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ICANN Debuts Enhanced Board of Directors Section on the Information Transparency Platform

19 October 2022
By
Sally Newell Cohen

Sally Newell Cohen

SVP, Global Communications

Sally Newell Cohen is the Senior Vice President of Global Communications and Language Services at the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). In addition to leading a global communications team, she is the principal communications strategist and advisor to the CEO, Executive Team, and Board of Directors.

A proven leader in marketing and communications, Sally is known for building strong teams and executing strategies that elevate competitive advantage, promote growth, and enhance brand awareness. She leads the strategic communications effort to build greater awareness of ICANN’s global mission. 

Most recently, Sally was the Chief Operations Officer at Toastmasters International, where she partnered with the Board of Directors and CEO to develop a comprehensive strategic plan. Under her leadership, her team accomplished a global rebranding effort that revitalized the company’s image and increased membership. She also has significant public relations and operational experience, having held leadership roles at public relations firms as well as high-tech companies such as Ingram Micro.

Sally has a bachelor’s degree in Journalism from the Keene State College and has completed Executive Education programs at Harvard and Stanford. Before entering business communications, Sally was a journalist, where her natural curiosity was put to use as a reporter and editor.

I am pleased to announce the launch of the new and improved Board of Directors section of icann.org. The Board activities and meetings pages on icann.org have been updated consistent with the goals of the Information Transparency Initiative (ITI) to improve the experience for community members and others who want access Board updates and associated files. Overall, this enhancement applies to more than 6,000 Board-related pages and files.

New Features

The team has made several improvements to the Board Meetings page, including:

  • Filtering search by document type (agenda, approved resolutions, board briefing materials, minutes, preliminary report, secretary's notice), committee, board meeting type, and date
  • Improving keyword search for documents and files
  • Enabling email subscription alerts when new content is posted or updated
  • Allowing users to download search results as a CSV file
  • Improving the overall layout and user experience

Other Improvements

In addition to the new Meetings page, the team has made improvements to the Board Activity and other Board-related pages, including:

  • A new consolidated page that displays the latest blogs related to the ICANN Board and its activities
  • A new About the Board page explaining the role and function of the ICANN Board

We've also improved the layout and user experience for the Board of Directors and Board Committees pages.

While the work continues to achieve the overall goals of ITI, much of the initial effort to improve governance and infrastructure of ICANN's content has been completed, resulting in a robust platform called the Information Transparency Platform (ITP). In the remaining phases of the project, new features will be added to the ITP, as well as the entire ecosystem of ICANN sites, including the Supporting Organization and Advisory Committee sites.

If you'd like to learn more about the ITP and read about future updates, please visit https://www.icann.org/iti. As always, if you have any questions or comments, please direct them to the ITI team at: informationtransparency@icann.org.

Authors

Sally Newell Cohen

Sally Newell Cohen

SVP, Global Communications
Sally Newell Cohen

Sally Newell Cohen

SVP, Global Communications

Sally Newell Cohen is the Senior Vice President of Global Communications and Language Services at the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). In addition to leading a global communications team, she is the principal communications strategist and advisor to the CEO, Executive Team, and Board of Directors.

A proven leader in marketing and communications, Sally is known for building strong teams and executing strategies that elevate competitive advantage, promote growth, and enhance brand awareness. She leads the strategic communications effort to build greater awareness of ICANN’s global mission. 

Most recently, Sally was the Chief Operations Officer at Toastmasters International, where she partnered with the Board of Directors and CEO to develop a comprehensive strategic plan. Under her leadership, her team accomplished a global rebranding effort that revitalized the company’s image and increased membership. She also has significant public relations and operational experience, having held leadership roles at public relations firms as well as high-tech companies such as Ingram Micro.

Sally has a bachelor’s degree in Journalism from the Keene State College and has completed Executive Education programs at Harvard and Stanford. Before entering business communications, Sally was a journalist, where her natural curiosity was put to use as a reporter and editor.

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