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2024-2025 W.A.D. OFFICERS

AREA GOVERNORS 2024-2025 W.A.D. AMBASSADORS

Area Governors shall act in an advisory capacity and Ambassadors shall act in an advisory capacity and assist
assist the Board of Directors in all matters pertaining the Board of Directors in all matters pertaining to the
to the welfare of the Association, the attainment of its welfare of the Association, the attainment of its objectives,
objectives, the solicitation of memberships and such the solicitation of memberships and such other duties as
other duties as are fixed by the Board and may not serve are fixed by the Board and may not serve in the same or
in the same or like capacity for any other International like capacity for any other International Association.
Association. Area Governors represent multiple countries
CHAIRMAN including the country in which they reside. Ambassadors from the following countries represent
OF THE BOARD W.A.D. Internationally:
Chuck McLaughlin AREAS / COUNTRIES GOVERNORS AREAS / COUNTRIES AMBASSADORS
United States
Africa & Middle East Catherine Gathece, Kenya Australia Nick Wright
Americas Gary McDaniels USA / Austria Andreas Nehyba
Juan Giraldo Colombia Canada Remi Kalacyan
Janet Helm
Asia Dr. Rajkumar Tyagi, India Kevin Bousquet

Australasia Craig R Douglas, Australia ChiNA Frank Zheng
Jacky Lee
Europe (including Israel) Christian Mönch, Switzerland
Cameroon Theo Mevoula
Czech Republic Ladislav Pavek
2024-2025 Committees & Appointments Denmark Uffe Bodeholt
England Mike Wright
Committee Chairs and Appointments
PRESIDENT Roger Bescoby
Wes Bearden AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY NAME Finland Jari Ala-Varvi
USA France Anne Perrin
Membership Development Philip Ryffel (Chair) Germany Lothar Mueller
New Business Jason Cohen (Chair) Svenja Meismann
Greece Leonidas Gkikas
Technology & Website Chuck McLaughlin (Chair) Hungary George Barath
Audit, Budget & Finance Michel Hamel (Chair) India Vinay Chauhan
Corru Bhaskar Reddy
Conference & Mid-Term Site Bob Heales (Chair) Prince Chauhan
Recommendation & Mgmt
Israel Jacob Ofir
Awards Mike LaCorte (Chair) Italy Marco Gallo
Japan Miharu Takahama
Ethics & Grievances Chuck McLaughlin (Chair)
1 VICE PRESIDENT Netherlands Aad Schalke
ST
Philip Ryffel Legislation Rockne Cooke (Chair) New Zealand Daniel Toresen
Switzerland Welcome Committee Candice Tal (Chair) Nigeria Sylvester Okere
Norway Gard Westbye
Seminar Juan Giraldo (Chair)
Puerto Rico Fernando Fernandez
Protocol & Public Mike LaCorte and Poland Stan Bochenski
Relationships James Bearden (Co-Chair)
Portugal Fernando Oliveira
Social Media Svenja Meismann (Chair) Romania Mihai Marcusanu

Russia Alexey Shcherbenev
Executive Committee Mike LaCorte Oleg Zimin
Alex Solomanidin
Chuck McLaughlin Serbia Dragan Trivan
Dan Rusu Singapore Ponnosamy Kalastree
Siti Naidu Slovenia Helena Dvorsak
2 VICE PRESIDENT Editor Siti Naidu South Africa
ND
Juan Giraldo Spain David Sanmartin
Colombia Parliamentarian Siti Naidu Switzerland
Historian Bob Heales Thailand David Milne

Sergeant-at-Arms John Jones Ukraine Igor Tymofeyev
USA Gary McDaniel
Ex-officio member Bob Heales Jay Paulino
for all committees (Executive Director)
Mike Thompson
Association Relationship Vladimir Solomanidin Matthew Spaier
Committee
Veronica Mason
DIRECTORS-AT-LARGE
Term Ending 2025 Term Ending 2026 Term Ending 2024 Designated Directors
3 VICE PRESIDENT Alex Auslander, Israel Kevin Bousquet, Canada Stan Bochenski, Poland Terms Ends 2026
RD
Roger Bescoby Michel Hamel, Canada Jason Cohen, USA Remi Kalacyan, Canada Paolo Bourelly, Panama
London John Jones, USA Svenja Meismann, Germany Keith Schafferius, Australia Sanjeev Deswall, India
Thomas Mathiesen, Norway Candice Tal, USA Alexey Shchererbenev, C.B. Reddy, India
Russian Federation Dr. R.K. Tyagi, India
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