Executive Board
The Executive Board of the Association, current and past.
Current Board (2023 – Present)
- President: Hanna Wirman, IT University of Copenhagen (Copenhagen, Denmark)
- Vice President: Tomasz Majkowski, Jagiellonian University (Kraków, Poland)
- Secretary: Miia Siutila, University of Turku (Finland)
- Chapter Officer: Mahli-Ann Butt, University of Melbourne (Melbourne, Australia)
- Diversity officer: Poonam Chowdhury, University in Hyderabad (Hyderabad, India)
- Student officer: Premeet Kaur Sidhu, University of Sydney (Sydney, Australia)
- Open Seat: Darshana Jayemanne, Abertay University (Dundee, United Kingdom)
- Open Seat: Sonia Fizek, Cologne Game Lab, TH Köln (Cologne, Germany)
- Open Seat: Souvik Mukherjee, Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta (Kolkata, India)
- Open Seat: Aki Nakamura, College of Image Arts and Sciences Ritsumeikan University (Kyoto, Japan)
BOARD-APPOINTED OFFICERS:
- Treasurer: Jussi Holopainen, City University of Hong Kong.
- Webmasters: Petri Lankoski and Souvik Mukherjee
Board (Aug 2018 – 2022)
- President: William Huber, Abertay University (Abertay, UK)
- Vice President: Hanna Wirman, IT University of Copenhagen (Copenhagen, Denmark)
- Secretary: Allan Fowler
- Open Seat: Tom Brock, Manchester Metropolitan University, (Manchester, UK)
- Open Seat: Mahli-Ann Butt, The University of Sydney (Sydney, Australia)
- Open Seat: Mark R. Johnson, University of Alberta (Edmonton, Canada)
- Open Seat: Olli Sotamaa, University of Tampere (Tampere, Finland)
- Student Officer: Carina Assunção, University of Edinburgh (Edinburgh, UK)
- Student Officer: Alicia Copeland, University of Glasgow, (Glasgow, UK)
- Student Officer: Jessica Tang, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Massachusetts, US)
BOARD-APPOINTED OFFICERS:
- Treasurer: Jussi Holopainen
- Webmaster: Petri Lankoski
- Diversity Officer: Cody Mejeur
Board (Aug 2016 – Aug 2018)
- President: William Huber
- Vice President: Chris Paul
- Secretary: Casey O’Donnell
- Open Seat: Sebastian Deterding
- Open Seat: Rachel Kowert
- Open Seat: Souvik Mukherjee
- Open Seat: Hanna Wirman
- Student Officer: Daniela De Angeli
- Student Officer: Mahli-Ann Rakkomkaew Butt
BOARD-APPOINTED OFFICERS:
- Treasurer: Jussi Holopainen
- Webmaster: Petri Lankoski
Board (Sept 2015 – Aug 2016)
- President: Mia Consalvo (Canada)
- Vice-President: Christopher Paul (US)
- Secretary: Ashley Brown (UK)
- Treasurer: Jussi Holopainen (Finland)
- Open Seat: Annika Waern (Sweden)
- Open Seat: Rachel Kowert (UK)
- Open Seat: Hanna Wirman (Hong Kong, China)
- Open Seat: Souvik Mukherjee
- Student Officer: Jessika Weber
- Student Officer: William Robinson
BOARD-APPOINTED OFFICERS:
- Webmaster: Petri Lankoski (Finland)
Board (2014 – Sept 2015)
- President: Mia Consalvo (Canada)
- Vice-President: José P. Zagal (Chile)
- Secretary: Ashley Brown (UK)
- Treasurer: Jussi Holopainen (Finland)
- Open Seat: Annika Waern (Sweden)
- Open Seat: Rachel Kowert (UK)
- Open Seat: Hanna Wirman (Hong Kong, China)
- Open Seat: Lindsay Grace (US)
- Open Seat: Christopher Paul (US)
- Student Officer: Jessika Weber
- Student Officer: William Robinson
BOARD-APPOINTED OFFICERS:
- Webmaster: Petri Lankoski (Finland)
Board (2013 – 2014)
- President: Mia Consalvo (Canada)
- Vice-President: José P. Zagal (Chile)
- Secretary: Thomas Rousse (Denmark)
- Treasurer: Jussi Holopainen (Finland)
- Media Liaison: Annika Waern (Sweden)
- International Chapter Officer: Astrid Ensslin (UK)
- Open Seat: Gerald Voorhees (US)
- Open Seat: Hanna Wirman (Hong Kong, China)
- Open Seat: Lindsay Grace (US)
- Student Officer: Ashley Brown (UK)
- Student Officer: Rachel Kowert (UK)
BOARD-APPOINTED OFFICERS:
- Webmaster: Petri Lankoski (Finland)
2012- 2013
- President: Mia Consalvo (Canada)
- Vice-President: Esther MacCallum-Stewart (UK)
- Secretary: Thomas Rousse (Denmark)
- Treasurer: Jussi Holopainen (Finland)
- Open Seat: Annika Waern (Sweden)
- Open Seat: Gerald Voorhees (US)
- Open Seat: José P. Zagal (Chile)
- International Chapter Officer: Astrid Ensslin (UK)
- Student Officer: Ashley Brown (UK)
- Student Officer: Rachel Kowert (UK)
Board-appointed officers:
- Past President: Helen Kennedy (UK)
- Webmaster: Petri Lankoski (Finland)
2010-2012
- President: Helen Kennedy (UK)
- Vice-President: Esther MacCallum-Stewart (US)
- Treasurer: Jussi Holopainen (Finland)
- Board Secretary: Bob Appelman (US – Indiana)
- Gordon Calleja (Denmark)
- Annika Waern (Sweden)
- Open Seat: Patrick Crogan (Australia)
- Open Seat: Marinka Copier (Netherlands)
- Open Seat: Dan Pinchbeck (UK)
- Open Seat: Torill Mortensen (Norway)
- Open Seat: José P. Zagal (Chile)
- Open Seat: Jesper Juul (Denmark)
- Open Seat: Bart Simon (Canada)
Board-appointed officers:
- Webmaster: Petri Lankoski (Finland)
2007-2009
- Tanya Krzywinska, President, UK
- Douglas Thomas, Vice-President, USA
- Jussi Holopainen, Treasurer, Finland
- Helen Kennedy, Liaison Officer, UK
- Robert (Bob) Appelman, Board Secretary
- Marinka Copier, the Netherlands
- Tony Manninen, Finland
- Daniel Pargman, Sweden
- Veronica Zammitto, Argentina
- Akira Baba, Japan
- Torill Mortensen, Norway
- Esther MacCallum-Stewart, UK
- Patrick Crogan, Australia
2006-2007
- President: Tanya Krzywinska (UK)
- Vice-President: Douglas Thomas (US)
- Treasurer: Jussi Holopainen (Finland)
- Board Secretary: Bob Appelman (US – Indiana)
- Liaison Officer: Helen Kennedy (UK)
- Dissemination Officer: Tony Manninen (Finland)
- Open Seat: Patrick Crogan (Australia)
- Open Seat: Marinka Copier (Netherlands)
- Open Seat: Esther Macallum-Stewart (UK)
- Open Seat: Torill Mortensen (Norway)
- Open Seat: José P. Zagal (Chile)
- Open Seat: Veronica Zammitto (Argentina)
- Open Seat: Akira Baba (Japan)
Board-appointed officers:
- Webmaster: Petri Lankoski (Finland)
- UK Coordinator: Justin Parlser (UK)
2006
- Frans Mäyrä, President, Finland
- Tanya Krzywinska, Vice-President, UK
- Jussi Holopainen, Treasurer, Finland
- Robert (Bob) Appelman, Board Secretary
- Marinka Copier, the Netherlands
- Barry Atkins, UK
- Douglas Thomas, USA
- Helen Kennedy, UK
- Tony Manninen, Finland
- Daniel Pargman, Sweden
- Tak Wai Chan, Taiwan
- Veronica Zammitto, Argentina
2003-2005 (the first elected board)
- Frans Mäyrä, President, Finland
- Jason Rutter, Vice-President, UK
- Mia Consalvo, Secretary, USA
- Jussi Holopainen, Treasurer, Finland
- Marinka Copier, Liaison Officer, the Netherlands
- Staffan Björk, Dissemination Officer, Sweden
- Simon Egenfeldt-Nielsen, Student Officer, Denmark
- Robert Appelman, Open Seat, USA
- Patrick Crogan, Open Seat, Australia
Initial DiGRA Board 2003
- Frans Mäyrä, President, Finland
- Jason Rutter, Vice-President, UK
- Jussi Holopainen, Treasurer, Finland
- Mia Consalvo, Board Secretary, USA
- Celia Pearce, USA
- Simon Egenfeldt-Nielsen, Denmark
- Staffan Björk, Sweden
- Amund Tveit, Norway
- Chris Crawford, USA
Working group for the establishment of DiGRA, 2002
- Amund Tveit, Trondheim, Norway
- Andy Miah, Ayr, Scotland, UK
- Aphra Kerr, Dublin, Ireland
- Bart Simon, Montreal, Canada
- Celia Pearce, USA
- Chris Crawford, USA
- Francesca Urbinati, Italy
- Frans Mäyrä, Tampere, Finland
- Jason Rutter, Manchester, UK
- Jonathan Sykes, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
- Jussi Holopainen, Tampere, Finland
- Kurt Squire, USA
- Manolya Kavakli, Bathurst, Australia (Istanbul, Turkey)
- Marinka Copier, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Matthew Southern, Liverpool, UK
- Maximilian Forte, Trinidad & Tobago / Canada
- Mia Consalvo, Ohio, USA
- Sal Humphreys, Brisbane, Australia
- Simon Egenfeldt-Nielsen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Siobhan Thomas, UK
- Staffan Björk, Göteborg, Sweden
- Steffen P. Walz, Austria
- Steven Skelton, Auckland, New Zealand
- Talmadge Wright, Chicago, USA
- Yanna Vogiazou, London, UK