International Committee

International Committee is a NASPA committee established in June 2009 (as NASPA-WESPA Liaison Committee), undertaking to coordinate communication with WESPA on issues of mutual interest and insure the voices of North American players are heard. It is cochaired by a Canadian and an American player.

The committee is also responsible for setting the criteria for selecting members for U.S. national teams competing in major international events. (The criteria for Canadian teams are set by Canadian Committee).

If you have questions about the committee and its work, you can email us at naspa-international@yahoogroups.com. If you are an American player who is interested in international play and/or the Collins lexicon, please join our discussion group.

Members

The following members currently belong to the committee:

John Chew

ex officio

2009-06-22~

Judy Cole

ex officio

2019-07-22~

Mina Le

cochair

2020-07-15~

Tony Leah (EX)

cochair

2009-06-22~

Nick Ball (EX)

Collins education

2010-10-03~

Robert Linn (EX)

2009-06-22~

Randall Thomas (EX)

2009-06-22~

Ben Withers (EX)

2015-11-01~

The following members have served past terms on the committee:

	Tapani Lindgren 2009-06-22~2009-10-09
	Marcia Richards 2009-06-22~2010-06-08
	Sam Kantimathi (EX) cochair 2009-06-22~2013-07-31
	Nathan Benedict (GM) 2009-06-22~2015-08-15
	Chris Cree (SM) ex officio 2009-06-22~2019-07-22
	Brian Bowman (SM) 2010-06-08~2013-02-13
	Chris Lipe (SM) 2012-12-05~2013-07-31
	Chris Lipe (SM) cochair 2013-07-31~2015-07-28
	Chris Lipe (SM) 2015-07-28~2015-08-04
	Dallas Johnson ex officio 2013-01-01~2015-08-15
	Travis Chaney (EX) 2013-01-13~2015-08-14
	Steve Polatnick (EX) 2014-08-13~2015-08-04
	Steve Polatnick (EX) cochair 2015-08-04~2018-01-20
	Jesse Matthews (EX) 2014-08-13~2020-08-07
	Jason Keller (SM) 2015-11-01~2017-04-15
	Mina Le 2016-01-04~2018-01-30
	Mina Le cochair 2018-01-30~2019-10-20
	Mina Le 2019-10-20~2020-07-15
	Rich Baker ex officio 2016-11-29~2021-06-30
	Puneet Sharma (EX) 2019-08-15~2019-10-20
	Puneet Sharma (EX) cochair 2019-10-20~2020-07-09

Activity

• 2010-08-15 Committee name changed from NASPA-WESPA Liaison Committee to International Committee
• 2010-06-09 2010 Causeway Challenge US Qualification System
• 2009-10-08 NASPA Joins WESPA