We're thrilled to announce the newest class of MGCI Regional Leaders, a global cohort of 118 community builders, speakers, mentors, and storytellers who make the Microsoft community more vibrant, more connected, and more inclusive every day.
Out of a remarkable group of over 300 applicants, these 118 leaders stood out for their commitment, experience, and community impact. Please join us in congratulating and welcoming them to the cohort. This is more than a title; it’s an invitation to help shape and grow the Microsoft community in their regions and around the world.
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What is a Regional Leader?
A Regional Leader is an Ambassador for Community. They share best practices, build connections across regions, and help elevate the communities around them. As part of the Microsoft Global Community Initiative (MGCI), Regional Leaders help empower global Microsoft communities with the tools, training, and resources to create impactful events and amplify diverse voices.
What do Regional Leaders get to do?
They lean into the areas that energize them most:
- Speak and lead: panels, sessions, and General Session moments
- Mentor: lift up new community members and fellow leaders
- Activate your region: amplify events and voices where they are
- Tell stories: content, blogs, and social that spotlight community impact
- Advocate: be a champion for community inside and out
Meet the 2026 Regional Leaders
Congratulations to every member of the 2026 cohort. We can’t wait to see the impact they’ll make. Welcome to the crew!
Farah Abdou, Sunday Friday Abimaje, Blessing Agbor, Frederick Anaafi, Jonah Andersson, Fernando Andres, Robert Atkinson, Ibrahima Bah, Tim Balk, Vanessa Ballarte, Elizeu Barreira, Robert Bogue, Margriet Bruggeman, Christian Buckley, Stacy Burris, Rodolfo Castro, Martin Chan, Artem Chernevskiy, Femke Cornelissen, Augustine Correa, Haniel Croitoru, Thomas Daly, Mohamed Derhalli, Alberto Diaz Martin, Nilufer Dogan, Diego Domingos da Silva, Favour Ernest, Semhal Estifanos, Veronica Fair, Rose Fasanelli, Mel Finnigan, Arik Fletcher, Navaneethan G, Raphael Gab-Momoh, Luis Fernando Garzón Betancourt, Sucheta Gawade, Mona Ghadiri, Lucas Gleed, Marilyn Haber, Denes Halasz, Mohammed Hamed, Marcin Hanasiewicz, Leslie Isaac, Sylvain Jacquemard, Isidora Katanic, Thabitha Kavyu, Hamna Khalil, Kanwal Khipple, Haseeb Kodvavi, Daniel Koshnaryov, Lucrecia Krause, Charles Lakes, Mike Lamb, Steve Leblond, Konstantinos Lianos, Canyu Liu, Geoffrey LOGOVI, Akah Mandela Munab, Trong Manh Nguyen, Viknaraj Manogararajah, Jonathan Manrique, Nestor Martire, Jennifer Mason, Patrick McGown, Chris McNulty, Amara Metu, Goloknath Mishra, Ninkovski Morales Janampa, Iqbal Nadiadi, Reave Ng, Lawrence Njobo, Vesa Nopanen, Promise Uche Nwachukwu, Hillary Nyakundi, Brendah Nyanchama, Chika Cynthia Okeke, Success Ola-Ojo, Oluwaseyi (Seyi) Oluwawumiju, Russ Onizuka, Shari Oswald, Andrew O'Young, Gokan Ozcifci, Pa Pa, Doher Drizzle Pablo, Renicius Pagotto Fostaini, Javier Perez, Diana Piloya, Victoria Poromon, Wes Preston, Peterking Quaye, Mark Rackley, Blanca Aurora Ramírez Valles, Gregor Reimling, Knut Relbe-Moe, Jason Rivera, Dilsia Rodriguez, Ben Rupp, Saumya Sanghvi, Pete Simpkins, Ashutosh Singh, Sharon Smith, Hassan Soudhi, Sohna Sukumaran Hemalatha, Rachel Sullivan, Sharon Sumner, Cecilia Tivir, Mate Toth, Kateryna Turuntseva, Chichi Ubah, Chimztyterem Uche-Ukah, Anwar Ui Haq, Larry Uribe, Jonathan Weaver, Sharon Weaver, Wilfred Chetat Yeku, Zakarya Khan Yousafzai, Oluwatobi Yusuf, Michal Ziemba.
To our 2026 Regional Leaders: your energy, expertise, and generosity are what make this community thrive. Speak, mentor, activate, tell stories, and advocate, and know that the entire MGCI family is right beside you. We can’t wait to see the positive impact you’ll have on communities around the globe.
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