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Submitted by admin on Tue, 2008-04-08 09:00

Updated - November 14, 2011. The WBTF’s certified judges and clinicians are as follows:

Judge Country Certification
Effective/Expiry		 Certified
Judge		 Certified
Clinician
Behan, S Ireland Aug-2006 Jan-2011 √  
Beltramo, I Italy Jun-2002 Jan-2014 √ √
Bos, M the Netherlands Nov-2006 Jan-2012 √ √
Burgess. M USA Jul-2006 Jan-2012 √  
Butera, K USA Jul-2002 Jan-2012 √ √
Carter, S USA Jul-1997 Jan-2012 √ √
Catterin, J Italy Jul-2002 Jan-2016 √ √
Castillaz, S Switzerland Jul-2002 Jan-2012 √  
Chamberlain, J USA Feb-1996 Jan-2012 √  
Close, J USA Jul-2002 Jan-2011 √  
Cobbett, A England Jan-1998 Jan-2014 √ √
Cooper, B Canada Feb-1998 Jan-2014 √ √
Corvaro, M Italy Oct-2011 Jan-2016 √  
Couprie, A France Jul-2002 Jan-2014 √  
Craig, S Scotland Jan-1998 Jan-2012 √  
Cruickshank, W Canada Feb-1997 Jan-2014 √  
Cuk, Barbara Slovenia Aug-2005 Jan-2012 √  
Dalton, J USA Feb-1996 Jan-2012 √  
DeMarchi, P Italy Dec-1995 Jan-2014 √ √
DeRosa A Switzerland Jul-2002 Jan-2012 √ √
DeVecchi, N Italy Dec-1995 Jan-2016 √ √
Dermody, L Canada Feb-1997 Jan-2014 √  
Donovan-Perelman, K USA Aug-2011 Jan-2016 √  
Entali, M Italy Aug-2010 Jan-2016 √  
Escuin, A Catalonia Feb-2010 Jan-2014 √  
Fehres, N Canada Jan-2005 Jan-2014 √  
Flesher, Z England   Jan-2014  √ √
Forsythe, K USA Aug-1996 Jan-2014 √ √
Fujioka, H Japan May-2002 Jan-2014 √  
Fukada, H Japan May-2000 Jan-2014 √  
Fukushima, H Japan Jan-2011 Jan-2015 √  
Garland, L Canada Oct-1997 Jan-2015 √ √
Gibbs, K England Jan-2010 Jan-2014 √  
Giorgianni, C Italy Oct-2011 Jan-2016 √  
Glibo, A Croatia Jan-2009 Jan-2013 √  
Glibo, I Croatia Jan-2009 Jan-2013 √  
Groome, G USA Jul-2002 Jan-2012 √ √
Guidroz, A
 USA Oct-2010 Jan-2014 √  
Halford, M England   Jan-2012 √  
Hannah, J USA Jan-2008 Jan-2012 √  
Hattori, M Japan Jun-1998 Jan-2014 √  
Hewis, S Canada Aug-2002 Jan-2014 √  
Honjo, C Japan Jan-2010 Jan-2014 √  
Hughes, T USA Oct-2010 Jan-2014 √  
Hyggerson, C USA Aug-2005 Jan-2012 √  
Iida, M Japan May-1997 Jan-2011 √  
Ikuta, C Japan May-2000 Jan-2014 √  
Irion, S Germany Aug-2008 Jan-2013 √  
Ishikura, S Japan Jan-2011 Jan-2015 √  
Jankovic, S France Jan-2008 Jan-2014 √  
Jemieff, J Canada Jan-2011 Jan-2015 √  
Jenkins, J USA Jul-2002 Jan-2012 √  
Johnson, S Australia Feb-2003 Jan-2012 √ √
Kaede,C Japan Oct-2005 Jan-2014 √  
Katayama, M Japan Jun-1998 Jan-2014 √  
Keiser, K USA Dec-1996 Jan-2012 √ √
Kinoshita, M Japan Aug-2008 Jan-2014 √ √
Kirihara, R Japan May-1997 Jan-2014 √  
Kirk, M Canada Aug-2005 Jan-2014 √  
Kitada, Y Japan Jan-2010 Jan-2014 √  
Kleive, E Norway Dec-1999 Jan-2012 √ √
Klompenhouwer, C Holland Aug-1996 Jan-2012 √  
Kokoszka, M USA Oct-2010 Jan-2014 √  
Kondo, M Japan Jan-2010 Jan-2014 √  
Kopas, R Canada Dec-1995 Jan-2014 √ √
Koyano, C Japan May-2000 Jan-2014 √  
Kretchmer, G Australia Feb-2003 Jan-2014 √ √
Kuenlin, C Switzerland Aug-1996 Jan-2012 √ √
Kurita, A Japan May-2000 Jan-2014 √  
Lambert, K England Jan-2010 Jan-2014 √  
Larson, T Canada Feb-1997 Jan-2014 √ √
Lee, T Canada Jan-2011 Jan-2015 √  
Lee, J USA Jan-2010 Jan-2014 √  
LeLaizant, R France Mar-1998 Jan-2014 √  
Lemyre, C Canada Jan-2011 Jan-2015 √  
Leuskat, L Germany Feb-2009 Jan-2013 √  
Loomis, D USA Jan-1996 Jan-2012 √ √
Makino, H Japan May-1997 Jan-2010 √  
Marcus, L USA Oct-2010 Jan-2014 √  
Matheson, D England   Jan-2014  √  
McAtee, D USA Jul-2002 Jan-2012 √  
McGee, R USA Jul-2002 Jan-2012 √  
McMaster, L Canada Jan-2005 Jan-2014 √  
Midtun, E Norway Apr-2003 Jan-2011 √  
Mignone, K USA Jul-1999 Jan-2012 √ √
Miller, K USA May-2010 Jan-2015 √  
Miller, S USA Jul-2006 Jan-2012 √  
Miura, N Japan Jan-2010 Jan-2014 √  
Mizuno, K Japan Aug-1996 Jan-2014 √ √
Moncada, S Italy Oct-2011 Jan-2016 √  
Murgia, C Italy Aug-2010 Jan-2016 √  
Nagasawa, Y Japan May-2002 Jan-2014 √ √
Nash, M Japan Oct-2010 Jan-2014 √  
Natsuda, T Japan Jun-1998 Jan-2014 √  
Nikawa, K Japan Jun-1998 Jan-2014 √  
Novello, S Italy Mar-1998 Jan-2016 √ √
Ogden, K USA Feb-1996 Jan-2012 √  
Okoshi, S Japan Aug-2008 Jan-2014 √ √
Okoshi, . Japan Aug-1995 Jan-2014 √ √
Omerzu, A Slovenia Jan-2009 Jan-2013 √  
Ostini, M Switzerland Oct-2011 Jan-2016 √ √
Palikua, N Croatia Jan-2009 Jan-2013 √  
Paluck, E Canada Oct-2011 Jan-2016 √  
Papin, X France Mar-1998 Jan-2014 √ √
Parsley, K USA Jan-2001 Jan-2012 √  
Paulus, S Germany Feb-2009 Jan-2013 √  
Perkins, L USA Jul-2002 Jan-2012 √  
Prade, S Italy Jun-2002 Jan-2016 √ √
Reid, A Canada Jan-2011 Jan-2015 √  
Remacha, M Spain Jan-2003 Jan-2010 √  
Rios, S USA Jul-2002 Jan-2012 √ √
Rotteveel,W the Netherlands Nov-2006 Jan-2012 √ √
Rousset, B France Jan-2008 Jan-2014 √  
Saito, M Japan Jan-2010 Jan-2014 √  
Sakuma, K Japan May-2002 Jan-2014 √  
Salaet, C Spain Feb-2003 Jan-2010 √  
Sano, K Japan Oct-2005 Jan-2014 √  
Santermans, E Belgium Jul-2002 Jan-2012 √ √
Shimozato, S Japan Jun-1998 Jan-2014 √  
Simonotti, A France Dec-2008 Jan-2014 √  
Slagle, K USA Dec-1998 Jan-2011 √  
Stecca, M Italy Aug-2010 Jan-2016 √  
Steffanazzi, V Italy Jan-2010 Jan-2016 √  
Stevens, A the Netherlands Aug-1996 Jan-2012 √  
Stewart, J USA Dec-1995 Jan-2012 √ √
Stine, G Norway Mar-2008 Jan-2012 √  
Strachan, L Canada Jan-2004 Jan-2011 √  
Sulebak, A Norway Apr-2003 Jan-2011 √  
Takahashi, M Japan Jan-2010 Jan-2014 √  
Tanigawa, S Japan Jan-2011 Jan-2015 √  
Taylor, A USA Aug-1996 Jan-2012 √  
Tou, Janne Norway Mar-2008 Jan-2012 √  
Tou, Lene Norway Mar-2008 Jan-2012 √  
Tripoli, F Italy Aug-2010 Jan-2016 √  
Utting, C England Jan-2010 Jan-2014 √  
van den Berg, F the Netherlands Jul-2002 Jan-2012 √ √
van Ekern, M the Netherlands Dec-2010 Jan-2015 √  
van Zoeren, M the Netherlands Dec-2010 Jan-2015 √  
Wangensteen, A Norway Apr-2003 Jan-2011 √  
Wada, M Japan Jun-1998 Jan-2014 √  
Watabe, M Japan May-1997 Jan-2014 √  
Watanabe, H Japan Aug-2004 Jan-2014 √  
White, D USA Feb-1996 Jan-2012 √ √
Wiemers, S USA Dec-1995 Jan-2012 √ √
Wilson, K Canada Aug-2011 Jan-2016 √  
Wolein, L Germany Aug-2008 Jan-2013 √  
Yamaguchi, K Japan Jan-2011 Jan-2015 √  
Yogo, T Japan Aug-2007 Jan-2014 √  
Yokoyama, K Japan Aug-2004 Jan-2014 √  
Yumiya, Y Japan May-1997 Jan-2014 √  
Zanina, G Italy Jul-1998 Jan-2016 √ √

 

WBTF JUDGES RECOGNITION AWARD

Submitted by admin on Tue, 2008-04-08 08:26

RON KOPAS, CANADA

Mr. Ron Kopas, Bramalea, Ontario, Canada was presented with a “SPECIAL JUDGES AWARD OF RECOGNITION”.

The World Baton Twirling Federation recognized Ron Kopas for being selected by Canada to judge at the 1st World Baton Twirling Championships, held in Seattle, Washington, USA in 1980 and to judge the very first International Cup, hosted by the United States Twirling Association in St. Paul, Minnesota, USA in 2005. Ron has judged at numerous World Baton Twirling Championships.

The WBTF honoured Ron with this special award of achievement in judging baton twirling at the world level over the past 25 years, in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada 2007.