The International Pole Sports Federation Announces Committee Members

Pole Passion is proud to announce Kay Penney founder of Pole Passion, chair of the events committee, author of accredited pole instructor training qualifications, culminating in almost 30 pole competitions in her 9 years within the pole fitness industry and over 20 years within the fitness industry with many more pole events world wide to date and Steve Penney have been awarded a place on the safety committee and we believe a very valuable member within the pole industry with his 25 years within the construction industry and passion and development for creating the first and currently only recognised European safety standards for pole equipment.

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States – October 6, 2010 – In a bid to bring Pole Sports to the Olympic and World Games arena, the International Pole Sports Federation (IPSF) has put together an all-star team of fitness professionals from around the world. The industry’s top leaders in training, certification, competition, and equipment have joined together to build an Olympic-calibre organization from the ground up.

It is with great pride that the IPSF announces the following committee members:

Executive Committee
Timothy Trautman (President) – United States
KT Coates (Executive Vice-President) – United Kingdom

Technical Committee
Mary Ellyn Weissman (Chair) – United States
Cindy Cooijmans – The Netherlands
Jeanine Corringham – South Africa

Marketing Committee
Jack Gaffney (Chair) – United States
Talece Brown – United States
Charlotte Speller – United Kingdom
Alexandra Wood – United Kingdom

Accreditation Committee
Christine Davies - United States

Athlete Committee
Tami Dixon (Chair) – United States
Ingrid Jerak – Croatia
Monica Rumbea – Ecuador

Medical Committee
Dr. Sherry Morris (Chair) – United States

Safety Committee
Clive Coote (Chair) – United Kingdom
Stephen Penney – United Kingdom www.R-polefitness.com
www.worldpoledance.com

Event Committee
Kay Penney (Chair) – United Kingdom www.polepassion.com
www.worldpoledance.com
Adrian Tan - Singapore

Ethics Committee
Kate Whitley (Chair) – United Kingdom

Regional Vice-Presidents
Laura Buch (Europe) – Ireland
Vanessa Costa (South America) – Brazil
Chastitie Lujan (North America) – United States
Gabriela Munoz (Central America) – Mexico
Anna Przeplasko (Asia) – Hong Kong
Sabrina Waller (Oceania) – Australia

Pole Sports has entered the mainstream of fitness workouts around the globe and has become widely accepted as a rigorous and skilful method of exercise.

The International Pole Sports Federation (www.polesports.org) was established with a simple goal – unite the Pole Sports athletes of the world, their countries, and take them to the World Games and the Olympics.

We have launched a new IPSF fan page (http://www.facebook.com/pages/International-Pole-Sports-Federation-IPSF/118475331542080).

Contact:
Timothy Trautman
timothy.trautman@polesports.org
2021 S. Windsor Street, Ste. D
Salt Lake City, UT 84105 USA
(801) 230-4259