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 2024/25 business period includes: Solomon Islands (Chair), Tonga (as Vice-Chair incoming), Vanuatu (as Vice-Chair outgoing), Kiribati (Micronesia), Fiji (Melanesian Rep), Cook Islands (Small Island States Rep), American Samoa (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
(Solomon Islands)
Christopher Akosawa
Acting Director of Solomon Islands Immigration
Ministry of Commerce, Industry, Labour and Immigration
Incoming Vice Chair
(Tonga)
Telesia Kaitapu
Director for Immigration Division
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Outgoing Vice Chair
(Vanuatu)
Jeffrey Markson
Director of Immigration and
Passport Services
Department of Vanuatu Immigration Services
Micronesia Representative
(Kiribati)
Roiti Kirata
Director of Immigration Division
Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Immigration
Melanesia Representative
(Fiji)
Amelia K Komaisavai
Director of Immigration Department of Immigration
Ministry of Home Affairs and Immigration.
Polynesia Representative
(American Samoa)
Fagamalama Fuala'au
Chief Immigration Officer
Department of Legal Affairs
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