IBTA Executive Committee
Samir Mahir
PRESIDENT
Samir Mahir was elected President of the IBTA on 28 November 2022. Mahir has been a volunteer for non-profit organisations for over 20 years.
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.
Dana Costa
HEAD OF PR & MARKETING
In 2017, Dana Costa became president of a local nonprofit tennis organisation in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Her organisation’s mission was to grow …
Dr. Satoshi Yokota
HEAD OF MEDICAL & RESEARCH
Satoshi is the Head of Medical & Research in the 2023-24 term. He first met the IBTA in 2018 while he attended the classification course held by the former IBTA President…
Martin Etheridge
HEAD OF TECHNICAL
Martin’s role as IBTA’s Head of Technical, which he started in 2020, spans the development of rules, equipment, coaching, competitions …
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.