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LEADERSHIP - 
MARTIAL ARTS INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION

The Martial Arts International Federation's Leadership is made up of Officers, a Board of Directors, and various Committees.

The MAIF Officers are responsible for handling the day-to-day affairs of the organization, while the Directors are responsible for coordinating events and other matters within their Affiliate Martial Art Organizations (AMAOs).

 All MAIF Officers and Board of Directors serve on a voluntary basis, and receive no compensation for their duties.

 The MAIF Officers and Board Serving for 2015 - 2020:
 ·         Bruce R. Bethers - President & CEO
  ·        To Be Announced - Vice President - Asia
 ·         To Be Announced - Vice President - Africa
 ·         To Be Announced - Vice President - Europe
 ·         To Be Announced - Vice President - Oceania
·          Patrick M. Hickey - Vice President - Panamerica

 ·         Donna K. Cosper - Treasurer
 ·         John F. Chatwood - General Secretary

MAIF Senior Masters Caucus:
 ·        David S. Ames
·         Michael Bakula
·         Ben Bergwerf
·         Bruce R. Bethers
·         Robert Boggs
·         John F. Chatwood
·         Robert J. Saal
·         Robert Davis
·         Roger A. Jarrett
·         Jeffrey Cook
·         Michael Antonides
·         Charles E. Carter
·         David E. Parritt
·         L. Michael Dillard
·         Troy Price
·         Nadeem Ansari
·         Hiro Takahashi
·         William Cooley
·         Carl Wilcox
·         Michael Dunphy
·         Richard G. Dunn
·         Jeffrey Ellis
·         Lawrence A. Emmons
·         Larry Feldman
·         Eugene S. Fodor
·         Angel Garcia
·         Jim Harrison
·         Pamela Hickey
·         Patrick M. Hickey
·         John Newton
·         Phyllis Bateman
·         Andrew Yiannakis
·         Mikel LaChapelle
·         Gokor Chivichyan
·         Curtis L. Hale
·         David Chance
·         John Nanay
·         Mike D. Knight
·         Gene LeBell
·         John Linebarger
·         James R. Webb
·         Patrick M. Hickey
·         Larry Overholt
·         Brian Pendleton
·         Shiro Kinmoku
·         Toshiaki Takikawa
·         W. Dieter Reitzig
·         Delva Mandrell
·         Billy L. Sharp
·         Edward Kuras
·         Barry O'Brien
·         Vazquez Wilfredo
·         Grant Gilliam
·         Mathew Bayley
·         Thomas Reiff
·         Edward Wilkes
·         Jorge Delgado

MAIF Regional Representatives:
 ·        Alabama: Mark Barlow
·         Arkansas: Brian Dugger, Dustin Whittemore, Billy Cunningham
·         Arizona: John Linebarger, Walt Sweet
·         California (Central): Neil Ohlenkamp
·         California (Southern): Gene LeBell, Gokor Chivichyan
·         Colorado: Bob Davis, Mathew Bayley, Rob Koski, Dieter Reitzig, Gene Twombly, David Stern
·         Connecticut: David Burs
·         Delaware: Alexander Velazquez
·         Florida: David Parritt Jeffrey Cook, Earl DelValle, John Newton, Jorge Delgado, John Connolly, James Ragan
·         Georgia: Toshiaki Takikawa, Matt Larsen
·         Hawaii: Samuel C. Luke
·         Illinois: John Ryan III & Edward Kuras
·         Indiana: Billy Ray Smith, John Nanay
·         Iowa: William Cooley
·         Kansas: Robert Boggs, Doug Perrin
·         Kentucky: Kathy Howdieshell, John Looney
·         Louisiana: Robert M. Carver, Jack Garrett
·         Maryland: David Bish, Julio Zarate, Mark Dantzler
·         Massachusetts: Santos Hernandez & Sean Gately
·         Michigan: Shaunton Davis, Tony M. Zimkowski
·         Minnesota: K. Joel Coles
·         Mississippi: Chris Dewey, Charles Morgan
·         Missouri: Roger Crocker
·         Montana: Jim Harrison
·         Nevada: Bruce R. Bethers, John f. Chatwood, Richard Dunn, Charles Carter, Phyllis Bateman
·         New Hampshire: Mikel Chapelle
·         New Jersey: Stuart Rosenberg
·         New Mexico: Andrew Yiannakis, Linda Yiannakis
·         New York: Ernest G. McPeek, John Annable, Barry O'Brien  
          North Carolina: Carl Wilcox, Ken Nazemetz, Jeffrey Rhodes, Troy Price
·         Ohio: Patrick M. Hickey, Michael Antonides, David Chance, Brian Walsh
·         Oklahoma: L. Michael Dillard, Michael D. Knight, Curtis L. Hale, Billy L. Sharp
·         Oregon: Steve Van Fleet
·         Pennsylvania: - Richard M. McPeek
·         Puerto Rico: Wilfedo Vazquez
·         South Carolina: Troy Price, Thomas Reiff, Ben Bergwerf
·         South Dakota: Julio Usera
·         Tennessee: Bill Ryan
·         Texas: James r. Webb, Edward E. Wilkes, Matt Stokes, Ed Carol, Grant Gilliam, James Webster
·         Utah: Ronald K. Bennett
·         Virginia: Nadeem Ansari
·         US Army: Kim Zornes
·         Washington: Greg Sluys
·         West Virginia: Roger A. Jarrett,  Chris Jarrett, Chris Wood

International Affiliates:
 ·         South America: 
Guillero Cortes
 ·         Israel: 
Oren Gorgov

MAIF Committees -

 Executive Committee
Bruce R. Bethers, Chairman
 ·        Patrick M. Hickey, Vice President and Chairman - Technical Committee
·         John F. Chatwood, General Secretary and Affiliate Organizations Chairman
·         Donna K. Cosper, Treasurer and Membership Chairwoman
·         Roger A. Jarrett, Chairman - World Aikido Program
·         Nadeem Ansari, Marketing Chairman

 Central Technical Committee
Patrick M. Hickey, Chairman 
 ·        Bruce R. Bethers
·         Billy L. Sharp
·         John F. Chatwood
·         Eugene S. Foder
·         Tony M. Zimkowski
·         Toshiaki Takikawa
·         Carl Wilcox
·         Jim Harrison
·         Gene LeBell
·         Robert J. Saal
·         Larry Overholt
·         Shiro Kinmoku
·         Andrew Yiannakis
·         Roger A. Jarrett
·         Ernest G. McPeek
·         Robert M. Carver
·         Clif Norgaard
·         Hiro Takahashi

 Membership Committee
Donna K. Cosper
 ·        Bruce R. Bethers
·         Nadeem Ansari
·         Carl Wilcox
·         John Annable
·         John F. Chatwood
·         Robert M. Carver

 Finance Committee
John F. Chatwood
 ·        Bruce R. Bethers
·         Patrick M. Hickey
·         Ann Osborne, CPA
·         Donna K. Cosper
·         Charles Carter

 Affiliate Martial Art Organizations Committee
James R. Webb, Chairman
 ·       Patrick M. Hickey
·        James R. Webb
·        Mark Barlow
·        Donna K. Cosper
·        Charles Carter
·        John Annable
·        Gene Twombly
·        Andrew Yiannakis
·        Bruce R. Bethers
·        Corinne Housley

Traditional Martial Arts Committee
Andrew Yiannakis, Chairman
·       Ben Bergwerf
·       Bruce R. Bethers
·       Roger Jarrett
·       Ken Nazemetz
·       Kostas Dervenis

 Tournament Administration and Rules Committee 
Bruce R. Bethers, Chairman
 ·       Robert M. Carver
·        Jeffrey Rhodes
·        James Ragan
·        Earl Delvalle
·        Richard  Dunn
·        Nadeem Ansari
·        Patrick M. Hickey
·        Roger A. Jarrett

 Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu & Grappling Committee
Brian Walsh, Chairman
 ·      Bruce R. Bethers
·       Earl DelValle
·       Fernando Yamasaki
·       Gene LeBell
·       Gokor Chivichyan
·       Jeff Santella
·       Jeff Rhodes
·       Jeffrey Cook
·       John Newton
·       Michael Antonides

 Coaching Committee
Patrick M. Hickey, Chairman
 ·       Michael Antonides
·        David Chance
·        Edward Kuras
·        Larry Overholt
·        Bruce R. Bethers
·        Jeffrey Rhodes

 Referee Committee
Roger A. Jarrett, Chairman
 ·        Michael Antonides
·        Bruce R. Bethers
·        Jeffrey Rhodes
·        James Ragan
·        Patrick M. Hickey
·        Earl DelValle
·        Christopher Jarrett
·        John Annable

 Athletes Advisory Committee
Jeffrey Rhodes, Chairman
 ·       Louis Begue
·        Larry Emmons
·        Corinne Housley
·        John Linebarger
·        Barbara O'Connor
·        Fred Parrish
·        Glenn Hall
·        Chad White

 Women's Development Committee
Corinne Housley, Chairwoman
 ·       Lesley Anderson
·        Delva Mandrell
·        Phyllis Bateman
·        Alicia Miller
·        Pamela Hickey
·        Carolyn Hofer
·        Margaret Williams
·        Kimberly Linebarger
·        Lourdes Martin

 Police Self-Defense Instructors (PSDI) Committee
Richard Dunn, Chairman
 ·       Bruce R. Bethers
·        Carl Wilcox
·        Larry Overholt
·        Robert Koski
·        Michael Knight
·        Patrick M. Hickey
·        William Cooley

 Medical Committee
Ray Leone, D.O., Chairman
 ·       Todd Stanford,RN  
·        David G. Mata, RN
·        Bob Erickson, M.D.
·        Paul Whitby, PhD.
·        Robert Freda, M.D.

 Law and Legislation Committee
David Stern, JD, Chairman
 ·        Bruce R. Bethers
·         Richard Blower, JD
·         Charles Wolder, JD
·         Joseph Connolly, JD
·         Tom King, JD
·         Joel McTague, JD
·         Robert Bobinski, JD
·         David Pennington, JD

 Information Management Committee
Robert M. Carver, Chairman
 ·        Lawrence Emmons
·         Shiro Kinmoku
·         Kevin Woods
·         Bruce R. Bethers
·         Neil Ohlenkamp
·         Nadeem Ansari

 Marketing Committee
Nadeem Ansari, Chairman
 ·        Lourdes Martin
·         Bruce R. Bethers
·         John Newton
·         Patrick M. Hickey
·         Robert M. Carver
·         Donna K. Cosper

 Special Advisors and Noteworthy Leaders
 ·       Will Cahill - Advisor
·        Jim Harrison - Advisor
·        Eugene S. Fodor - Advisor
·        Gene LeBell - Advisor
         William Cooley - Advisor
·        Ben Bergwerf - Advisor
·        Clif Norgaard - Advisor
·        Toshiaki Takikawa - Advisor
·        Shiro Kinmoku - Advisor

Gone, but Not forgotten - Leaders of United States Ju-Jitsu that have passed away...
 ·      George E. Anderson
·       Thomas LePuppett
·       James Dussault
·       Terry Bryan
·       George Hamm
·       Vince Tamura
·       Benjamin A. DeLeon
·       Michael A. Talkington
·       Bruce G. Butler
·       Gary G. Fierderick
·       T.R. McClanahan
·       
Billy R. Hames


Serving Martial Artists Worldwide...

What Our Members Are Saying

Shiro Kinmoku - MAIF is one of the most well organized, highly service oriented and professional martial arts organizations in the world...

Bruce Bethers - MAIF is the most open and informative martial arts organization that I have ever been associated with... 

Dionisio de la Torre, Jr. - MAIF is focused on preserving the Values and Traditions of the Ancient Martial Arts...

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