March 29, 2017, Washington, DC – The Assembly of Turkish American Associations (ATAA) is pleased to announce the ATAA 2017 Election Results. All candidates were nominated and selected in strict accordance with the ATAA Bylaws and procedures. Those candidates that were nominated expressed their voluntary and explicit agreement that the nomination of each was appropriate and that their candidacy met both the spirit and word of the ATAA charter, bylaws and mission. The results showing the newly elected Board of Directors and Board of Trustees of the ATAA are as follows below:
Board of Directors:
- Gökhan Özalp, President-Elect
- Murat Taş, Secretary
- Kayhan Yılmaz, Capital Region VP
- Sevgin Oktay, New York Region VP
- Dr. Selim Erhan, Midwest Region VP
- İlhan Geçkil, Mid-Atlantic Region VP
- Bülent Doğruyol, Northeast Region VP
- Fuat Ornarlı, Southeast Region VP
Board of Trustees:
- Dr. Bülent Basol
- Rebii Dağoğlu
- Kürşad Doğru
- Dr. Engin Holmstrom
- Tunca Iskır
- Bonnie Kaslan
- Ergün Kırlıkovalı
- Davut Okutçu
- İbrahim Onaral
- Nurettin Sabuncu
- Dr. Ülkü Ülgür
- Nurten Ural