As is customary every three years, we will be holding an election to our board.

Election key dates

• March 17-31: Applications are accepted
• April 16 - May 16: Ballots are collected via a survey monkey; an email with the link will be sent to all eligible voters
• June 05: Results are reviewed and will be officially validated during our June board meeting, to be held on June 5th 2023.

Who can vote

The AFAM board and officers election vote is open to all AFAM donors who donated at least once in the past 3 years. If you have any questions, please reach out to Albina Patou-Chebykina, AFAM community manager.

Current AFAM officers

• CEO - Xavier Wartelle
• CFO - Marc Amblard, with Jean Pommier in the interim
• Secretary - Yarith Phay

Current board directors (non executive)

Aurore Prevot

Eric Benhamou

JB Commans

Jean-Luc Nauleau

Louis Renaux

Thomas Ferré

Current ex-officio board directors

Arts et Metiers Relations Internationales - Audrey Stewart

SOCE West Coast Group - Nicolas Horde

If you have any questions, please contact Albina Patou-Chebykina, AFAM Community Manager or Yarith Phay, AFAM Secretary

A word from our interim CFO Jean Pommier (An 83), AFAM longtime volunteer and friend:

"After having contributed to AFAM these past 10 years, both on the Board and as Chair of our Shasta program and committee, I look forward to serving as CFO, grateful for the outstanding work which Marc Amblard has done these past 5 years in this key role for our organization. In addition to all the hours our volunteers contribute to support our community, ensuring the proper management and allocation of funds is essential to the success of our AFAM mission. The CFO acts as the direct link between the generosity of our donors and the financial needs of the students and alumni we support through our Shasta, Sequoia and Yosemite programs and grants. To allow me to focus on such responsibilities, Nicolas Horde has accepted to take over the leadership of our Shasta initiative, with the support of our active members and mentors, Corentin Lazarus, Robert Stelly and Merwan Benhabib, and along the essential personalized assistance our Community Manager, Albina Patou-Chebykina, provides to each candidate.”

AFAM Board members Marc Amblard, Yarith Phay, Eric Benhamou, Xavier Wartelle and Jean Pommier along with AFAM community manager Albina Patou-Chebykina during March board meeting discussing AFAM elections