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Jack Agrios Back to Academy Mr. Agrios has been actively involved in the field of municipal law for over 30 years, specializing in administrative law, municipal law, expropriation and development law. He has acted as counsel to numerous development corporations, including appearances at all levels to tribunals, and as solicitor to the City of Edmonton,Read more

Dr. Jane Zhou Back to Board of Directors Dr. Lijun Jane Zhou is a full professor and deputy dean of College of Education, Zhejiang University，China. She teaches the courses of sports management and sport sociology for undergraduates, theory and practice of leisure for master and doctoral students. Currently, Dr. Zhou’s lines of research are focusedRead more

Prof. Marie Young Back to Board of Directors Prof. Marie Young is a staff member of the Department of Sport Recreation and Exercise Science,University of the Western Cape, for the past 9 years. She majored at undergraduate level with recreation and industrial psychology resulting in a career at the City of Johannesburg, the local authorityRead more

Prof. Dr. Ricardo Uvinha Back to Board of Directors Ricardo Ricci Uvinha is Full Professor and Dean of the School of Arts, Sciences and Humanities at University of Sao Paulo (USP), Brazil. USP is the top university in Latin America and the Caribbean, currently ranked 85th in the world according to most international rankings. CoordinatorRead more

Carlos Alberto Rico Back to Board of Directors Public Administrator, Business Manager, Specialist in Social Management, studies of Master in Political, Economic and International contemporary problems and participant in the International Planning and Strategic Management Program at Louisiana State University and the University of New Orleans. Co-Founder and President since 1988 of the Colombian LeisureRead more

Dr. Alixon Reyes Back to Board of Directors Dr. Alixon Reyes is a full professor at the Adventist University of Chile, attached to the Research Department of this institution. He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses at this institution, and has been a guest professor at the Universidad Provincial de Córdoba (Argentina), Universidad Peruana Unión (Peru),Read more

Dr. Arianne Reis Back to Board of Directors Dr. Arianne Reis started her career as a physical education teacher and sports coach working in low-income communities in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Her work focused on providing opportunities for active leisure for children and youth from disadvantaged backgrounds and for those with physical and mental disabilitiesRead more

Zhongqiang MA (Victor) Back to Board of Directors As of July 2015, Member of Qingdao Writers Association As of June 2015, Secretary General of Qingdao Laixi Parents’ Association for  Elementary and Secondary Schools As of June 2014, International referee of Goalball . As of March 2014, Vice Chairman of Qingdao Laixi Young Entrepreneurs’ Association AsRead more

Dr. Lucetta Tsai Back to Board of Directors Dr. Chiung-Tzu Lucetta Tsai is a Professor of Leisure & Sport Management in the Business School Department of National Taipei University in Taiwan. Dr. Tsai is also president of Chinese Taipei Waterski and Wakeboard Federation and the Taiwan Leisure Association. Moreover, she has been serving as aRead more

Prof. Oksana Grybovych, EdD Back to Board of Directors Oksana Grybovych Hafermann serves as a Chief of Staff in the Office of the President at the University of Northern Iowa. She is also a Professor in Recreation, Tourism and Nonprofit Leadership. Dr Grybovych Hafermann holds EdD from the University of Northern Iowa (USA), MSc inRead more