LEADERSHIP - 
PANAMERICAN JIU-JITSU FEDERATION (PJJF) tm

The Panamerican Ju-Jitsu Federation's Leadership is made up of Officers, a Board of Directors, and various Committees.
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The Panamerican Jiu-Jitsu Federation tm  Officers are responsible for handling the day-to-day affairs of the organization, while the Directors are responsible for coordinating events and other matters within their Affiliate Jiu-Jitsu Organizations (AJJOs).

All PJJF Officers and Board of Directors serve on a voluntary basis, and receive no compensation for their duties.

Panamerican Jiu-Jitsu Federation tm Officers:
·         Dionisio de la Torre, Jr. - President
​.         Kevin Lintott - Vice President
·         Bruce R. Bethers - Secretary General & Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
·         John F. Chatwood - Treasurer

Panamerican Jiu-Jitsu Federation tm Board of Directors:
·         Dionisio de la Torre, Jr. - President
·         Bruce R. Bethers - Secretary General & CEO
·         John F. Chatwood - Treasurer & Chair - Affiliate Organizations Committee
·           Donna K. Cosper – Chair - Membership Committee
·         Patrick M. Hickey – Chair - Technical & Coaching Committees
·         Roger A. Jarrett - Chair - Referee Committee
·         Andrew Yiannakis – Chair - Traditional Jujutsu Committee
·         Corinne Housley – Chair - Women's Athlete Committee
·         Jeffrey Rhodes - Chair - Men's Athlete Committee
·         Nadeem Ansari - Chair - Marketing Committee
·         Robert M. Carver - Chair – Info Technology Committee
​.         Kevin Lintott - Director At Large
.         Jose Higino Nunes - Director At Large
​.         Carl D. Wilcox - Director At Large
​.         George Newton - International Ambassador

Panamerican Jiu-Jitsu Federation tm Senior Master Caucus:
.         Dionisio de la Torre, Jr.
.         Jose Higino Nunes 
·       Roberto Alvarez 
·       Bruce R. Bethers
·         John F. Chatwood
·         Roger A Jarrett
.        Brian Walsh
·         Michael Antonides
·       Charles E. Carter
·        David E. Parritt
·        Troy Price
·        Nadeem Ansari
·        Hiro Takahashi
·          William Cooley
·          Carl Wilcox
·          Richard G. Dunn
·          Jeffrey Ellis
·          Larry Feldman
·          Angel Garcia
·          Pamela Hickey
·          Patrick M. Hickey
·        John Newton
·        Phyllis Bateman
·        Andrew Yiannakis
·        Mikel LaChapelle
·          Gokor Chivichyan
·        Curtis L. Hale
·        David Chance
·          Mike D. Knight
·          Gene LeBell
·          John Linebarger
·          Patrick M. Hickey
·          Larry Overholt
·          Brian Pendleton
·          Shiro Kinmoku
·         Toshiaki Takikawa
·         W. Dieter Reitzig
·        Barry O'Brien
·        Vazquez Wilfredo
·        Grant Gilliam
·        Mathew Bayley
·        Thomas Reiff
·        Edward Wilkes
·        Antonio la Salandra
.        Edison DaSilva
.        Hernan Osvaldo Gonzalez

Country Affiliate Representatives in PJJF -
​.        Argentina:​
Cesar Negri
Samuel Lanza

.        Brazil:
Jose Higino Nunes

.         Canada:
Kevin Lintott
Josh George
​John Hare

.         Cuba:
Jose Jimenez

.         Dominican Republic:

.         Honduras:
Gilber E. Sandoval Rodgriguez

.         Puerto Rico:
Wilfredo Vazquez

​·         United States of America: 
Dionisio de la Torre, Jr.
Bruce R. Bethers
Patrick M. Hickey
Hermes Romero
Roberto Alvarez
​Andrew Yiannakis
Jose Jimenez Fernandez
Alexis Sicilia
Gabriel Zubiria

PJJF Committees -

Panamerican Jiu-Jitsu Federation tm Executive Committee
Dionisio de la Torre Jr., Chairman
​.        Kevin Lintott, Vice President
.        Bruce R. Bethers, Secretary General & Chief Executive Officer
·        Roger A. Jarrett, Referee Chairman
·        John F. Chatwood, Treasurer
·        Donna K. Cosper, Membership Chairwoman
·        Patrick M. Hickey, Technical Committee & Coaching Chairman

PJJF Continental Technical Committee
Patrick M. Hickey, Chairman and Senior Technical Advisor
·        Bruce R. Bethers
.        Dionisio de la Torre, Jr.
.        Jose Higino Nunes
.        Patrick M. Hickey
.        Brian Walsh
.        Heberto Martinez         
·        John F. Chatwood
·        Tony M. Zimkowski
·        Toshiaki Takikawa
·        Carl Wilcox
·        Jim Harrison
·        Gene LeBell
·        Robert J. Saal
·        Larry Overholt
·        Shiro Kinmoku
·        Andrew Yiannakis
·        Roger A. Jarrett
·        Robert M. Carver
·        James R. Webb
·        William Cooley
.        James Wadley
·        Hiro Takahashi
·        Brian Walsh
·        Earl DelValle

PJJF Membership Committee
Donna K. Cosper, Chairwoman
·        Bruce R. Bethers
·        Dionisio de la Torre, Jr.
·        Carl Wilcox
·        Jose Higino Nunes
·        John F. Chatwood
·        Roberto Alvarez

PJJF Finance Committee
John F. Chatwood, Chairman
·        Bruce R. Bethers
·        Patrick M. Hickey
·        Ann Osborne, CPA
·        Dionisio de la Torre, Jr.
·        Richard Dunn

PJJF Affiliate Jiu-Jitsu Organizations Committee
Dionisio de la Torre Jr., Chairman
·       Patrick M. Hickey
·       Jose Higino Nunes
.       James R. Webb
·       Aloisio Soares
·       Charles Carter
·       Roberto Alvarez
·       Gene Twombly
·       Andrew Yiannakis
·       Bruce R. Bethers
·       Corinne Housley
.       Jose A. Caracena
.       Hernan Osvaldo Gonzalez

PJJF Traditional Jujutsu Committee
Andrew Yiannakis, Chairman
.       Dionisio de la Torre, Jr.
·       Jose Higino Nunes
·       Bruce R. Bethers
·       Roger A. Jarrett
·       Ken Nazemetz
·       John F. Chatwood
.       Jose A. Caracena
.       Peter King
.       Jose Carricarte
.       Jose Jimenez
.       Hernan Osvaldo Gonzalez

PJJF Tournament Administration and Rules Committee 
Bruce R. Bethers, Chairman
·       Dionisio de la Torre, Jr.
·       Jeffrey Rhodes
·       James Ragan
·       Earl Delvalle
·       Richard  Dunn
·       Nadeem Ansari
·       Patrick M. Hickey
·       Roger A. Jarrett
.       Chris Wood
.       James Wadley

BJJ & Grappling Committee
Brian Walsh, Chairman
​.      Jose Higino Nunes
.      Jose Carricarte
·      Bruce R. Bethers
·      Earl DelValle
·      Fernando Yamasaki
·      Gene LeBell
·      Gokor Chivichyan
·      Jeff Santella
​.      James Wadley
·      Jeff Rhodes
·      Jeffrey Cook
·      John Newton
·      Michael Antonides
·      Alireza Davoodi
·      Antonio la Salandra
​.      Rafael Jovet-Ramos
.      Micheal Rosenquist
.      John Farrar
.      Edison DaSilva
​​.      Ricardo Mercado Sierra

PJJF Coaching Committee
Patrick M. Hickey, Chairman
.       Dionisio de la Torre, Jr.
·       Michael Antonides
·       David Chance
·       Larry Overholt
·       Bruce R. Bethers
·       Jeffrey Rhodes
​.       Brian Walsh

PJJF Referee Committee
Roger A. Jarrett, Chairman
.        Dionisio de la Torre, Jr.
·        Michael Antonides
·        Bruce R. Bethers
·        Jeffrey Rhodes
·        James Ragan
·        Patrick M. Hickey
·        Earl DelValle
·        Christopher Jarrett
·        John Annable
.        Brian Walsh

PJJF Athletes Advisory Committee
Jeffrey Rhodes, Chairman
·       Louis Begue
·       Larry Emmons
·       Corinne Housley
·       John Linebarger
·       Barbara O'Connor
·       Fred Parrish
·       Glenn Hall
·       Chad White
​·       Alireza Davoodi

PJJF Women's Development Committee
Corinne Housley, Chairwoman
·       Lesley Anderson
·       Phyllis Bateman
·       Alicia Miller
·       Pamela Hickey
·       Carolyn Hofer
·       Margaret Williams
·       Kimberly Linebarger
·       Lourdes Martin
·       Linda Yiannakis
.       Heather Bess
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International Taiho Jutsu / Police Self-Defense Instructors (PSDI) Committee
Richard Dunn, Chairman
·       Bruce R. Bethers
·       Carl Wilcox
·       Larry Overholt
·       Robert Koski
·       Michael Knight
·       Patrick M. Hickey
.       Jose Caracena
·       William Cooley
​·       John Connolly
​.       Kevin Lintott
·       Antonio la Salandra
.       Cliff T. King
.       Randall Schubert

PJJF Medical Committee
Ray Leone, D.O., Chairman
·       David G. Mata, RN
·       Bob Erickson, M.D.
·       Paul Whitby, PhD.
·       Robert Freda, M.D.

PJJF Law and Legislation Committee
David Stern, JD, Chairman
·        Bruce R. Bethers
·        Richard Blower, JD
·        Charles Wolder, JD
·        Tom King, JD
·        Joel McTague, JD
·        Robert Bobinski, JD
·        David Pennington, JD

PJJF Information Management Committee
Robert M. Carver, Chairman
·        Lawrence Emmons
·        Shiro Kinmoku
·        Kevin Woods
·        Bruce R. Bethers
·        Nadeem Ansari
.        Lourdes Martin

PJJF Marketing Committee
Bruce R. Bethers, Chairman
·        Lourdes Martin
·        Dionisio de la Torre, Jr.
·        John Newton
·        Patrick M. Hickey
·        Robert M. Carver
·        Donna K. Cosper

PJJF Special Advisors and Noteworthy Leaders
·       Willy Cahill - Advisor
·       Gene LeBell - Advisor
·       William Cooley - Advisor
·       Ben Bergwerf - Advisor
·       Toshiaki Takikawa - Advisor
·       Shiro Kinmoku - Advisor
​​.       Ricardo Mercado Sierra - Advisor
.       George Newton - Advisor

Gone, but Not forgotten - Leaders of the Panamerican Jiu-Jitsu Federation that have passed away...
·       George E. Anderson
·       Thomas LePuppett
·       James Dussault
·       Terry Bryan
·       George Hamm
·       Vince Tamura
·       Benjamin A. DeLeon
·       Michael A. Talkington
·       Bruce G. Butler
·       Gary G. Fierderick
·       T.R. McClanahan
·       Billy R. Hames
·       Benjamin DeLeon
·       Billy L. Sharp
​.       Ricardo Valdez
.       Robert Saal
​.       Delva Mandrell
.       Jim Harrison
.       Clif Norgaard
.       Jorge Delgado