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Technical Delegates & Assistant Technical Delegates Profiles At A Glance 2011 AQUATICS Maria Conroy Dublin, IRELAND • Currently employed as the Swimming Pool Manager in Menni Services, a center for people with intellectual disabilities • Special Olympics Europe/Eurasia Sport Advisor • Member, Special Olympics Global Aquatics Resource Team • Technical Delegate – 2007 Special Olympics World Summer Games, Shanghai • Technical Delegate – 2006 Special Olympics Ireland National Games • 2003 Special Olympics World Summer Games, Ireland o General Manager for aquatics, golf and cycling o Represented Special Olympics on the design team for the National Aquatics Center, the pool built to facilitate the sport in the Games • Technical Delegate - 2004 Special Olympics Hellas (Greece) Games, Rhodes • Technical Delegate - 2002 Special Olympics Europe/Eurasia Swimming Meeting, Monaco • Technical Delegate - 2000 Special Olympics European Summer Games, Groningen, the Netherlands • Head Coach, Special Olympics Ireland aquatics team - 1999 Special Olympics World Summer Games • Officiated at many Special Olympics and non-Special Olympics aquatics competitions in the areas of timekeeping, and stroke/turn judging • Event Management Course Facilitator, Special Olympics Shirley Milgate New South Wales, AUSTRALIA • Member, Special Olympics Global Aquatics Resource Team • Games Director, 2008 Special Olympics Victoria Aquatics Competition • Head Coach, Special Olympics Australia National Team, 2007 World Summer Games, Shanghai • Recipient of 2007 Victorian Aquatic and Recreation Award. Teacher of Disabilities, Victoria, Australia • Nominee for Australian Aquatic and Recreation Award, Teacher of Disabilities, 2008 National AUSTSWIM Conference • Australian Swimming -ASCTA-affiliation • World Coaches Swimming Association- affiliation • Officiated at many Special Olympics and non-Special Olympics aquatics competitions as Referee and Check Starter ATHLETICS Janusz Rozum Warsaw, POLAND • Member, IAAF, International Technical Officials (ITO) Panel 2006-2009 • Special Olympics Europe Eurasia Sport Advisor for athletics • Technical Official - 2008 European Cup Istanbul TURKEY • Deputy Director, 2008 World Junior Championships, Bydgoszcz POLAND • Technical Delegate, 2007 Special Olympics World Summer Games, Shanghai • 2007 IAAF Meeting Athens GREECE • 2007 IAAF Indoor Meeting, Moscow RUSSIA, • Technical Official, 2006 World Junior Championships, Beijing, CHINA • Technical Delegate - 2006 Special Olympics European Youth Games, Rome • Member of Jury of Appeal - 2005 European Cup, Sweden • Technical Delegate - 2003 Special Olympics World Summer Games, Dublin • Referee for Field Events -1999 Special Olympics World Summer Games, Raleigh • 31 years officiating experience (more than 1,250 competitions) • Athletics Commentator for Eurosport since 1996 • Member of the worldwide Association of Track and Field Statisticians Tony Wayne North Carolina, USA • USA Track and Field (USATF) Master Level Official • USATF North Carolina Officials Certification Chair - 2003 to 2008 • 2008 - Visiting Referee National Youth Games - Birmingham, England • 2008 - Technical Official - USA Olympic Trials - Eugene, Oregon • 2007 - Field Events Results Official - 2007 Special Olympics World Summer Games - Shanghai • 2007 - National Scholastic Nike Outdoor Championships, Greensboro, NC, Chief of Horizontal Jumps and Assistant to the Meet Director, and Field Referee. • 2006 USATF National Masters Championships -Charlotte, NC, Assistant Athletics Coordinator • 2006 - Head Technical Official - USA Senior and Junior National Championships - Indianapolis • 2003 - Results Referee - 2003 Special Olympics World Summer Games - Dublin • 2000 - Head Judge Horizontal Jumps - USA Olympic Trials - Sacramento, CA • 1999 Special Olympics World Summer Games - Raleigh, USA, Assistant Athletics Coordinator • 1996 - Head Electronic Judge - 1996 Olympic Games - Atlanta, Georgia • Served on the USATF National Officials Committee - Equipment and Facilities Sub-Committee BADMINTON Bill Pickthorn California, USA • Technical Delegate, 2007 Special Olympics World Summer Games, Shanghai • Technical Delegate, 2003 Special Olympics World Summer Games, Dublin • Technical Delegate, 1999 Special Olympics World Summer Games, Raleigh • Competition Manager, 1996 Olympic Games, Atlanta • Interim Executive Director, USA Badminton, 1997-1998 • Served as tournament director for over 30 badminton tournaments including Junior and Adult National Championships, Olympic Games test event, international tournaments. • US National Coach USA Badminton, • Involvement in Thomas and Uber Cup, Pan American Games, Pan American Championships, World Championships • Masters Degree Sports Management ,2006, Stanford University David Mullan Dublin, IRELAND • Badminton Europe Accredited Referee • Badminton Ireland International Referee • Badminton Ireland International Umpire • Referee Irish International Championships (2007) • Referee Czech International Championships (2007) • Event Director Irish International Badminton Championships 2007 • Special Olympics Ireland Regional Sport Coordinator (2006-2007) • Referee, 2007 Special Olympics World Summer Games, Shanghai • Referee, 2003 Special Olympics World Summer Games, Dublin BASKETBALL P. Jacky Loube Maryland, USA • Member, Board of Governors, Excel Sports Officiating (ESO) • Technical Delegate, 2010 Special Olympics USA National Summer Games, Lincoln • Technical Delegate, 2007 Special Olympics World Summer Games, Shanghai • Former Executive Director, International Association of Approved Basketball Officials (IAABO) • Technical Delegate, 2006 Special Olympics USA National Games, Ames, Iowa • Technical Delegate, 2003 Special Olympics World Summer Games, Dublin • Technical Delegate, 1999 Special Olympics World Summer Games, Raleigh • Has conducted clinics and conferences for basketball rules nationally and internationally • NCAA Division 1 collegiate basketball official • Published articles on basketball rules, mechanics and officials training for an international audience • Has been involved with Special Olympics World Summer Games since 1987 Bernie Priestley Dublin, IRELAND • Currently employed on development and delivery of Code of Ethics and Good Practice in Children’s Sport in the Irish Sports Council • Member, Special Olympics Global Sports Resource Team for Basketball • Sport Advisor for Basketball, Special Olympics Europe Eurasia • Assistant Technical Delegate, 2007 Special Olympics World Summer Games, Shanghai • Sport Commissioner, 2003 Special Olympics World Summer Games, Dublin • Served as table official at regional, national and international level since 1994 • 2004-2006: worked on development and delivery of Buntús programme in the Irish Sports Council • 2000-2004: Basketball Ireland planning and implementation of Strategic Plan. • 1994-2005: Managing programmes and events at Regional, National and International level • Served as referee for local and regional basketball competition from 1982- 1994 BOCCE Mike Ryan Mike Ryan Palmerston North, NEW ZEALAND • Currently the National Sports and Coaching Director, Special Olympics New Zealand • Member of the Global Team working on Special Olympics, Inc., bocce resources • Technical Delegate – 2007 Special Olympics World Summer Games, Shanghai • Sport Administrator of the Year - 2007 • Technical Delegate - 2005 Special Olympics New Zealand & Asia Pacific Games • Head Official – 2005 Special Olympics Manawatu Bocce Regional Event • Official - 2003 Special Olympics World Summer Games, Ireland • Technical Advisor, 2002 SO Australia National Games • Coach, Special Olympics New Zealand , 1999 Special Olympics World Summer Games, North Carolina • Invited Trainer of Bocce Coaches & Officials for New Zealand & several other countries within the SO Asia Pacific region. Roy Savage Dublin, IRELAND • Member of the Global Team working on Special Olympics, Inc., bocce resources • Bocce Sports Advisor, Special Olympics Europe Eurasia • Awarded the 2008 Sports Tutor Award – Coach of Coaches, by Coaching Ireland University of Limerick • Bocce Official – 2007 Special Olympics World Summer Games, Shanghai • Technical Delegate, 2006 Special Olympics European Youth Games, Rome, Italy • Technical Delegate, 2006 Special Olympics Ireland National Games, Belfast • Sports Commissioner – 2003 Special Olympics World Summer Games, Dublin • Has been directly involved in managing sports for 25 years BOWLING Elaine Twomey Dublin, IRELAND • Currently serves as Competition Development Manager, Special Olympics Ireland • Sport Advisor for Bowling, Special Olympics Europe Eurasia • Member, Special Olympics Global Sport Resource Team – Bowling • Technical Delegate, 2007 Special Olympics World Summer Games, Shanghai • General Sport Manager, 2003 Special Olympics World Summer Games, o Directly responsible for 5 sports • Officiated at many mainstream competitions for the Irish Tenpin Bowling Association • Has been involved with Special Olympics for 25 years CYCLING Paul Curley Massachusetts, USA • Director of Cycling Programs, World T.E.A.M. Sports • Route Manager for Hyannis Port Challenge, Best Buddies International • United States Cycling Federation official • Technical Delegate, 2007 Special Olympics World Summer Games, Shanghai • Technical Delegate, 2003 Special Olympics World Summer Games, Dublin • 16-time National Cycling Champion in road, mountain bike, cyclo-cross and tandem bike racing • Fourth place finish at the 1992 Barcelona Paralympic Games in