About Us

Board of Directors

IAAPA is governed by a board of directors. The board of directors supervises, directs, and controls the policies and programs of the association. Each director has a fiduciary duty to be loyal to the association, to act in its best interests, to avoid conflicts of interests, to maintain the confidentiality of association information, and to avoid utilizing the office for personal gain. The board has 28 directors—chair, first vice chair, second vice chair, third vice chair, immediate past chair, treasurer, president/CEO, 15 elected facility or life member directors, three manufacturer and supplier member directors, and three advisory board member directors. 

Now Accepting Nominations for the 2010 Board of Directors, Third Vice Chair
Nomination Deadline: July 17, 2009


2009 OFFICERS
  Darrell Metzger
(Chairman of the Board)
1448 Duke Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
Cell: +1 949/945-8089
  James “Chip” Cleary
(First Vice Chair)
Splish Splash/Palace Entertainment
P.O. Box 1090, 2549 Splish Splash Drive
Riverhead, NY 11901
Tel: +1 631/727-3600
Fax: +1 631/727-6868
  Robert S. Rippy
(Second Vice Chair)
Jungle Rapids
5320 Oleander Drive
Wilmington, NC 28403
Tel: +1 910/791-8107
Fax: +1 910/791-7865
Roland Mack   Roland Mack
(Third Vice Chair)
Europa-Park
Europa-Park-Strasse 2
D-77977 RUST/BADEN
Germany
Tel: +49 7822776103
Fax: +49 7822776273
Frank J. O'Connell   Frank O'Connell
(Treasurer)
Hersheypark
300 Park Boulevard
Hershey, PA 17033-2797
Tel: +1 717/534-8962
Fax: +1 717/534-3113
  Charles Bray [BIOGRAPHY]
(President/CEO)
IAAPA
1448 Duke Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
Tel: +1 703/836-4800
Fax: +1 703/836-1192

DIRECTORS
Bob Masterson, Immediate Past Chair
Ripley Entertainment Inc.
7576 Kingspointe Expressway, Suite 188
Orlando, FL 32819-7938
Tel: +1 407/345-8010
Fax: +1 407/345-0801
Jane Cooper
Herschend Family Entertainment Corp.
5445 Triangle Parkway, Suite 200
Norcross, GA 30092
Tel: +1 704/441-1940
Fax: +1 770/441-3266; +1 704/969-5862
Gerardo Arteaga Cerda
Fantasilandia
Beaucheff 938
Santiago, 8370951
Chile
Tel: +56 2-4768613
Fax: +56 2-6892424
Ted Molter
San Diego Zoo & San Diego Zoo’s Wild Animal Park
2920 Zoo Drive
San Diego, CA 92101
Tel: +1 619/557-3997
Fax: +1 619/557-3970
Jeroen Nijpels
JN Entertainment & Leisure Consultancy
5 Domaine Schmiseleck
Leudelange, L-3373
Luxembourg
Tel: +352 2612-3093
Fax: +352 2618-7695
Greg O’Neill
Amusement Rides Australia
1 Marina Court
Mudgeerba, QLD 4213
Australia
Tel: +61 7-5559-2720
Fax: +61 7-5559-2721
Gary Smart
Harbour Park Limited
Seafront
Littlehampton, West Sussex BN16 3PY
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 01903-721200
Fax: +44 01903-716663
Tim Sorge
Swings-N-Things Family Fun Park
8501 Stearns Road
Olmsted Township, OH 44138
Tel: +1 440/235-4420, ext. 108
Fax: +1 440/235-4457
Caroline von Landsberg-Velen
Ferienzentrum Schloss Dankern
Dankern 1
Haren 49733
Germany    
Tel: +49 5932-72230
Fax: +49 5932-722333
Ken Cormier
Funtown Splashtown U.S.A.
P.O. Box 29, 774 Portland Road
Saco, ME 04072-0029
Tel: +1 207/284-5139
Fax: +1 207/283-4716
Linda Fernandez
E.K. Fernandez Shows, Inc.
91-246 Oihana Street
Kapolei, HI 96707
Tel: +1 808/682-5767
Fax: +1 808/440-4176
Kurt Mack-Even
Mack Rides GmbH & Co. KG
P.O. Box 247/Tiauertiattenstr 4
D-79183 Waldkirch
Germany
Tel: +49 768120000
Fax: +49 76812000299
John L. McReynolds
Universal Orlando
1000 Universal Studios Plaza
Orlando, FL 32819-7610
Tel: +1 407/363-8774
Fax: +1 407/244-7579
Will Morey
Morey's Piers
3501 Boardwalk
Wildwood, NJ 08260
Tel: +1 609/729-3700, ext. 1110
Fax: +1 609/729-2078
Bill Sims
Sims Group
P.O. Box 547898
Orlando, FL 32854
Tel: +1 407/487-0124
Fax: +1 407/487-0127
Phil Bender
Cedar Fair, LLP
4545 Worlds of Fun Avenue
Kansas City, MO 64161-9302
Tel: +1 816/303-5002
Fax: +1 816/303-5012

Mario Catarinella
Parque de Diversiones
P.O. Box 730-1150
La Uruca, San Jose

Costa Rica
Tel: +506 2904410
Fax: +506 2316529

Keith James
Jack Rouse Associates
600 Vine Street, Suite 1700
Cincinnati, OH 45202
Tel: +1 513/381-0055
Fax: +1 513/381-2691
Paul Pei
Ocean Park
180 Wong Chuk Hang Road
Aberdeen
Hong Kong
Tel: +852 8738600
Fax: +852 28735584
Hank Salemi
Six Flags Great America
542 N. State Route 21
Gurnee, IL 60031-0776
Tel: +1 847/249-2133, ext. 2070
Fax: +1 847/249-2390

Gary Story
2532 Sweetbriar
Edmond, OK 73034

Alain Trouvé
Compagnie des Alpes
89 Rue Escudier
92772 BOULOGNE-BILLANCOURT
France
Cell: +33 0607430694
Fax: +33 0146848929