Virtus Governing Board

Robyn Smith OAMPresident
Dina TemirgaliyevaVice-President
Yossi RomanoSecretary General

Member at Large

Aaron BenjaminAsia
Catherine Fayollet (FRA)Europe
Rana GamaliAfrica
Javier Gutierrez Europe
Miguel Caraballo Fred Americas
Jan Burns MBECo-opted
Ian ConyersCo-opted
Humberto Ferreira America

Virtus Committees

Eligibility Committee

The Eligibility Committee determines all aspects of policy and procedure regarding eligibility for athletes with an intellectual disability and provides expert guidance on all matters relating to eligibility.

  • Chair of Eligibility Committee – Prof. Jan Burns (Governing Board)
  • Catherine Fayollet (FRA)
  • Kirsten Van Heerdon (RSA)

Anti-Doping Committee

The Anti-Doping Committee determine all aspects of policy regarding doping control, provides support and guidance to event organisers, and oversees TUE and other administrative procedures.

  • Chair Anti-Doping Committee – Trudi Jackson (USA)
  • Dr Marcelo Patricio (BRA)
  • Dr Matsontso Mathebula (RSA)
  • Mayra Barbosa Dos Santos (BRA)
  • Caio Medaur (BRA)

TUE Committee

  • Dr Marcelo Patricio MD (BRA) –  TUE Committee Chair
  • Dr Halim Jebali (TUN) – TUE Committee Member
  • Georgia Cahill (NZE) – TUE Committee Member
  • Halim Jebali (TUN) – TUE Committee Member
  • Henry McKinney (GRB) – TUE Committee Member
  • Iara Andrade (BRA) – TUE Committee Member
  • Mohy El-Din Nail (EGY) – TUE Committee Member

Sport Committees

Please see the individual sports pages for details.

Elections Committee

The Elections Committee oversees the nomination and election procedures for the Governing Board.

  • Ian Fullagar (AUS)
  • Renat Khamitov (KAZ)

Medical Committee

Catherine Fayollet (FRA) – Chair of Medical Committee

  • Ralph Belig (FRA)
  • Dr. Amy Berglund (USA)

Finance Committee

The Finance Committee receive financial reports and advise on all financial matters.

  • Chair of Finance Committee – Karon Nicol (GBR)
  • Paul Charnvit (THA)