Chess Federation of Canada

Staff +/-

NAME	PHOTO	TITLE	CREDITS
Office Staff		Executive Director
Office Staff		Office Manager
Office Staff		Webmaster. Webzine editor.

Volunteers

Board of Governors

Governors-at-Large

Officers

Board of Directors +/-

NAME	PHOTO	TITLE	CREDITS
Eric Van Dusen		President	B.Appl.Sc (Ottawa), Supply Specialist, Government of Canada.
Stijn De Kerpel		Vice-President	Senior Analyst, Government of Canada.
Lyle Craver		Secretary	B.Sc. (UBC), MBA (McMaster). President, Capilano Rock & Gem. International Arbiter.
Maurice Smith		Treasurer	President; 1998-2001. Retired; Financial services industry.
Michael Barron		Junior Coordinator	FIDE Master
Hal Bond		FIDE Representative & Zone President	Appointed Deputy Arbiter; 2008 World Chess Championship. International Arbiter, International Organizer.
xxx		Past-President	. .

Other Officers +/-

Eddie Urquhart	Master's Representative	B.Comm. (Saint Mary's). Financial Planner, Royal Bank
Bela Kosoian	Women's Coordinator
William Doubleday	Rating Auditor	President 2007

Life Governors +/-

Les Bunning		Lawyer, Bunning & Farnand. President 1979-81, 1990-92
Francisco Cabanas		President 1996-98.
Nathan Divinsky		FIDE Representative. President: 1993-94.
Terry Fleming		President 1983-86.
Yves Farges		CEO Qualifirst Group of Companies. President: 1994-96.
Philip G. Haley		International Arbiter. President 1971-73.
Halldor Palsson		President 2003-05. Ph.D.-Economics (Carleton). Director/Policy Advisor, Competition Bureau, Industry Canada.
Maurice Smith		President: 1998-2001. Retired, financial services industry.
Peter Stockhausen		President 1986-87, 2002-03.
Bruce D. Thomas		President 1982-83.

Other Governors at Large +/-

Valer Eugen Demian	Canadian Correspondence Chess Assocation Representative	FIDE Instructor, Correspondence International Master.
Lynn Stringer	Chess Foundation of Canada Chair	International Arbiter.
Jean Hébert		2009 Canadian Champion.
Mark Bluvshtein		Runner-up, 2009 Canadian Championship

Provincial/Territorial Governors +/-

BRITISH COLUMBIA
Mark S. Dutton		International Arbiter.
Paul Leblanc		B.Sc. (Waterloo). Retired Commander, Canadian Navy.
Jason Lohner
Alfred Pechisker
Lyle Craver		B.Sc. (UBC), MBA (McMaster). President, Capilano Rock & Gem. International Arbiter.
ALBERTA
Ronald Hinds		..
Simon Ong		President, Calgary Junior Chess Club. Tournament Coordinator, University of Calgary Chess Club.
Vlad Rekhson		FIDE Arbiter.
Micah Hughey		Chief Organizer, 2009 Canadian Open Championship. Chess teacher.
Rick Pedersen
SASKATCHEWAN
David Steer		B.Mus.(Saskatchewan), B.Ed.(Saskatchewan), MA(Victoria). Teacher.
MANITOBA
Ken Einarsson
Peter Magyar
ONTARIO
Ilia Bluvshtein		PhD, P.Eng. Senior Measurement Advisor, Union Gas.
Ellen Nadeau		..
Garvin Nunes
John Erickson
Bill Evans		Programmer
Gary Gladstone		Certified Fund Raising Executive, Gladstone Consulting.
Chris Risi
Natalia Khoudgarian		Canadian Women's Champion.
Herb Langer		Organizer annual Arnprior Open (1981-)
Robert J. Armstrong		..
Michael Barron		FIDE Master.
Patrick McDonald		International Arbiter.
Nava Starr		Woman International Master.
Gordon Ritchie
Stijn De Kerpel		Senior Analyst, Government of Canada.
Michael von Keitz		President, University of Guelph Chess Club.
John Coleman		Retired, Dailmer Chrysler.
Egidijus Zeromskis
QUEBEC
Richard Keep		English teacher; retired chemist.
Hugh Brodie		..
NEW BRUNSWICK
Ken Craft
Ken Duff
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
Fred McKim		Project Manager, Veterans Affairs Canada, MSc(CS) CFC Governor since 1978 Organizer & Chief TD: 1982 Canadian Junior (Saint John, NB) VP (in charge of Operations): 1988 World Chess Festival (Saint John, NB) Chief TD: 1999 Canadian Chess Challenge Nationals (Summerside, PEI) Co-Organizer & Chief TD: 2001 Canadian Open & Youth Championship (Sackville, NB)
NOVA SCOTIA
Albert Ede
Chris Felix		Information Technician/Database Analyst, Government of Canada.
NEWFOUNDLAND & LABRADOR
Alick Tsui		B.Sc.(Toronto), OC(C), DBO (UK). Orthoptist.
YUKON

NORTHWEST TERRITORIES

NUNAVUT

Committees

Chess Foundation of Canada Trustees +/-

Lynn Stringer		Foundation Chair. International Arbiter.
Micah Hughey		Chief Organizer, 2009 Canadian Open Championship. Chess teacher.
Paul Leblanc		B.Sc. (Waterloo). Retired Commander, Canadian Navy.
Hugh Brodie		..
Barry Thorvardson

Kalev Pugi Fund Trustees +/-

Kalev Pugi (1925-84)		Benefactor.
Lynn Stringer		Chair. International Arbiter.
Ellen Nadeau		Organizer, Arbiter.
Lyle Craver		B.Sc. (UBC), MBA (McMaster). President, Capilano Rock & Gem. International Arbiter.

National Appeals Committee +/-

Mark S. Dutton		Chair. International Arbiter.
Ilia Bluvshtein		PhD, P.Eng. Senior Measurement Advisor, Union Gas.
Pierre Dénommée		International Arbiter.
Vladislav Rekhson		Arbiter: 2005 Canadian Open Championship; 2006, 2007 Edmonton Internationals
Chris Mallon		FIDE Arbiter. CFC President: 2005-2006.

Olympiad Committee +/-

Lawrence Day		Chair. International Master, chess columnist, Toronto Star
Michael Barron		FIDE Master
Ilia Bluvshtein		PhD, P.Eng. Senior Measurement Advisor, Union Gas.
David Cohen		B.Comm. (Ottawa), MPPM (Yale). International Arbiter.
Eddie Urquhart		B.Comm. (Saint Mary's). Financial Planner, Royal Bank
Ron Livshits		Captain, National Team. International Master.
Natalia Khoudgarian		Co-Captain, Women's Team.
William Yuan		Co-Captain, Women's Team.