PIDC Board

The Board is a permanent subsidiary body of the PIDC and acts on behalf of the PIDC Membership to provide governance oversight of the PIDC Secretariat as well as other Subsidiary Bodies and committees of the organisation.

The Board is responsible for setting the PIDC’s strategic direction and ensuring the PIDC’s programme of work and other objectives are delivered and are adding value to Members. It is also responsible for ensuring that the PIDC has a sustainable financial future; that reputational, financial and non-financial risks are identified and effectively mitigated and that policies are in place to ensure resources are used responsibly and with accountability.

The Board meets three times each financial year a day immediately prior to the Regular Annual Meeting.

The Board is elected annually at each Regular Annual Meeting for a one year term.  Board Members for the 2025/26 business period includes: Tonga (Chair), Fiji (as Vice-Chair incoming), Solomon Islands (as Vice-Chair outgoing), Nauru (Micronesia), Papua New Guinea (Melanesian Rep), Cook Islands (Small Island States Rep), Tokelau (Polynesia Rep), Australia (Principal Donor), New Zealand (Principal Donor) and Samoa (Secretariat Host Country). 

The PIDC Constitution guides the Board in implementing its various functions and duties in alignment with the vision, values and ethical standards that the PIDC aspires to uphold.

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Chairman
(Tonga)

Telesia Kaitapu
Director for Immigration Division
Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Incoming Vice Chair
(Fiji)

Taranaivini Savou
Acting Director of Immigration
Ministry of Immigration

Outgoing Vice Chair
(Solomon Islands)

Christopher Akosawa
Director of Immigration
Ministry of Commerce, Industry, Labour and Immigration

Micronesia Representative
(Nauru)

Darlene Dabana
Director of Immigration
Department of Justice and Border Control

Melanesia Representative
(Papua New Guinea)

Wellington Navasivu
Chief Migration Officer
Papua New Guinea Immigration and Citizenship Authority

Polynesia Representative
(Tokelau)

Siuleoalofa Aleta
Legal Services/Immigration Manager
Department of Transport & Support Services

Small Island States Representative
(Cook Islands)

Tangiroa Chere Arthur
Principal Immigration Officer
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration

Host Country
(Samoa)

Agafili Shem Leo
Chief Executive Officer
Ministry of Prime Minister and Cabinet

Principal Donor
(Austalia)

Jim Anderson
Regional Director
Pacific

Principal Donor
(New Zealand)

Rebecca White
Project Manager
Pacific Security Immigration New Zealand

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