The 2020-2023 ICF Board

The following members serve the ICF as members of the Board (Elected-Board and Advisory Members) for the current year (October 2020 to present).

Elected Board : President, Vice-President, Treasurer, Secretary


Fahrettin Gozet
Turkey
President
Background:

  • Founding Director of Future Stars in Turkey (1989 to present)
  • Founding President of Turkish Camps Association (2010-2016)
  • ICF member (2007 to present)
  • Board member – ICF (2011-2014, 2014-2017, 2017-2020)
  • Chairman of International Camping Congress 2014 Turkey
  • Vice President – ICF (2014-2020)

Contact: president@icfconnect.net

Jeff Bradshaw
Canada
Vice-President
Background: 

  • Founding Director and CEO of Camp Wenonah (1996 to present) and Camp Director since 1983
  • Past Director of private, agency, day and religiously affiliated camps
  • Ninth term on the ICF Board (1997-2000, 2000-2003, 2003-2005, 2005-2008, 2008-2011, 2011-2014, 2014-2017, 2017-2020, 2020-2023).
  • Current President Ontario Camps Association
  • Past President Canadian Camping Association (two terms)
  • Presenter in Russia, Australia, the United States, Cyprus, Belgium, Turkey, Venezuela, Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador, Japan, Taiwan, Malaysia and China

Contact: jbradshaw@icfconnect.net

Jill Dundas
Canada
Treasurer
Background:

  • ICF-Treasurer (2012 to present)
  • ICC Participant: Toronto, Australia, Turkey, Sochi
  • ICC Committee: Sochi (International Speaker Program), China (International Speaker Program)
  • Canadian Camping Association President (2013 – 2016)
  • Ontario CA: Vice President, Conference Chair, Public Awareness Chair, ED Search, participant at conferences since 1986
  • American Camps Association Conference participant: intermittent since 1986

Contact: jdundas@icfconnect.net

Marco Reyes
China
Secretary
Background:

  • Owner/director of YMCE Camp Greenwoods (2010to present)
  • Participant ICC in Hong Kong, Turkey, Russia.
  • Delegate in numerous ACA Conferences as well as, Canadian camp conferences, WAIC, YMCA.
  • Co-founders of the China Camp Education Alliance
  • Consistently involvement in China Camp matters
  • Consultant for various camping groups and companies in China

Contact: mreyes@icfconnect.net


Pablo Casas Alatriste
Mexico
ICF Advisory Board Member – Membership Services
Background:

  • Founding Director of KinCamp (2005 to present)
  • President of Mexican Camping Association (2015 to present)
  • Founder of Alqima Colonia Creative (2015 to present)
  • ICF Board Member (Association Network, Ambassador Attaché 2016 to present)

Contact: pcasas@icfconnect.net

Valeriy Dolgikh
Russia
ICF Advisory Board Member – Program Development
Background:

  • Owner/director of New Generation Camp (1999-Present)
  • Staff Member – Zvyzdochka and Ural Dawns
  • ICF Ambassador to Russia 2017-2020
  • International Camp Conference Presenter

Contact: vdolgikh@icfconnect.net

Carolina Fleix-Wright
Spain
ICF Advisory Board Member – Congress Liaison
Background:

  • Owner/director of English Summer S. A. (1988 to present)
  • Director – English Summer S. A. (1980-2010)
  • ICC Committee: Sochi (International Speaker Program), China (International Speaker Program)
  • English Language Instructor
  • Congress Delegate – ICC 2014

Contact: cfleix-wright@icfconnect.net

Michael Jacobus
USA
ICF Advisory Board Member – Business Development
Background:

  • Camp Director (1990 to present)
  • Executive Director, Reset Summer Camp (2017 to present)
  • International Camp Conference Presenter
  • Internationally Recognized Author and Consultant – Child Development

Contact: mjacobus@icfconnect.net

Tennant Kiu
Singapore
ICF Advisory Board Member – ICDC Liaison
Background:

  • Director – Singapore Adventure and Leadership Training
  • ICDC Faculty/Trainer
  • Asst National Training Commission – Singapore Scout Association
  • Head Consultant for PWC Singapore

Contact: tkiu@icfconnect.net

Alexia Sideri
Greece
ICF Advisory Board Member – Communication
Background:

Contact: asideri@icfconnect.net

Simón Sambrano P-G
Venezuela
ICF Advisory Board Member – Ambassador Attaché
Background:

  • Owner/director – Iguanas Educacion al Aire Libre (2006 to present)
  • Monash University – Masters in Organizational Leadership (2013)
  • University lecturer, organizational consultant and Congress/Conference presenter in +15 countries around the world.
  • Lead Trainer – ICF-International Camp Director Course

Contact: ssambrano@icfconnect.net


Ruth Feng, China
ICF Advisory Board Member
Background:

  • CEO – Jingle International Education 2013 to present)
  • Director – YourAward Youth Development Center (2013 to present)
  • Trainer – ICF International Camp Director Course
  • Member – Organizing Committee ICC 2020

Contact: rfeng@icfconnect.net


Masako Harigaya, Japan
ICF Advisory Board Member
Background:

Contact: mharigaya@icfconnect.net


Matvey Shparo, Russia
ICF Advisory Board Member
Background:

  • Director of the children educational center “Adventure Club
  • ICC 2014 – Keynote Speaker; ICF-AOC 2019 – Keynote Speaker
  • Founder, Network of children camps “Great Adventure” Karelia and Krasnodar
  • Awarded State recognition by the Russian Federation

Contact: mshparo@icfconnect.net


Anna Marget Tomasdottir, Iceland
ICF Advisory Board Member
Background:

  • ICF Board Member 2017-2020
  • Camp director in Camp Laugar, Laugarvatn, Iceland. (2005-Present)
  • Active scout leader (2000-Present)
  • Graduate of pedagogy in Denmark and M.Ed in sociology and recreation in Iceland

Contact: atomasdottir@icfconnect.net


Joel Thompson, Australia
ICF Advisory Board Member
Background:

  • Sustainability Projects, Business Manager – Island Energy
  • Executive Advisor –  Beyond Melbourne
  • International presenter across Asia and Australasia
  • Past Board Member Australian Camps Association
  • Founder – School Camps Australia Group

Contact: jthompson@icfconnect.net

 

 

 

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