Williams Elected as New President Of The Dominica Athletics Association
From left to right: Mr. Joel Hamilton, Mr. Charles Joseph, Ms. Natasha Jervier, Mr. Mitchel Davis, Mr. Brendan Williams, Mr. Walson Pacquette, Mr. Phillip White & Mr. Felicien Antoine
Saturday, May 24 – Brendan Williams has been elected President of the Dominica Athletics Association (DAA) defeating former President Godwin Dorsette and Cedric Harris.
Williams, Chair of the Commonwealth Games Federation, polled 13 votes to Dorsette’s 3 votes and Harris’s 3 votes at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Roseau.
Walson Pacquette will serve as Vice President also securing a commanding number of votes. There was a great deal of change to the executive as Phillip R. White was the only executive member to retain his position. He will keep on serving as General Secretary of the DAA. The full list of executives elected to Join Williams are: Walson Pacquette – Vice President, Phillip White – General Secretary, Assistant Sec. Treasurer – Felicien Antoine, Treasurer – Mitchel Joseph, PRO – Natasha Jervier, Club Representative – Charles Joseph, School Representative – Joel Hamilton.
The Male and Female Athlete Representatives will be voted at the 2022 National Championships on June 24-25.
President Williams message at the AGM addressed the issue of collaboration. “Gone are the days, where we micromanage the development of the sport that one person believe they can do everything. Gone are the days where one individual, or a group of individuals, they are tied in so many different activities; from coaching to being in administration, to being technical officials, let us try to build capacity,” Williams stressed.
In further addressing the committee the newly elected president emphasized the need to make Track and Field a dominant force in Dominica. “Let us work together; we have a group of young and energetic individuals, as well as experienced persons. So let us just work together for the development of the sport, and I give you my full commitment to do my best to develop track and field from a grass roots level, to all the way to a senior level,” he stated.
An excited Williams is confident that his executive will effectively carry out the mandate of track and field in Dominica for the next four years.