THE FMA COMMITTEE
The FMA Committee is constituted by 9 elected members (all volunteers). Each year, 3 members are elected for a mandate of 3 years.
Each year, the committee members appoint a president, a secretary and a treasurer. Every committee member, except the president, is a vice-president.
The Committee may be supported by an executive director and additional staff, without the right to vote in the committee's decisions.
The FMA Committee
President
Harley Mitaros
Australian, Greek
Class of 2022
VP, Secretary
Courtney Jeske
American
Class of 2004
VP, Treasurer
Alice Yoon
South Korean
Class of 2024
Vice President
Serge Assume
Gabonese
Class of 2020
Vice President
Risa Kabasawa
Japanese
Class of 2025
Vice President
Zarina Bahdur
South African
Class of 2014
Vice President
Fabio Figueiras
Portuguese
Class of 2021
Vice President
Sarah Crumbach
German, Swiss
Class of 2010
Vice President
Rita Semlali
Morocco, American
Class of 2026
EXEC. Director
João Frigerio
Brazilian, Italian, Swiss
Class of 2005
Key Achievements
Some of the FMA Committee's key achievements are:
Establishment of a functional website associated with the CIES - serving as the principle means of communication, including a directory of all graduates, an employment section, and a section for reports and final projects, with further developments still to come;
Creation of a Mentorship Programme where current postgraduates are matched with an Alumni member in order to provide advice, share experiences or simply to communicate on FIFA Master-related topics;
Representation of our Association within the Executive Committee of the FIFA Master, as an official member;
Lay the foundations of FMA Regional Networks, which will enable our Association in the near future to act locally much more efficiently;
Launch of a periodical Alumni Newsletter aimed to share sport industry information, current CIES Events, and Alumni news with both Alumni and current postgraduates;
Organisation of 8 Alumni World Gatherings, respectively in Munich in 2006 during the FIFA World Cup, in Basel in 2008 during the Euro 2008, in Durban in 2010 during the FIFA World Cup, in London, in 2012, during the Olympic Games, in Rio de Janeiro, during the 2014 FIFA World Cup, in Paris, during the UEFA EURO 2016, in Nechatel in 2017, and in Moscow, during the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
The FIFA Master Alumni Association
Att.: CIES
Avenue Du Peyrou 1
2000 Neuchâtel
Switzerland
Email: fmacommittee@fifama.org
Previous Members of the FMA Committee
Founding FMA Committee (July 2003)
Arnaud Le Mintier
French
Class of 2001
John Siner
American
Class of 2002
Lauren Decker
American
Class of 2003
Pierre Ducrey
Swiss
Class of 2003
Nolvenn (Lainé) Dufay de Lavallaz
French, Swiss
Class of 2002
Former FMA Committee Members
HICHAM EL AMRANI
Moroccan
Class of 2004
Roger Lodewick
Dutch, Switzerland
Class of 2005
David Turner-Kerr
British, Canadian, Switzerland
Class of 2005
John Barton
British
Class of 2001
Brooke Adriance
American, Swiss
Class of 2007
Courtney Jeske
American
Class of 2004
Kresimir Spajic
Croatian, American
Class of 2004
Ophir Zardok
Israeli
Class of 2005
Alexander Inglot
British
Class of 2010
Mohsen Gilani
Pakistani
Class of 2003
Mariola Zarco
Spanish
Class of 2008
William McAuliffe
Irish
Class of 2011
Sarah O'Shea
Irish
Class of 2006
Renata Roth
Brazilian, German, Switzerland
Class of 2008
Mario Maggi Schultz
Italian, Peruvian
Class of 2012
Kristina Fraesdorf
German, Swiss
Class of 2011
Robert Swain
American, Bolivian, British
Class of 2012
Diana Engetschwiler
Spanish, Swiss
Class of 2012
Tim Goethals
Belgian, Swiss
Class of 2005
Alexander Engelhard
German
Class of 2013
Kasra Asrar Haghighi
Canadian, Iranian
Class of 2009
Marianne Cornejo
American, Mexican, Spanish
Class of 2015
Giancarlo Dapoto
British, Italian
Class of 2003
Hussein Kanso
Lebanese
Class of 2016
Amir Sedighi
Iranian
Class of 2012
James Kitching
Australian, Italian, United Kingdom
Class of 2012
Martin Kaswurm
Austrian
Class of 2014
Aayush Dabas
Indian
Class of 2015
Tanya Heimlich-Ng Yuen
Canadian
Class of 2009
Sara Panizo
Spanish
Class of 2017
Amir Khosravi
Iranian
Class of 2018
Mike-David Burkhard
Swiss
Class of 2017
Jisoo (Giny) Oh
South Korean
Class of 2019
Marcelo Orchis
Brazilian, Italian, Switzerland
Class of 2009
Ivan Kraljevic
Australian, Croatian
Class of 2016
Serge Assume
Gabonese
Class of 2020
Nick Lau
American, Trinidadian or Tobagonian
Class of 2004
Julian Smith
American, Portuguese
Class of 2019
Heather O'Keeffe
American, Australian
Class of 2021
Nada Sakr
Egyptian
Class of 2022
Charles Frémont
Canadian
Class of 2015
Sean Dempsey
American
Class of 2015
Mateo Peyrouzet
Spanish, French
Class of 2023
Pedro Trengrouse
Brazilian, French
Class of 2004
Ricardo Leão de Andrade
Brazilian
Class of 2018
Adil Ansari Rajeev Abrahim
Trinidadian or Tobagonian
Class of 2022
FMA Committee Presidents
Arnaud Le Mintier
French
2003 to 2006
Roger Lodewick
Dutch, Switzerland
2006 to 2008
HICHAM EL AMRANI
Moroccan
2008 to 2010
David Turner-Kerr
British, Canadian, Switzerland
2010 to 2011
Renata Roth
Brazilian, German, Switzerland
2011 to 2012
Tim Goethals
Belgian, Swiss
2012 to 2016
Giancarlo Dapoto
British, Italian
2016 to 2018
Martin Kaswurm
Austrian
2018 to 2020
Mike-David Burkhard
Swiss
2020 to 2021
Julian Smith
American, Portuguese
2021 to 2023
Heather O'Keeffe
American, Australian
2023 to 2024
Serge Assume
Gabonese
2024 to 2025
Pedro Trengrouse
Brazilian, French
2025 to 2026
Harley Mitaros
Australian, Greek
2026 to present