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2022 PDGA Global and Europe Board of Directors, State/Provincial Coordinators Announced

2022 PDGA Global and Europe Board of Directors, State/Provincial Coordinators Announced

Monday, August 1, 2022 - 15:26

The votes have been counted for the 2022 PDGA Elections. The elections took place through the month of July with 108,004 ballots sent to eligible PDGA members. Of those, 19,182 ballots were returned, surpassing 2021’s total of 89,986 eligible members and 18,265 ballots cast. That is a participation mark of 17.76%.

Full Election Statistics »

PDGA Global Board of Directors

A Board of Directors is a requirement for nonprofit status and is mandated by the PDGA Bylaws. In addition to semi-annual summit meetings, the board and staff conduct monthly teleconference calls and ongoing communication to accomplish required business.

In accordance with the PDGA bylaws, two at-large board member positions were up for election in 2022. The two candidates that received the most votes will serve three-year terms from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2025.

With the votes officially tallied, we are excited to congratulate the following PDGA members on their election to the PDGA Board of Directors!

Full PDGA Board of Directors Election Results »

Conrad Damon, #2450conrad.jpg

  • Location:  San Carlos, CA, USA
  • Education:  BA English, Stanford
  • Occupation:  Software Engineer

View Conrad Damon’s candidate bio and statement »

Laura Nagtegaal, #44969laura.jpg

  • Location: Utrecht, The Netherlands
  • Education: Computer Science & Psychology
  • Occupation: Self-employed

View Laura Nagtegaal's candidate bio and statement »

PDGA Europe Board of Directors

In addition to the PDGA Global Board of Directors, PDGA Europe held its own election, with three spots up for grabs. We would like to congratulate the three new PDGA Europe board members as well. The three candidates that received the most votes will serve three-year terms from 1-September 2022 to 31-August 2025.

Full PDGA Europe Board of Directors Elections Results »

Antti Taronen, #72169antti.jpg

  • Location:  Riihimäki, Finland
  • Education:  Master of Social Sciences
  • Occupation:  Senior advisor

View Antti Taronen’s candidate bio and statement »

Bogi Bjarnason, #74392bogi.jpg

  • Location: Reykjavík, Iceland
  • Education: B.A in English Literature and Marketing, Certified Personal Trainer, Certified Disc Golf Instructor, Commercial Driver´s License, Spanish Diploma from University of Barcelona etc
  • Occupation:  Taxi driver, disc golf shop owner, disc golf journalist, instructor, team manager, athlete manager etc

View Bogi Bjarnason’s candidate bio and statement »

Zoë Winfield, #108930zoe.jpg

  • Location:  Nottingham, England
  • Education: Degree
  • Occupation:  Emergency Services

View Zoë Winfield’s candidate bio and statement »

State/Provincial Coordinators

In addition to the Board of Directors, PDGA State Coordinators and Provincial Coordinators were also on the ballot. Each year approximately half of US State and Canadian Province Coordinators are elected to serve two-year terms in these key volunteer positions. The candidates who obtained the most votes and who will take office September 1 are shown in the table below.

Full State/Province Coordinators Elections Results »

State/Province Name PDGA Number
Alaska Patrick Miller 55433
Arizona Pete Ulibarri 41750
British Columbia Dan Laitsch 16032
California (South) Allen Risley 1752
Connecticut Patrick DiCaprio 58042
Florida Cameron Harbachuk 52085
Hawaii Alan Koons 31429
Illinois Mike Krupicka 28238
Iowa Andy Hamer 35809
Kentucky Derek Dunn 89530
Maine Daniel Stefanilo 79846
Maritime Provinces, New Brunswick Duncan Dixon 14829
Maritime provinces, Nova Scotia Adam Dowe 77628
Maritime provinces, Prince Edward Island Kyle Bates 97837
Maryland Kevin Gleason 19195
Massachusetts Bob Kulchuk 54607
Michigan Mark Stephens 30042
Mississippi Michel Munn 70774
Montana Brian Bjortomt 28854
Nevada Skot Meyer 42274
New Jersey Rick Hansen 144702
New York James Carman 56329
North Dakota Travis Hagen 37554
Oklahoma Jason Schwake 25743
Oregon Madison Tomaino 60798
South Carolina Vern Weygandt 75126
Tennessee Steve Cross 38724
Texas (North) Tanner Girouard 88077
Utah Dave Roper 29903
Virginia Bob Cannon 26532
West Virginia Johnny Sias 1700
Wyoming Zach Meeker 42225

The PDGA asks all of our members to join us in thanking outgoing state/provincial coordinators for all of their volunteer time dedicated to the betterment of the association and the sport of disc golf.

Thank you for participating in the 2022 PDGA Elections!