ABOUT THE GLOBAL COMMUNICATION CERTIFICATION COUNCIL
The Global Communication Certification Council™(GCCC) comprises a strong slate of officers representing the communication industry worldwide and serves as an autonomous governing body for the Global Communication Certification Program.
The Council’s purpose is to create and maintain an internationally recognized standard of communication excellence based on a global understanding of key principles and job competencies worldwide.
The Council aims to serve the communication profession by encouraging and executing a process of credentialing of communicators who achieve a global standard at different points of their career path.
2023-24 GCCC Members
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Ginger D. Homan, ABC, SCMP, IABC Fellow - Chair
Ginger’s expertise is transformation. She has worked with corporations and foundations to bring out the best in their people and their brands, as well as professional communicators on how to build their influence. Now, she is exploring how to live a life of purpose and focus work so it matters – allowing people to achieve the impact they desire on the world. A seasoned speaker, coach, and workshop facilitator, Ginger has been recognized with multiple awards for communication excellence and leadership. She is a former IABC International Chair and the recipient of three IABC International Chair’s Awards for leadership.
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Bonnie Caver, SCMP - Vice Chair
Bonnie Caver is the President and Founder of Reputation Lighthouse, a branding and reputation marketing firm. The consultancy focuses on leading companies around the globe to create, accelerate, and protect their brands, especially in times of disruption and transformation.
Bonnie is a former chair of the global board of directors for the IABC, and served on the board of the Global Alliance for Public Relations and Communication Management . She launched the Global Alliance initiative #WorldPRCommsMonth, which celebrates and advocates for the profession in October. She also leads IABC's global shared interest group for Change Management.
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Sharon Hunter, SCMP - Immediate Past Chair
Sharon is a strategic communication consultant, facilitator, and certified coach with over 30 yrs experience in corporate communications, marketing, strategic planning and training. She's an award-winning IABC leader and served six years on IABC’s International Executive Board – including Global Chair in 2018. During her tenure, she participated in the creation of the Global Communication Certification Council and the launch of its new certification programs – earning her SCMP designation in 2017. She advocates for strategic communicators to drive alignment and impact in their organizations – a purpose she believes is empowered by the confidence and credibility certification can provide.
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Julie Ludwig, ABC, SCMP, Secretary-Treasurer
Julie is Senior Manager at Baker Tilly US. She is an accredited business communications professional and certified strategic communication management professional with over 20 years experience producing and implementing successful marketing and public relations strategies. Experienced writer on marketing, communications, forensic accounting, legal and technology topics.
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Edward F Dixon, SCMP
Ed is a strategic communications consultant with 30-plus years of experience in corporate communications, marketing, public affairs and CSR in both corporate and agency roles. A former agency partner/regional leader and a chief marketing & communication officer, his focus is supporting some of the world’s top B2B and B2C brands develop globally relevant communication strategies that drive business impact while addressing stakeholder needs. He has extensive on-the-ground experience in the U.S., Europe, Asia and the Middle East and holds a master’s degree in public communication as well as executive certificates in Global CSR and nonprofit management. Currently based in Saudi Arabia, Ed was SCMP-certified in 2023.
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Deb Hileman, SCMP
Deborah is a globally certified strategic communications management professional with a passion for helping organizations grow, effectively manage issues, crisis and change, and improve business results through strategic communication. Deborah has 10+ years of crisis communication experience.
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Shel Holtz, SCMP
Shel is an experienced communication professional and currently serves as Senior Director of Communications at Webcor. Shel also hosts For Immediate Release, a 15+ year old podcast exploring communication topics including internal communications.
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Michael Nord, SCMP
Michael is a GCCC Certified Senior Communications and Change Leader with 25+ years’ international experience in leadership, marketing, PR, corporate and internal communications, sustainability and employee engagement, change management and consulting.
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Andre Oberholzer, SCMP
André Oberholzer is Group Head Corporate Affairs at Sappi Limited. With 21 years’ service, he has global responsibility for corporate and business communication including social impact, stakeholder, brand and reputation management. A past chair of the IABC Africa region he judges for PRISA Prism awards and Africa and global IABC Quill Awards. He is the first person from Africa to be certified SCMP. Prior to joining Sappi, he spent 14 years as a diplomat for South Africa. Sappi, headquartered in Johannesburg, is a US$5 billion global pulp and paper company with operations across South Africa, North America and Europe.
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