The Executive Board

Executive Board

The Executive Board of the Association, current and past.

Current Board (2023 – Present)

  1. President: Hanna Wirman, IT University of Copenhagen (Copenhagen, Denmark)
  2. Vice President: Tomasz Majkowski, Jagiellonian University (Kraków, Poland)
  3. Secretary: Miia Siutila, University of Turku (Finland)
  4. Chapter Officer: Mahli-Ann Butt, University of Melbourne (Melbourne, Australia)
  5. Diversity officer: Poonam Chowdhury, University in Hyderabad (Hyderabad, India)
  6. Student officer: Premeet Kaur Sidhu, University of Sydney (Sydney, Australia)
  7. Open Seat: Darshana Jayemanne, Abertay University (Dundee, United Kingdom)
  8. Open Seat: Sonia Fizek, Cologne Game Lab, TH Köln (Cologne, Germany)
  9. Open Seat: Souvik Mukherjee, Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta (Kolkata, India)
  10. Open Seat: Aki Nakamura, College of Image Arts and Sciences Ritsumeikan University (Kyoto, Japan)

BOARD-APPOINTED OFFICERS:

  1. Treasurer: Jussi Holopainen, City University of Hong Kong.
  2. Webmasters: Petri Lankoski and Souvik Mukherjee

Board (Aug 2018 – 2022)

  1. President: William Huber, Abertay University (Abertay, UK)
  2. Vice President: Hanna Wirman, IT University of Copenhagen (Copenhagen, Denmark)
  3. Secretary: Allan Fowler
  4. Open Seat: Tom Brock, Manchester Metropolitan University, (Manchester, UK)
  5. Open Seat: Mahli-Ann Butt, The University of Sydney (Sydney, Australia)
  6. Open Seat: Mark R. Johnson, University of Alberta (Edmonton, Canada)
  7. Open Seat: Olli Sotamaa, University of Tampere (Tampere, Finland)
  8. Student Officer: Carina Assunção, University of Edinburgh (Edinburgh, UK)
  9. Student Officer: Alicia Copeland, University of Glasgow, (Glasgow, UK)
  10. Student Officer: Jessica Tang, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Massachusetts, US)

BOARD-APPOINTED OFFICERS:

  1. Treasurer: Jussi Holopainen
  2. Webmaster: Petri Lankoski
  3. Diversity Officer: Cody Mejeur

Board (Aug 2016 – Aug 2018)

  1. President: William Huber
  2. Vice President: Chris Paul
  3. Secretary: Casey O’Donnell
  4. Open Seat: Sebastian Deterding
  5. Open Seat: Rachel Kowert
  6. Open Seat: Souvik Mukherjee
  7. Open Seat: Hanna Wirman
  8. Student Officer: Daniela De Angeli
  9. Student Officer: Mahli-Ann Rakkomkaew Butt

BOARD-APPOINTED OFFICERS:

  1. Treasurer: Jussi Holopainen
  2. Webmaster: Petri Lankoski

Board (Sept 2015 – Aug 2016)

  1. President: Mia Consalvo (Canada)
  2. Vice-President: Christopher Paul (US)
  3. Secretary: Ashley Brown (UK)
  4. Treasurer: Jussi Holopainen (Finland)
  5. Open Seat: Annika Waern (Sweden)
  6. Open Seat: Rachel Kowert (UK)
  7. Open Seat: Hanna Wirman (Hong Kong, China)
  8. Open Seat: Souvik Mukherjee
  9. Student Officer: Jessika Weber
  10. Student Officer:  William Robinson

BOARD-APPOINTED OFFICERS:

  1. Webmaster: Petri Lankoski (Finland)

Board (2014 – Sept 2015)

  1. President: Mia Consalvo (Canada)
  2. Vice-President: José P. Zagal (Chile)
  3. Secretary: Ashley Brown (UK)
  4. Treasurer: Jussi Holopainen (Finland)
  5. Open Seat: Annika Waern (Sweden)
  6. Open Seat: Rachel Kowert (UK)
  7. Open Seat: Hanna Wirman (Hong Kong, China)
  8. Open Seat: Lindsay Grace (US)
  9. Open Seat: Christopher Paul (US)
  10. Student Officer: Jessika Weber
  11. Student Officer:  William Robinson

BOARD-APPOINTED OFFICERS:

  1. Webmaster: Petri Lankoski (Finland)

 

Board (2013 – 2014)

  1. President: Mia Consalvo (Canada)
  2. Vice-President: José P. Zagal (Chile)
  3. Secretary: Thomas Rousse (Denmark)
  4. Treasurer: Jussi Holopainen (Finland)
  5. Media Liaison: Annika Waern (Sweden)
  6. International Chapter Officer: Astrid Ensslin (UK)
  7. Open Seat: Gerald Voorhees (US)
  8. Open Seat: Hanna Wirman (Hong Kong, China)
  9. Open Seat: Lindsay Grace (US)
  10. Student Officer: Ashley Brown (UK)
  11. Student Officer: Rachel Kowert (UK)

BOARD-APPOINTED OFFICERS:

  1. Webmaster: Petri Lankoski (Finland)

2012- 2013

  1. President: Mia Consalvo (Canada)
  2. Vice-President: Esther MacCallum-Stewart (UK)
  3. Secretary: Thomas Rousse (Denmark)
  4. Treasurer: Jussi Holopainen (Finland)
  5. Open Seat: Annika Waern (Sweden)
  6. Open Seat: Gerald Voorhees (US)
  7. Open Seat: José P. Zagal (Chile)
  8. International Chapter Officer: Astrid Ensslin (UK)
  9. Student Officer: Ashley Brown (UK)
  10. Student Officer: Rachel Kowert (UK)

Board-appointed officers:

  1. Past President: Helen Kennedy (UK)
  2. Webmaster: Petri Lankoski (Finland)

2010-2012

  1. President: Helen Kennedy (UK)
  2. Vice-President: Esther MacCallum-Stewart (US)
  3. Treasurer: Jussi Holopainen (Finland)
  4. Board Secretary: Bob Appelman (US – Indiana)
  5. Gordon Calleja (Denmark)
  6. Annika Waern (Sweden)
  7. Open Seat: Patrick Crogan (Australia)
  8. Open Seat: Marinka Copier (Netherlands)
  9. Open Seat: Dan Pinchbeck (UK)
  10. Open Seat: Torill Mortensen (Norway)
  11. Open Seat: José P. Zagal (Chile)
  12. Open Seat: Jesper Juul (Denmark)
  13. Open Seat: Bart Simon (Canada)

Board-appointed officers:

  1. Webmaster: Petri Lankoski (Finland)

2007-2009

  1. Tanya Krzywinska, President, UK
  2. Douglas Thomas, Vice-President, USA
  3. Jussi Holopainen, Treasurer, Finland
  4. Helen Kennedy, Liaison Officer, UK
  5. Robert (Bob) Appelman, Board Secretary
  6. Marinka Copier, the Netherlands
  7. Tony Manninen, Finland
  8. Daniel Pargman, Sweden
  9. Veronica Zammitto, Argentina
  10. Akira Baba, Japan
  11. Torill Mortensen, Norway
  12. Esther MacCallum-Stewart, UK
  13. Patrick Crogan, Australia

2006-2007

  1. President: Tanya Krzywinska (UK)
  2. Vice-President: Douglas Thomas (US)
  3. Treasurer: Jussi Holopainen (Finland)
  4. Board Secretary: Bob Appelman (US – Indiana)
  5. Liaison Officer: Helen Kennedy (UK)
  6. Dissemination Officer: Tony Manninen (Finland)
  7. Open Seat: Patrick Crogan (Australia)
  8. Open Seat: Marinka Copier (Netherlands)
  9. Open Seat: Esther Macallum-Stewart (UK)
  10. Open Seat: Torill Mortensen (Norway)
  11. Open Seat: José P. Zagal (Chile)
  12. Open Seat: Veronica Zammitto (Argentina)
  13. Open Seat: Akira Baba (Japan)

Board-appointed officers:

  1. Webmaster: Petri Lankoski (Finland)
  2. UK Coordinator: Justin Parlser (UK)

2006

  1. Frans Mäyrä, President, Finland
  2. Tanya Krzywinska, Vice-President, UK
  3. Jussi Holopainen, Treasurer, Finland
  4. Robert (Bob) Appelman, Board Secretary
  5. Marinka Copier, the Netherlands
  6. Barry Atkins, UK
  7. Douglas Thomas, USA
  8. Helen Kennedy, UK
  9. Tony Manninen, Finland
  10. Daniel Pargman, Sweden
  11. Tak Wai Chan, Taiwan
  12. Veronica Zammitto, Argentina

2003-2005 (the first elected board)

  1. Frans Mäyrä, President, Finland
  2. Jason Rutter, Vice-President, UK
  3. Mia Consalvo, Secretary, USA
  4. Jussi Holopainen, Treasurer, Finland
  5. Marinka Copier, Liaison Officer, the Netherlands
  6. Staffan Björk, Dissemination Officer, Sweden
  7. Simon Egenfeldt-Nielsen, Student Officer, Denmark
  8. Robert Appelman, Open Seat, USA
  9. Patrick Crogan, Open Seat, Australia

Initial DiGRA Board 2003

  1. Frans Mäyrä, President, Finland
  2. Jason Rutter, Vice-President, UK
  3. Jussi Holopainen, Treasurer, Finland
  4. Mia Consalvo, Board Secretary, USA
  5. Celia Pearce, USA
  6. Simon Egenfeldt-Nielsen, Denmark
  7. Staffan Björk, Sweden
  8. Amund Tveit, Norway
  9. Chris Crawford, USA

Working group for the establishment of DiGRA, 2002

  1. Amund Tveit, Trondheim, Norway
  2. Andy Miah, Ayr, Scotland, UK
  3. Aphra Kerr, Dublin, Ireland
  4. Bart Simon, Montreal, Canada
  5. Celia Pearce, USA
  6. Chris Crawford, USA
  7. Francesca Urbinati, Italy
  8. Frans Mäyrä, Tampere, Finland
  9. Jason Rutter, Manchester, UK
  10. Jonathan Sykes, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
  11. Jussi Holopainen, Tampere, Finland
  12. Kurt Squire, USA
  13. Manolya Kavakli, Bathurst, Australia (Istanbul, Turkey)
  14. Marinka Copier, Utrecht, The Netherlands
  15. Matthew Southern, Liverpool, UK
  16. Maximilian Forte, Trinidad & Tobago / Canada
  17. Mia Consalvo, Ohio, USA
  18. Sal Humphreys, Brisbane, Australia
  19. Simon Egenfeldt-Nielsen, Copenhagen, Denmark
  20. Siobhan Thomas, UK
  21. Staffan Björk, Göteborg, Sweden
  22. Steffen P. Walz, Austria
  23. Steven Skelton, Auckland, New Zealand
  24. Talmadge Wright, Chicago, USA
  25. Yanna Vogiazou, London, UK
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