USA Fencing

On Dec. 8, the FIE Elective Congress will be held in Moscow. This year, six leaders within the USA Fencing and international communities will be running for election, including the following candidates:

Experience from the past…

     Guidance for the future

  Executive Committee: Donald Anthony

• New Elected President – USA Fencing
• USA Senior National Sabre Team Member 1980 - 1996
• Senior World Championship Team Member 1989 – 1995
• Silver Medalist Veterans World Championships 2010
• USA Veterans National Championship 2012
• National Secretary USA Fencing 2000 – 2004
• Television announcer for Fencing ESPN & CBS - NCAA Fencing Championships; produced NBC Universal Sports Feature on Chicago World Cup
• Produced elite fencing event for Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Sports Festival 2002 – 2009
• Film producer – documentary on African American Fencers
• Former IBM marketing executive, management consultant and business leader, specializing in Strategic Planning, Leadership Development, Meeting Facilitation and Team Building

 

Promotion / Publicity Committee: Carl Borack 

• Member of FIE Promotion and Publicity Commission 1996 – 2008; President  2004 – 2008
• Competitor – 1972 Olympic Games; 1966, 1967 and 1969 World Championships; 1965, 1966 and 1967 Junior World Championships
• Captain US Olympic Team – 1988, 1992, 1996 and 2000
• Captain and/or Chief of Mission 13 World Championships and Cadet/Junior World Championship Teams
• Member of US Olympic Committee Publicity Committee
• Executive Vice President – US Fencing Association
• Producing Liaison for 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games for ABC TV and FIE
• Award winning filmmaker- producer of movies, documentaries, television, and theater

Rules Commission: Jeff Bukantz

• Member FIE Rules Commission 2000 – 2008
• FIE Referee 1983 – Present
• Olympic Games Referee – Atlanta, 1996
• Captain US Olympic Team - 2004 Athens, 2008 Beijing
• Competitor at 1983 and 1987 World Championships, 1987 Pan American Games, 1981 World University Games
• NBC TV Olympic Fencing Analyst - 2012 London

Legal Commission: Sam Cheris

• Newly elected Treasurer – USA Fencing
• Member, FIE Legal Commission 1992 – Present; President 1996 – 2008
• Member – FIE Executive Committee 1996-2004
• FIE Member of Honor
• Chief of Protocol, Jr and Sr World Championships 1998-2004; Olympic Games 2000 and 2004
• Directoire Technique – World Championships 1994, 1995 & 1996; Olympic Games 1996
• Chief of Mission, US World Championship Teams 1989, 1990 & 2007
• Assistant Organizing Committee Chair- Senior World Championships 1989 & Junior Cadet World Championships 1993
• Lead drafter - Statutes and the FIE Disciplinary Code

SEMI Commission: Dan Dechaine

• Member of the SEMI since 1985
• Chief of SEMI delegation at many world championships
• National Team Armorer for the United States for 33 years, at four Olympic Games, several World Championships, several  Junior World Championships, Pan-American Games and University Games
• Chef Du Controle at numerous International Championships and  Technical Manager for Fencing at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles
• Experienced manager for all technical levels of Weapons Control, and has invented and constructed many test devices which have been used by Weapon Control for several World Championships, Olympic Games, Junior World Championships and Pan-American Games
• More than 50 years of expertise in Fencing Technology

Abitrage Commission: Iana Dakova

• Member – Bulgarian Women’s Fencing Team 1983 – 1990
• Member of USA Fencing Officials Commission – 2002 to 2010 and 2012 to present
• International Referee F – B, E – B

Junior CHM  - Jordan  - 2011, ME - gold
European CHM  - 2012 - WE - gold, WF team - gold
WF WC Turin, Italy - 2011 – gold

WF GP Seoul, Korea - gold
WE GP - Qatar  - 2012 - team gold
WE WC Leipzig, Germany - 2012  - team gold