New members join FGG board of directors

Kathleen McGuire

At the Federation of Gay Games Annual General Assembly held today in Cologne, the delegates of the FGG member organizations elected or re-elected a number of directors.

Male Co-President: Kurt Dahl* (Chicago)
Vice-President External Affairs: Kate Rowe* (Sydney)
Treasurer: Alan Lessik* (San Francisco)
Secretary: Sean Fitzgerald* (Atlanta), incumbent
Officer for Communication: Kelly Stevens* (Seattle)
Officer for Development: Robby Davis (Seattle), formerly Officer for Culture
Officer for Sport: Bettina Dietmann-Winter (Munich)
Officer for Technology: Gene Germody (San Francisco)
Officer for Culture: Dr. Kathleen McGuire (San Francisco)
Officer at Large, in charge of Procurement: Klaus Heusslein (Milan)
Officer at Large: Sébastien Datiche (Tours), formerly Officer for Sport

Every effort will be made to offer the candidates who were not elected the opportunity to make their talents available for the advancement of the FGG mission.

They join the following officers whose terms continue until the next AGA, to be held in Autumn 2011 in Toronto:

Emy Ritt (Paris), Female Co-President
Jon Baldan (Sydney), Vice President – Operations
Laura Moore (New York City), Vice President - Diversity
Paul Oostenbrug (Chicago), Vice President – Membership
Doug Litwin (San Francisco), Officer – Marketing
Marc Naimark (Paris), Officer - Sports
Paul White (Sydney), Officer - International Development
Dennis Sneyers (Chicago), Officer – Site Selection
Martyn Pickup (Berlin), Officer at Large
Sonia Abecassis (Paris), Officer at Large

New members offer a wealth of experience to the FGG Board. Bettina Dietmann-Winter is currently a co-chair of the FGG Sports Committee, and a member of the Board of Team Muenchen. Gene Dermody is a former FGG president and chair of Sports and Technology Committees. Dr. Kathleen McGuire is the artistic director and conductor of the San Francisco Gay Men's Choir. Klaus Heusslein is currently president of the International Gay and Lesbian Football Association.

Not returning to the Board are Israel Wright (Chicago) and Darl Schaaff (Anchorage). The FGG thanks them for their service to the Board, and hopes that they will continue to further the mission of the FGG and the Gay Games movement.



*Incumbent