AGA Staff

From the President

The AGA is entirely a volunteer organization. I wish to extend many thanks to all the people listed here, those that have helped in the past, and those that we missed. Your contributions are the building blocks for the future of Go in America.

– Michael Lash, President

AGA Board of Directors
AGA Officers
National Coordinators & Support
Additional Contributers
Life Members

Contact Information

American Go Association
P.O. Box 397
Old Chelsea Station
New York, NY, 10113-0397
Tel. 917.817.7080
aga@usgo.org

AGA Board of Directors

Roy Laird (At large) (Chair) Click here to e-mail
Paul Celmer* (Eastern Region) Click here to e-mail
Chuck Robbins (Eastern Region) Click here to e-mail
Robert Barber* (Central Region) Click here to e-mail
Roy Schmidt (Central Region) Click here to e-mail
Willard Haynes* (Western Region) Click here to e-mail
Gordon Castanza (Western Region) Click here to e-mail
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AGA Officers

President Michael Lash president@usgo.org
Secretary Pauline Pohl secretary@usgo.org
Treasurer Ulo Tamm treasurer@usgo.org
VP - Communications Chris Garlock communications@usgo.org
VP - Operations Chris Kirschner operations@usgo.org
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National Coordinators & Support

Services Coordinators

Chapter Services Coordinator Arnold Eudell chapterservices@usgo.org
Community Outreach Coordinator John Goon outreach@usgo.org
Congress Liaison Coordinator Bob Barber congress@usgo.org
Membership Services Coordinator Mark Rubenstein membership@usgo.org
  Support Zeke Tamayo  
  Support Garret Smith  
  Support Steve Colburn  
Pair Go Coordinator Allan Abramson  
Summer Camps Coordinator Coordinator Walter Knox  
Tournament Coordination Coordinator   tournaments@usgo.org
National Youth Tournament Coordinator Nicole Casanta  
Youth Coordination Coordinator Todd Heidenreich youth@usgo.org

Operations Coordinators

Archivist Coordinator David Doshay archives@usgo.org
  Support Todd Chavez  
Database Management Coordinator Sam Zimmerman database@usgo.org
Elections Officer Arnold Eudell elections@usgo.org
Policy & Governance Chair Rick Mott governance@usgo.org
Rank Certification Coordinator   rank@usgo.org
Ratings System Coordinator Paul Matthews ratings@usgo.org
Rules Coordinator Terry Benson rules@usgo.org
TD Software Developer Peter Gousios  
Volunteers & Recruitment Coordinator Kevin Purvis volunteer@usgo.org

Communications Coordinators

EJournal Editor Chris Garlock journal@usgo.org
Media Publications TD Guidebook Andrew Okun  
Web Design Webmaster Roy Laird webmaster@usgo.org

International Relations Liaison

Ing Foundation grant George Zhou ing@usgo.org
International Go Federation Liaison Thomas Hsiang igf@usgo.org

Web Design

Webmaster Roy Laird
Assistant Webmaster Dennis Wheeler
Maintenance/Support Chuck Robbins
Chapter Web Support Calvin Clark
Technical Consultant Sergej Zoubok
"Problem of the Week" Editor Myron Souris
Site Index Jochen Fassbender
EJ Archive Liam Royce
Ratings Pages Paul Matthews
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Additional Contributors

Many AGA members have volunteered and stepped back over the years. We'd like to thank some of our long standing active members who have retired (even temporarily) from the AGA.

Craig Hutchinson Former Archivist
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Life Members

Life Members have shown their support for the AGA's work by purchasing a Life Membership for a one-time payment of $1000. We are proud of the support we receive from these devoted players, and we list them here to honor their contribution to American Go.

Allen, David Hogan, John M. Redmond, None C.
Arnold, Keith L. Kent, David W. Roach, Jarod
Baker, Karl Kerwin, James Robbins, Charles G.
Bengtson, Matthew Koester Jr., Kenneth M. Rognlie, Colin
Benson, Terence G. Kolb, Laura Sanet, Joel S.
Berry, Joseph A. Kukol, Ray F. Schilpp, Jonathon
Bowie, Lee Anne Kurz, Steffen Schurter, Terri
Brown, Richard Lash, Michael Schwartz, Michael A.
Carpenter, Scott LePore, Mike Shaevel, Jeff
Clapp, Gordon Mak, Ruth Simpson, Joel
Cobb, William S. Malick, Darrell Small, Haskell
Doshay, David Matson, David Smith, Clay Chip
Eckelkamp, John Matthews, Paul G. Straus, Peter
Erbach, David W. McDonald, Brian R. Straus, Phil
Fotland, David Mechner, Francis Su, Charles
Gaty, Cynthia Mills, Roger E. Wainwright, Eric
Grant, Ryan Ohashi, Yoko Waldron, Philip
Grossman, Dennis Okun, Andrew Wang, Vincent H.
Hansen, Wilfred J. Peng, Peilung M. [Mike] Weimer, David L.
Heck, Gus Pham, Angela Wu, Steven
Hess, Nathan Poche, Gerard Zimmerman, Samuel E.
Hewitt, William J. Purvis, Kevin
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