarily in global financial services. A Fellow of the CIPR, PRCA, and CSCE, she served on the IABC Executive Board from 2020 to 2024, including as Secretary/Treasurer.
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André Oberholzer, SCMP, FCSCE, IABC Fellow - Director
André Oberholzer is Group Head of Corporate Affairs at Sappi Limited, the US$5 billion global pulp and paper company headquartered in Johannesburg, where he leads internal, external, and reputation programs across South Africa, North America, and Europe. A past chair of IABC's Africa region and a former South African diplomat, he was the first communications professional in Africa to earn the SCMP.
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Ruxandra-Laura Bosilca, SCMP - Director
Bosilca is a senior communication strategist who helps mission-driven organizations tell their stories with clarity, confidence, and credibility. Over the past 13 years, she has worked with EU institutions, international nonprofits, and research bodies across five countries, advising leaders on communication strategy, brand building, and reputation management. Ruxandra also serves on the board of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC), where she leads strategic partnerships and sponsor engagement initiatives spanning Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa.
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Waleed Bin Huzaim, SCMP - Director
Bin Huzaim is a communications and protocol professional serving as Director of Relations & Protocol at the Office of the Vice Minister of Sport in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He has more than 17 years of experience in strategic communications, public relations, stakeholder engagement, and international protocol. He is a Chartered PR Practitioner and was named among PRWeek UK's Top 110 Communications Professionals in the Middle East in both 2023 and 2024.
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Jyoti Khan, SCMP - Director
Singapore-based Khan is a certified change communication professional (CCMP, SCMP, Prosci®) with two decades of experience driving organisational communication and enterprise transformations at multinationals including Tata Communications, Royal Bank of Canada, Ericsson, and Microsoft. A former chair of the IABC Asia Pacific Board and Forbes Communication Council, she is recognized as a LinkedIn Top Voice in Internal Communication.
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Tereza Urbankova, M.A. - Director
Urbankova is Senior Manager of Global Media Relations at Boehringer Ingelheim in Germany, with more than 25 years of senior PR and communications experience spanning hospitality, retail, IT, defense, broadcast, logistics, pharma, and engineering. She also serves on the board of the European Association of Communication Directors and the European Women's Management Development Network.
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