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2025-2026 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:
James Bearden AREAS / COUNTRIES GOVERNORS AREAS / COUNTRIES AMBASSADORS
USA
Africa & Middle East Catherine Gathece, Kenya Armenia Hayk Gabrielyan
Australia Nick Wright
Americas Gary McDaniels USA /
Juan Giraldo Colombia Austria Andreas Nehyba
Canada Remi Kalacyan
Asia Dr. Rajkumar Tyagi, India
Canada Janet Helm
Australasia Craig R Douglas, Australia Canada Kevin Bousquet
China Frank Zheng
Europe (including Israel) Christian Mönch, Switzerland
China Jacky Lee
Czech Republic Ladislav Pavek
2024-2025 Committees & Appointments
Denmark Uffe Bodeholt
Committee Chairs and Appointments England Mike Wright
PRESIDENT England Mark Hodgson
Philip Ryffel AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY NAME Finland Jari Ala-Varvi
Switzerland
Membership Development Juan Giraldo (Chair) France Anne Perrin
New Business Jason Cohen (Chair) Germany Lothar Mueller
Germany Svenja Meismann
Technology & Website Chuck McLaughlin (Chair)
Greece Leonidas Gkikas
Audit, Budget & Finance Remi Kalacyan (Chair) India Vinay Chauhan
Conference & Mid-Term Site Bob Heales (Chair) India Corru Bhaskar Reddy
Recommendation & Mgmt India Prince Chauhan
Israel Jacob Ofir
Awards Mike LaCorte (Chair)
Italy Marco Gallo
Ethics & Grievances Chuck McLaughlin (Chair)
Japan Miharu Takahama
1 VICE PRESIDENT Legislation Rockne Cooke (Chair) Netherlands Aad Schalke
ST
Juan Giraldo Welcome Committee Candice Tal (Chair) New Zealand Daniel Toresen
Colombia Nigeria Sylvester Okere
Seminar Alex Auslander (Chair)
Norway Gard Westbye
Protocol & Public Mike LaCorte and James Puerto Rico Fernando Fernandez
Relationships Bearden (Co-Chair) Poland Stan Bochenski
Social Media Svenja Meismann (Chair) Portugal Fernando Oliveira
Romania Mihai Marcusanu
Executive Committee Mike LaCorte
Alex Solomanidin Russia Alexey Shcherbenev
Chuck McLaughlin Russia Oleg Zimin
Dan Rusu Serbia Dragan Trivan
Siti Naidu Singapore Ponnosamy Kalastree
2 VICE PRESIDENT Editor Siti Naidu Slovenia Helena Dvorsak
ND
Roger Bescoby Parliamentarian Siti Naidu Spain David Sanmartin Oliver
London Thailand David Milne
Historian Bob Heales
Ukraine Igor Tymofeyev
Sergeant-at-Arms John Jones USA Gary McDaniel
Ex-officio member for Bob Heales (Executive USA Jay Paulino
all Committees Director) USA Mike Thompson
USA Matthew Spaier
Association Relationship Alexey Solomanidin USA Veronica Mason
Committee
DIRECTORS-AT-LARGE
Term Ending 2025 Term Ending 2026 Term Ending 2027 Designated Directors
3 VICE PRESIDENT Alex Auslander, Israel Kevin Bousquet, Canada Stan Bochenski, Poland Terms Ends 2026
RD
Alex Auslander Michel Hamel, Canada Jason Cohen, USA Remi Kalacyan, Canada Gurcharan Chauhan
Israel John Jones, USA Svenja Meismann, Germany Keith Schafferius, Australia Sanjeev Deswal
Thomas Mathiesen, Norway Candice Tal, USA Alexey Shcherbenev, Russian Thomas Mathiesen
Federation Matthew Spaier
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