ICA is a member organisation run by a Board of Directors in accordance with its Bylaws.

The Board of Directors consists of the President, President-Elect, President-Elect Select, Immediate Past President, the Chairpersons of Divisions enrolling 200 active members in the previous year, two Student Board Members-at-Large, and five Regional Board Members-at-Large.

A subcommittee of the Board of Directors consisting of the President, President-Elect, President Elect-Select, Immediate Past President, Past President, Finance Chair and the Executive Director is formed as the Executive Committee. The Executive Director serves as a nonvoting member of the Executive Committee and the Board, and also manages the ICA Office in Washington.

ICA maintains a series of standing and awards committees to conduct its business in relation to membership, internationalisation, publications, liaison with other agencies, etc, annual awards, and ad hoc task forces.

2009 - 2010 Board of Directors

Executive Committee

• Barbie Zelizer, President, U of Pennsylvania
• Francois Cooren, President Elect, U de Montreal
• Patrice M. Buzzanell, Immediate Past President, Purdue U
• Sonia Livingstone, Past President, London School of Economics
• Ronald E. Rice, Finance Chair (ex-officio), U of California - Santa Barbara
• Michael L. Haley, Executive Director (ex-officio), International Communication Association

Board Members at Large

• Eun-Ju Lee, Seoul National U
• Gianpietro Mazzoleni, U of Milan
• Juliet P. Roper, U of Waikato
• Rohan Samarajiva, LIRNEasia
• Aldo Vasquez Rios, U de San Martin de Porres - Escuela de Ciencias de Comunicacion

Student Board Members

• Malte Carlos Hinrichsen, U of Amsterdam
• Michele Cheng Hoon Khoo, Nanyang Technological U