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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
North America Gary McDaniels USA Austria Andreas Nehyba
South America Juan Giraldo Colombia Canada Remi Kalacyan
Asia Dr. Rajkumar Tyagi, India Canada Janet Helm
Australasia Craig R Douglas, Australia Canada Kevin Bousquet
Europe (including Israel) Christian Mönch, Switzerland Czech Republic Ladislav Pavek
Denmark Uffe Bodeholt
2024-2025 Committees & Appointments England Mike Wright

Committee Chairs and Appointments England Roger Bescoby
PRESIDENT Finland Jari Ala-Varvi
Wes Bearden AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY NAME
USA France Anne Perrin
Membership Development Philip Ryffel (Chair)
Germany Lothar Mueller
New Business Jason Cohen (Chair) Germany Svenja Meismann
Technology & Website Chuck McLaughlin (Chair) Greece Leonidas Gkikas
Audit, Budget & Finance Michel Hamel (Chair) India Vinay Chauhan
India Corru Bhaskar Reddy
Conference & Mid-Term Site Bob Heales (Chair)
Recommendation & Mgmt Israel Jacob Ofir
Awards Mike LaCorte (Chair) Italy Marco Gallo

Ethics & Grievances Chuck McLaughlin (Chair) Japan Miharu Takahama
1 VICE PRESIDENT Netherlands Aad Schalke
ST
Philip Ryffel Legislation Rockne Cooke (Chair)
Switzerland Welcome Committee Candice Tal (Chair) New Zealand Daniel Toresen
Seminar Juan Giraldo (Chair) Nigeria Sylvester Okere
Norway Gard Westbye
Protocol & Public Mike LaCorte and
Relationships James Bearden (Co-Chair) Puerto Rico Fernando Fernandez
Social Media Svenja Meismann (Chair) Portugal Fernando Oliveira
Romania Mihai Marcusanu
Executive Committee Mike LaCorte
Alex Solomanidin Russia Alexey Shcherbenev
Chuck McLaughlin
Dan Rusu Russia Oleg Zimin
Siti Naidu Serbia Dragan Trivan
2 VICE PRESIDENT Editor Siti Naidu Singapore Ponnosamy Kalastree
ND
Juan Giraldo
Colombia Parliamentarian Siti Naidu Slovenia Helena Dvorsak
Historian Bob Heales South Africa Andy Grudko
Sergeant-at-Arms John Jones Spain David Sanmartin Oliver
Ex-officio member Bob Heales Thailand David Milne
for all committees (Executive Director)
Ukraine Igor Tymofeyev
Association Relationship Vladimir Solomanidin USA Gary McDaniel
Committee
USA Jay Paulino
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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