Our Committees
The Committees
advising on the following key areas
Committee membership has been designed to provide a mix of experience and geographical representation.
Referees Committee
Pam Johnston (Chair), Jennifer Larson (Vice Chair), Eleni Liloglou, David Leung, Alexsandro Lautherbach, Lucy Bates, Richard Evans.
Responsibilities include:
- Development pathway, education and accreditation for referees
- Making recommendations on referees for competitions
Heather Lowden (Chair), Anita Laszlo, Michaela Rihackova, Eileen Bartlett, Scott Martin, Said LAMRINI.
Sub-Committee: Aristides Euripidou, Chew Zi Qun, Samuel Andrejcik, André Tavares.
Responsibilities include:
- Athletes pathway from grass roots to elite
- Coach education system
Development COMMITTEE
Competition and Rules Committee
Gary Vander Vies (Chair), Joep Pelsser (Vice Chair, Competitions), Lee Hae Jeong, Marco Dispaltro, Chris Wagg, Ken Poon, Greg Polychronidis, Sandra Monteiro, Martina Kincesova, Glynn Tromans.
Responsibilities include:
- Boccia rules
- Competition system (including competition manual)
- Bid process
- Technical Delegate recommendations for competitions
- World ranking system
Dr Patrick Wheeler (Chair)
Responsibilities include:
- Anti-doping rules
- Competition / out of competition testing
- Education (eg, WADA guidelines
Anti-Doping Committee
Classification Committee
Shail Maharaj (Interim Chair), Dawn Ibrahim, Jordan Chi Hang Liu, Ana Moreira, Jorge Parra, Vivian Shieh, Ali Lalani.
Responsibilities include:
- Classification rules
- Classifier education
- Classifier recommendations for competitions
Jon Morgan (Chair), Marta Mascarenhas, Romuald Schmidt.
Responsibilities include:
Define the bidding procedure
Evaluate bids received
Review competition reports
Recommend Technical Delegate appointment
Revise Host organiser contracts
Update Competition Pathway
