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TICA Committees

On this page you will find a list of TICA's current committees. Click on the committee name to get a list of the committee members and contact information.

Governance Committee

Legislative Committee

Rescue Committee

Marketing Committee

RC/Club

Computer Committee

Genetics Committee

Household Pet Committee

Feline Welfare Committee

Legal Committee
Rules Committee
Publications
Board Liaison For Annual Events
Realignment
International Development Committee
TIFS Junior Achiever Committee
Business Plan

Governance Committee

Chair:
Vickie Fisher - Coonquest@gmail.com

Members:
Lisa Dickie - Purberri@yahoo.com

Legislative Committee
The legislative committee of the international cat association will increase awareness of legislative issues which may negatively impact pet ownership and the cat fancy, and provide a resource center to enable fanciers to fight detrimental legislation or advance beneficial legislation.

Chair:
Jay Bangle - Jay@bangles.com

Members:
Boris Ehreth - B.ehret@bluewin.ch
Sharon Tolby - Lostcoastmc@yahoo.com
Kelly Crouch - Kcrouch@aystin.rr.com
Kristine Alessio - Kckcsasa@aol.com
Michele Punzel - Pixiebob@charter.net
Susan Hagrelius - Shagrelius@yahoo.com
Nancy Welch - Americat@nwlink.com
Lori Johnson - Lj.atsoh@verizon.net

Rescue Committee
The mission of the TICA rescue committee is to support, facilitate, and help to provide purebred cat breed rescue, to help all cats by continuing the cat fancy's long-standing tradition of support for and encouragement of responsible rescue efforts, and to provide education regarding responsible cat ownership and responsible breeding.

Board Liaison:
Jamie Christian - Kingsransomcats@aol.com

Chair:
Delynne Satimore - Delynne@mindspring.com

Members:
Caroline Fralia - Fralia@aol.com
Linda Mercer - wishstar@sbcglobal.net
Kristine Alessio - Kckcsasa@cox.net
Carla Irene Repetto - Mimesis@arnet.com.ar
Susan Hagrelius - Shagrelius@yahoo.com
Nancy Welch - Americat1@comcast.net
Mary Arnold - Mja@bitoblarney.com
Sal Vitale - Vitalesj@comcast.net
Jessica Nemchek - J.nemechek32@attbi.com
Diana Engelbart - Engelbrt@rcn.com

Marketing Committee
The TICA marketing committee is seeking opportunities to put TICA's name in front of as many people as we can - both here in the USA and internationally as well. We are looking for ways to bring extra income to TICA. in general, we are seeking ways to help TICA grow and to become a stronger presence in the cat fancy as a whole.

Liaison:
Cheryl Hogan - Cheryl@glory2glory.com

Chair:
Debra Decker - siddhis2003@yahoo.com

Members:
Harley DeVilbiss - Hdevil1@yahoo.com
Sandy Adler - Smouse@bestweb.net
Barri Giardelli - Bgiardelli@arc-com.com

RC/Club

Liaison:
Jamie Christian - Kingsransomcats@aol.com

Computer Committee
The agenda of the computer committee is to advise in the developing of programs for computerization of registration, annual awards computations, computer preparation of catalogs and any other area involving computer science.

Board Liaison:
Ellen Crocket - Vicrock@cris.com

Chair:
Martin Wood - TICA@Woodycoon.com

Members:
Leslie Bowers - Lbowers@TICAeo.com

Genetics Committee
The purpose of the genetics committee is to advise the board of directors in any matter relating to breeds, breeding, colors, deformities or any other matter in the field of genetics.

Board Liaison:
Nancy Parkinson - Pzazz@austin.rr.com

Chair:
Solveig Pflueger - GeneTICAts@aol.com

Members:
Adriana Kajon - Akajon@spinn.net
Massimo Picardello - Picard@axp.mat.uniroma2.it
Heather E. Lorimer - Helorimer@cc.vsu.edu
Heather Roberts - Chaparralsingapuras@yahoo.com
Lindsey Wright - lindseyj@f2s.com
Ellen Crockett - Vicrock@cris.com

Household Pet Committee
The primary goal of the household pet committee is to facilitate and advance TICA's outreach to - and ensure the inclusion of - household pets and their owners as equals with pedigreed cats and their owners, both in the show rings, and in levels of respect within the cat fancy. Additionally, our goal is to educate TICA members and the general public that owning a household pet can be as rewarding as owning a purebred cat.

Board Liaison:
Donna Madison - Nerd@maine.rr.com

Members:
Morgan Christopher - Morgancatluvr@webtv.net
Terry Christopher - Tectort@aol.com
Melissa Eichler - Megncats@msn.com
Amy Liebold - Aliebold@aol.com
Linda Swierczynski - Linchim@comcast.net
Laura & Ron Heineck - Coonslady@aol.com
Charlotte Hoar - munchkt@aol.com
Judy Mcnalley - ymircats@hotmail.com

Feline Welfare Committee
The main purpose of the feline welfare committee (FWC) is to deal with issues and complaints dealing with feline welfare. the FWC has other projects that the members are working on. We are working on a new breeder packet that will be available through the EO for new breeders. We will be starting a series of articles about the different aspects of feline welfare. these articles will possibly be published in the TICA trend or on the TICA website. All the FWC members are promoting the voluntary responsible breeder program/cattery of excellence program. The FWC committee is also working with TICA's rescue committee on several educational items.

Board Liaison:
Linda Kay Ashley - Lashley@purfur.com

Chair:
Vickie Jo Harrison - Jhcats@aol.com

Members:
Brigitte Mcminn - Bengals@inreach.com
Connie Harvey - Medieval@pipeline.com
Christi Montgomery - Mkoonary@aol.com
Kim Tomlin - Juliehill@starband.net
Cindy Stelmaschuk - Antarcin@telusplant.net
Mark Pennington - Mystre@houston.rr.com

Legal Committee
The legal committee advises TICA regarding legal matters and conducts the initial review of complaints and disciplinary matters.

Chair:
Laurie Schiff, Esq - Elvessa@fatpet.com

Members:
Frances Young, Esq - Fanthai@netpathway.com

Rules Committee
The mission of the rules committee is to review all proposed amendments to the by-laws, show rules, registration rules and standards of the association, to note other rules affected by the proposed change and to ensure that the proper terms are used to convey the meaning intended and to ensure uniformity of terminology throughout the by-laws, show rules and standards of the association.

Board Liaison:
Martin Wood - TICA@woodycoon.com

Chair:
Alice Rhea - amrhea@nwlink.com

Members:
Alice Rhea - Amrhea@nwlink.com
Bobbie Tullo - Btullo@theriver.com
Laurie Schiff, Esq - Elvessa@fatpet.com
Frances Young, Esq - Fanthai@netpathway.com
Dorothy Lewis - Banditzmom@comcast.net

Publications
The publications committee is responsible for the publication of the membership magazine TICA trend and the TICA yearbook.

Board Liaison:
Cheryl Hogan - Cheryl@glory2glory.com

Trend Editor:
Nancy Prince - Trend.editor@TICA.org

Yearbook Editor:
John Harrison - Jhcats@aol.com

Asst Yearbook Editor:
Chris Unangst - vanadis@nc.rr.com

Board Liaison For Annual Events
The annual events committee is responsible for the organization of the annual awards show and convention as well as the annual board meeting.

Board Liaison:
Jo Parris - Joparris@suscom.net

Realignment

Board Liaison:
Ellen Crockett - Vicrock@cris.com

Members:
Nancy Parkinson - Pzazz@austin.rr.com
Vickie Fisher - Coonquest@gmail.com

International Development Committee
The goal of the international development committee is to promote TICA membership, to encourage judging applicants, to assist regional directors in the development of new areas and to report to the board of directors any problems or issues pertaining to areas not yet organized as TICA regions.

Chair:
Lisa Dickie - Purberri@yahoo.com

Members:
Motoka Oizumi - garbera1@jcom.home.ne.jp
Genevieve Basquine - gajeur@club-internet.fr
Ana Ferreira - Ana@narkiayun.com.ar

TIFS Junior Achiever Committee
The TICA junior achiever committee was formed to develop, test and refine a TICA junior exhibitor program that will attract, engage and educate youthful exhibitors under the age of 18 by exposing TICA junior achievers to both competition and a continuing educational process as they work their way through six levels of achievement.

Goals of the TICA JA program: