Pan-American Council

Position:
Continental Council
Pan-American Council

Biography

The WRF Pan-American Council was founded for the administration, development and furtherance of rafting competition in Pan-American continent. The aim of the Council is the spreading of rafting sport throughout Pan-America, supporting closer co-operation among the Pan-American National Federations; in particular to coordinate the Pan-American of Events and to establish Pan-American Championships, to promote technical exchanges among the Member Federations including the organisation of International Seminars for coaches, to coordinate the actions of mass-media and sponsors; to promote rafting touring and help to protect the nature and environment; to maintain existing levels of access to rivers, lakes and waterways etc. and wherever possible to increase access to the above; to influence from the rafting standpoint any alterations to rivers, lakes and waterways e.g. weir constructions dams etc., to influence the setting of standards for safety in the sport of rafting and to implement the WRF Training Programme for River Guide & Coach.
 
The Founder Members of the WRF Pan-American Council are Federación Argentina de Canoas, Brazilian Rafting Association, Federación Chilena de Rafting, Federación Costaricense de Rafting, Federación Venezolana de Canotaje. The first Congress was held in November 2019.
 
Today after the ratification of the election of the PAC Council, by the WRF Board of Directors on 02.12.2022; it is composed as follows:

President: Freddy Hernando Merchan Medina, Colombia
Vice-President: Alexander Segura Amador, Costa Rica
Secretary General: Carolina Andrea Soto Herrera, Chile
Resp. for certifications: Veronica Mendes Medici, Brasil
Resp. Sport Events: Pablo Ariel Dominguez, Argentina
Resp. Training Programme: Tabata Liz Araya Soto, Chile
Resp. Sport Development: Gregory Dennys Perez Barrera, Venezuela

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