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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,
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 …
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…
Karolis Verbliugevičius
HEAD OF FINANCE/TREASURER
Karolis Verbliugevičius has 20 years of experience running multiple businesses in Lithuania.
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.
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