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IBTA Executive Committee
Samir Mahir
PRESIDENT
Samir Mahir has been a volunteer in the non-profit sector for the past 25 years. Mahir is an active volunteer with the United States …
Anthony Martins-Misse
VICE PRESIDENT
A high-level judo athlete as well as a journalist specialising in sport and politics, Anthony Martins-Misse is an ambassador for diversity and inclusion, in the broadest sense of the term.
Jagwe Muzafaru
SECRETARY
Jagwe Muzafaru is founder and chairman of Blind Football Uganda, a Para football federation governing, promoting and developing the game of Blind football, an adaptive soccer played by visually impaired athletes.
Nathalia Benavides
HEAD OF PR & MARKETING
Nathalia Benavides is a social Communicator and journalist with experience in Public Relations and social work. Her skills range from communication,
Fanny van den Heuvel
HEAD OF MEDICAL & RESEARCH
As a nurse, Fanny van den Heuvel’s goal is to include all individuals in tennis, working with blind and visually impaired players
Simon McFarland
HEAD OF TECHNICAL
Simon McFarland has a number of years’ experience in our sport having worked as Director of Tennis at Windsor Lawn Tennis Club, Belfast, for the last 13 years …
Karolis Verbliugevičius
HEAD OF FINANCE/TREASURER
Karolis Verbliugevičius has 20 years of experience running multiple businesses in Lithuania.
IBTA Honorary Member
Maurice Gleeson
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
Maurice has been involved in the non-profit sector for the past 40 years. He is the CEO and President of Blind Sports & Recreation Victoria in Melbourne, Australia…
IBTA Advisor
Ayako Matsui
Special Advisor
Ayako Matsui heard about blind tennis in 2000 when she worked at a school for the blind and the visually impaired in Saitama, near Tokyo.