Mahmoud Khalifah ALI
Kuwait
Manager, Doping Control Department
Olympic Council of Asia
Since 2004, Mahmoud Khalifah Ali has managed the Doping Control Department at the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA). He is also a member of the OCA Anti-Doping Commission, Chairman of the Kuwait Anti-Doping Commission, Director General of the Gulf States and Yemen Regional Anti-Doping Organization, and a member of WADA’s Education Committee. Mahmoud Khalifa Ali has participated in a variety of testing and education programs and conducted workshops at national, regional, and international levels since 1999.
Rune ANDERSEN (Vice Chair)
Norway
Director, Standards and Harmonization
WADA
Rune Andersen has specialized in anti-doping affairs for more than two decades. Prior to joining WADA in 2002, he served as Head of the Department for Ethics, Sports Medicine, and Anti-Doping at the Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports (NIF). During his tenure at NIF, Rune Andersen undertook a number of tasks related to anti-doping, including serving as a member of the Sports Medicine Advisory Committee, member of the Monitoring Group for the Council of Europe’s Anti-Doping Convention, and Project Coordinator for the development of quality doping control systems in China
and South Africa. He has also been responsible for doping control at numerous international events including serving as the Head of Doping Control at the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Olympic Games and the 1995 All-Africa Games in Harare.
Thierry BOGHOSIAN
USA
Manager, Science
WADA
Thierry Boghosian is a member of WADA’s Science Department where his main responsibilities include the accreditation programs and assessments of the accredited laboratories, as well as compliance issues related to the International Standard for Laboratories. Prior to joining WADA in 2004, Thierry Boghosian worked as Laboratory Manager in the accredited anti-doping laboratory in Los Angeles, where he was also involved in the anti-doping laboratories at the 1996 Atlanta and 2002 Salt Lake City Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Scott BURNS (Chair)
USA
Executive Director
National District Attorneys Association
Scott Burns is the Executive Director of the National District Attorneys Association (NDAA) located in Alexandria, Virginia, and Columbia, South Carolina, USA. Prior to that, he was nominated by President Bush, and unanimously confirmed by the United States Senate, to serve as the Deputy Drug Czar in the White House. During Scott Burns’ seven years at the White House, he was selected to serve on WADA’s Foundation Board and Executive Committee, representing the Americas. He contributed greatly to WADA’s efforts in stopping doping and cheating in sport and was instrumental in ensuring that UNESCO’s International Convention against Doping in Sport was passed by Congress and signed by the President of the United States.
Meike EVERS
Germany
Olympic Champion, Rowing
WADA Athlete Committee Member
Meike Evers is a former Olympic rower having attended the 1996, 2000 and 2004 Olympic Games. She won a gold medal at both the 2000 Sydney and 2004 Athens Olympic Games. Today, Meike Evers is working as a police detective in Germany and continues to be actively involved in sport as a member of WADA’s Athlete Committee.
Rob KOEHLER
Canada
Director, Education and Program Development
WADA
Rob Koehler has been an integral member of WADA’s staff since 2002, first serving as Deputy Director of Standards and Harmonization. He has been largely responsible for the advances made in initiating Regional Anti-Doping Organizations around the world. Rob Koehler has been working in the anti-doping field for more than 10 years. Prior to joining WADA, he worked with the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES). During his tenure with the CCES, he was involved with the Spirit of Sport Foundation, promoting values of fair and ethical sport, and the drug-free sport program. He was also responsible for managing doping control programs for major games in Canada including the Summer and Winter Canada Games, the 1999 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships and the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg.
Tom MAY
Canada
Senior Manager, Program Development
WADA
Tom May is a member of WADA’s Education and Program Development Department where his main responsibility is the development of Regional Anti-Doping Organizations throughout the world. He has been involved with Independent Observer Missions at the 2006 Asian Games, 2007 Pan American Games and 2008 Olympic Games. Prior to joining WADA in 2004, he worked at the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) as International Business Manager.
Nicole SAPSTEAD
United Kingdom
Director of Operations
UK Anti-Doping
Nicole Sapstead became Director of Operations of UK Anti-Doping in December 2009, with a team covering testing, intelligence, and science and medicine. She began her anti-doping career in 1997 with the UK Sports Council and has since worked in the fields of testing, results management, policy and compliance. In 2001, Nicole joined the WADA accredited laboratory in London as the Assistant to the Director and Legal Associate before returning to the UK National Anti-Doping Organization in 2004. Nicole Sapstead is a member of the Quality Working Commission of the Association of National Anti-Doping Organizations (ANADO).
Anik SAX
Luxembourg
Head Physician
Ministry of Sport
Dr Anik Sax is a sports physician and director of the Luxembourg Anti-Doping Agency. She is a member of the Medical and Anti-Doping Commission of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) and WADA’s Therapeutic Use Exemption Committee. She represents Luxembourg on the Council of Europe’s Monitoring Group and ad hoc European Committee for the World Anti-Doping Agency (CAHAMA), at UNESCO’s Conference of Parties and the European Union’s Anti-Doping Working Group. Anik Sax is regularly called upon by the International Tennis Federation’s (ITF) Tribunal as an expert. She also does consultative visits and evaluations on behalf of the Council of Europe (Baltic Countries, France and Tunisia). She has been involved in several Independent Observer Missions, including the 2002 FINA World Championships, 2003 Tour de France, 2004 Olympic Games, 2005 World Games and 2009 Mediterranean Games. She is the president of the Luxembourg Special Olympics.
Richard YOUNG (Vice Chair)
USA
Managing Partner
Holme Roberts & Owen
Richard Young is a member of WADA’s Foundation Board and was the principal draftsman of the World Anti-Doping Code in 2003 and of its amendments that took effect in 2009. He also has considerable experience as an international sports arbitrator, having served on numerous Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) Panels, including the ad hoc Divisions during the 1998 Olympic Winter Games and the 2000 Summer Olympic Games. Richard Young has also tried dozens of doping cases before CAS and other tribunals. He is the Managing Partner of the Colorado Springs office of Holme Roberts & Owen LLP.
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Françoise DAGOURET
France
Manager, Doping-Free Sport Unit
SportAccord/GAISF
Françoise Dagouret has worked in sports administration since 1990. She completed a master of arts degree in International Sports Management, Law and Humanities of Sport in 2001, after which she joined WADA in Lausanne, Switzerland, as Project Manager. During this time she was involved in anti-doping communications and awareness, and she coordinated WADA’s Independent Observer Mission at the 2002 Winter Paralympic Games. From 2003 to 2009, Françoise Dagouret was responsible for all aspects of the International Archery Federation’s (FITA) anti-doping program including the organization and supervision of doping control operations all over the world. In July 2009, she took on the position of manager of the new Doping-Free Sport Unit at SportAccord (formerly GAISF — the General Assembly of International Sports Federations), providing support and services to its members in implementing programs compliant with the World Anti-Doping Code.
Natalie GRENIER
Canada
Coordinator, Testing
WADA
Natalie Grenier is currently responsible for the implementation of WADA’s out-of-competition testing program for 14 International Federations and is involved with monitoring compliance with the World Anti-Doping Code. She has been involved with Independent Observer Missions at the 2007 All-Africa Games, the 2008 Paralympic Games and the 2009 Games of the Small States of Europe. Prior to joining WADA in 2003, Nathalie Grenier worked for the City of Montreal’s Elite Sport Coordination Unit and worked on staging the 2002 World Conference on Women and Sport in Montreal. She participated in the 1984 and 1988 Olympic Games in speed skating and was the head coach of Canada’s short track team at the 1998 Winter Olympic Games in Nagano.
Adrian LORDE
Barbados
Chairman
National Anti-Doping Commission of Barbados
In addition to serving as chairman of the Caribbean Regional Anti-Doping Organization, Dr Adrian Lorde is a Family Physician and Associate Lecturer in Family Medicine at the University of the West Indies. He served as a member of WADA’s Athlete Outreach Teams (2001–2003), Independent Observer Missions at the 2004 Olympic Games and 2006 Asian Games. He was a WADA Foundation Board Member, for Barbados, for two terms. A Barbados team physician at regional, hemispheric and Olympic Games since 1986, he has served on the Medical Commissions of the Central American and Caribbean Games since 1993, Pan American Games and Caribbean Association National Olympic Committees (CANOC), the International Hockey Federation (FIH), and at the 1998 Commonwealth Games. He is also a Director of the Association of National Anti-Doping Organizations (ANADO) and the Barbados Olympic Association.
Kate MITTELSTADT (Chair)
USA
Director of Doping Control
Association of National Anti-Doping Organizations
Kate Mittelstadt serves as the Director of Doping Control for the Association of National Anti-Doping Organizations (ANADO). In this role she oversees the coordination and execution of testing for International Federations and WADA using the national and regional expertise of ANADO’s worldwide network of anti-doping organizations. Prior to her role with ANADO, Kate Mittelstadt worked at the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), serving as its Director of Doping Control for six years (beginning in 2002). She worked at USADA from its inception in 2000 through 2008. She has been involved in major games in several capacities, including as the Manager of Out-of-Competition Testing at the 2002 Winter Olympic Games, as a member of WADA’s Athlete Outreach Teams at the 2002 Paralympic Games and 2003 Pan American Games, and as an Independent Observer at the 2006 Winter Olympic Games.
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