Regional Advisors and Community Liaisons

Former board members may serve as Regional Advisors to strengthen WDO’s presence in their region, and support the organization in implementing its World Design Agenda™. They are key in leveraging the strength of our international membership, ensuring the organization remains visible, and aligning the design agendas of their region to the aspirations of design for a better world.

Community Liaisons may be nominated by board members for term-long appointments to provide an informed voice from a city, country or region. Working closely with the board member responsible for their region, they identify key individuals and resources to empower local design communities and connect them with the organization and its work.

Regional Advisors

Jorge Abrams
(Mexico)

Anne Asensio
(France)

Michelle Berryman
(USA)

Luis Calabuig
(Spain)

Chi-Yi Chang
(Taiwan, Chinese Taipei)

Kuang-Min (Tony) Chang
(Taiwan, Chinese Taipei)

Shikuan Chen
(Taiwan, Chinese Taipei)

Vivian Cheng
(Denmark)

Bruce Claxton
(USA)

Alpay Er
(Türkiye)

Sertaç Ersayin
(Türkiye)

Fritz Frenkler
(Germany)

Mario Gagnon
(Canada)

Lilian González-González
(Mexico)

Tapani Hyvönen
(Finland)

Lorraine Justice
(USA)

Darlie Koshy
(India)

Hicham Lahlou
(Morocco)

Don Tae Lee
(Republic of Korea)

Eunjoo Maing
(Republic of Korea)

András Mengyán
(Norway)

Geetha Narayanan
(India)

Kohei Nishiyama
(Japan)

Pierre-Yves Panis
(France)

Pier Paolo Peruccio
(Italy)

Vesna Popovic
(New Zealand)

Gilles Rougon
(France)

Kazuo Tanaka
(Japan)

Michael Thomson
(UK)

Makiko Tsumura
(Japan)

Judit Várhelyi
(Hungary)

Adrienne Viljoen
(South Africa)

Makoto Watanabe
(Japan)

Lou Yongqi
(China)

Martha Patricia Zarza Delgado
(Mexico)

Community Liaisons

Gerbrand Bas
(The Netherlands)

Xavi Calvo
(Spain)

Gülay Hasdoğan
(Türkiye)

Richard Hsu
(Hong Kong SAR, China)

Elif Kocabiyik
(Türkiye)

Rohit Lalwani
(India)

Joel-Éric Missainhoun
(Ivory Coast)

Anita Valkeemaki
(Finland)

Marco Van Hout
(The Netherlands)