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Dr. Arianne Reis Back to Board of Directors Dr. Arianne Reis started her career as a physical education teacher and sports coach working in low-income communities in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Her work focused on providing opportunities for active leisure for children and youth from disadvantaged backgrounds and for those with physical and mental disabilitiesRead more

Zhongqiang MA (Victor) Back to Board of Directors As of July 2015, Member of Qingdao Writers Association As of June 2015, Secretary General of Qingdao Laixi Parents’ Association for  Elementary and Secondary Schools As of June 2014, International referee of Goalball . As of March 2014, Vice Chairman of Qingdao Laixi Young Entrepreneurs’ Association AsRead more

Dr. Lucetta Tsai Back to Board of Directors Dr. Chiung-Tzu Lucetta Tsai is a Professor of Leisure & Sport Management in the Business School Department of National Taipei University in Taiwan. Dr. Tsai is also president of Chinese Taipei Waterski and Wakeboard Federation and the Taiwan Leisure Association. Moreover, she has been serving as aRead more

Prof. Oksana Grybovych, EdD Back to Board of Directors Oksana Grybovych Hafermann serves as a Chief of Staff in the Office of the President at the University of Northern Iowa. She is also a Professor in Recreation, Tourism and Nonprofit Leadership. Dr Grybovych Hafermann holds EdD from the University of Northern Iowa (USA), MSc inRead more

Maria Luiza de Souza Dias Back to Board of Directors Manager of Physical and Sports Development at the SESCSP (Serviço Social do Comércio in the state of São Paulo) since 1998. ISCA Vice President (International Sport and Culture Association): 2011 – 2019 and ISCA Latin America Chairwoman. Graduated in Physical Education at Universidade de SãoRead more

Dr. Giyasettin Demirhan Back to Board of Directors Gıyasettin Demirhan is working at Hacettepe University Faculty of Sport Sciences as a professor. He is Head of Physical Education and Sport Teacher Education Department. Also, he is a former president of Turkish Sport Sciences Association and former dean of Hacettepe University Faculty of Sport Sciences. He isRead more

John Dattilo Back to Board of Directors John Dattilo, Ph.D. is Professor of Recreation, Parks and Tourism Management at Penn State University, U.S.A. Through his research, he solicits perceptions of people encountering leisure barriers and examines effects of programs designed to empower people to experience leisure, be happy, and flourish. He values working with international teamsRead more

Dr. Antonio Bramante Back to Board of Directors Scholarship from the American Field Service to attend the Mechanicsburg Senior High School in Pennsylvania/USA (1967-68). Undergraduate degree from the School of Physical Education in São Carlos/Brazil (1969-1971). Master Degree in Education in the area of Movement Sciences and Health Development at the West Chester State University/USARead more

Prof. Dr. Marcel Bastiaansen Back to Board of Directors Marcel Bastiaansen obtained a master in Experimental Psychology from Tilburg University (1996) and a PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience (cum laude) in 2000. From 2000 – 2012 he worked as a full-time researcher and Principal Investigator both at the Donders Institute for Cognitive Neuroimaging and the MaxRead more

Cari E. Autry, PhD Back to Board of Directors Cari E. Autry, PhD, LRT/CTRS is an Assistant Professor in Recreational Therapy at the Department of Recreation Sciences at East Carolina University. She received her Ph.D. in Health and Human Performance with a concentration in Therapeutic Recreation and a minor in Special Education from the UniversityRead more