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Toronto, Canada – July 29th, 2014 /PressCable/ — Following its annual Delegate Congress
held in late June, the Gay and Lesbian International Sport Association (GLISA) is
pleased to announce the composition of its new Board of Directors for 2014-2015.Female co-president: Marie Houzeau of Montreal. She joined the Board in 2013
and is also Director of GRIS, Québec's largest organization that discusses homosexuality
and bisexuality in schoolsMale co-president: Daniel Vaudrin of Montreal. He has been involved in
GLISA since its inception in 2004. He as an international online marketing
specialist.Secretary: Barry Taylor of Sydney joined in 2013. He is active in
LGBTI Health and is a renowned expert in suicide prevention. He is also
President of GLISA Asia Pacific.Treasurer: Victor Elkins of Vancouver joined the board in 2014. He
is also a director of GLISA North America and is President of the Hospital
Employees' Union in British Columbia.Carlos Idibouo of Toronto, originally from the Ivory
Coast, is representative for Africa and the African diaspora. He has been a
human rights activist for many years. He was elected to the Board in 2013.Dulcimar Antonio Grando from Brazil represents Central and South America
since 2013. He is actively involved in inclusion and diversity in sport.Gord Dunbar of Toronto joined in 2012 and is
representative for GLISA North America and is actively involved in the planning
and leadership of Pride House Toronto to be held during the Pan American Games
in 2015.Greg Larocque of Windsor, Ontario joined the Board in 2013 and represents International Federations.
He is a human resources consultant and contractor.Gregory Phillips of Melbourne is a medical anthropologist
and is nearing completion of his PhD in psychology on Aboriginal health,
cultural safety and medical education. He is appointed by GLISA Asia Pacific as
its representative.Ingi Thor Busk of Iceland is a former Olympic swimmer
and the CEO of Nordic Intercultural Creative Events. He joined the Board in
2014 and represents Europe.Ivan Cano joined the Board in 2013 representing the
Host City organization World OutGames Miami 2017. Martin K.I. Christensen of Copenhagen represents Europe, has been
on the Board since 2012 and is in charge of human rights. He has previously
been co-chair of ILGA Europe.Paul Brummitt of Copenhagen joined in 2011 and was
re-elected in 2014. He is formerly Chairman of Denmark's largest LGBT member
organization; the sports club Pan Idr?t, and has extensive international
business experience.Tamara Adrian Hernandez represents Central and South America. She
is a lawyer and transgender activist from Venezuela and chairperson of IDAHOT,
the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia.Focus“Amongst other issues, last year's board
was hard at work drafting new by-laws that reflect the new realities of the
LGBT landscape and the board created a strategic plan that will benefit our
community,” said Marie Houzeau, female co-president of GLISA. The new board
will focus its efforts on implementing GLISA's new strategic plan presented to
members at the Delegate Congress. This includes specifically:- strengthening the involvement of members at all levels
of the organization- enhancing legacy transfer and optimizing working
methods to ensure the continuous improvement of the organization;- reaching out to organizations which wish to enter into
strategic partnerships with us in order to strengthen GLISA's Sport, Culture
and Human Rights pillars;- increasing our impact by developing our network of
financial partners;- continuing to develop our network of members by
offering services of benefit to them.“After ten years of existence, eight
successful events and such great talent on the new board, GLISA is well
positioned to make an even greater contribution to the Sport, Culture and Human
Rights aspects of the LGBT community. We
now have an even greater set of tools to support host committees on their
journey to deliver memorable games for all.” says Daniel Vaudrin, male
co-president. About GLISAGLISA is the governing body of the World OutGames
series of quadrennial events held for the first time in Montreal, Canada in
2006, then in Copenhagen, Denmark in 2009 and most recently in Antwerp, Belgium
in 2013. Regional OutGames events have also been
held by the respective Continental Associations in North America (Calgary 2008,
Vancouver 2011) and in Asia Pacific (Melbourne 2008, Wellington 2011 and Darwin
2014). The next World OutGames will be held in
Miami, Florida in 2017 and the next North America OutGames in Saint Louis in
2016. The bidding and selection process for the next Asia Pacific OutGames in
2016 is underway, as are discussions for other future events.www.glisa.orghttps://www.facebook.com/GLISAINTLwww.outgames.org/MiamiContacts Daniel Vaudrin, +1 514 998 4282 (Canada)Paul Brummitt, +45 5043 2619 (Denmark, UTC+2)
Contact Info:
Name: Daniel Vaudrin
Email: daniel.vaudrin@glisa.org
Organization: Gay and Lesbian International Sport Association
Website: www.glisa.org
Phone: +1 514 998 4282
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