Anita DeFrantz Hello and welcome to my website. Life is enriched through sharing experiences, and so I would like to share some of my life experiences here with you. Most of my adult life has been devoted to a career in sport. This sometimes strikes me as remarkable because as a child there were almost no sports opportunities open to me. I went to college and law school with the intention of becoming a practicing attorney and one day a judge. In fact, after earning my law degree at the University of Pennsylvania in 1977 and being admitted to the Pennsylvania bar, I practiced law for more than two years at the Juvenile Law Center of Philadelphia. I began rowing as an undergraduate at Connecticut College and continued to train and compete during my time in law school and there after in Philadelphia. I was fortunate enough to make the 1976 Olympic Team and represent the USA at the 1976 Montreal Olympic Games. The 1976 Games proved to be a life-changing experience for me. Those Games gave me a vision of the power of sport and a world perspective. Over the next several years, through my opposition to the US Olympic boycott of the 1980 Games and the opportunity to work as a vice president of the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee, sport became the platform for my career and the means by which I sought to give back so that others can benefit from access to sport. President, LA84 Foundation In 1987, the Board of Directors of the LA84 Foundation (formerly the AAFLA) elected me to serve as President. The LA84 Foundation, a legacy of the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games, is a private foundation. Our philanthropic work centers on the development of youth sport. The LA84 Foundation's mission is to expand youth sports opportunities in Southern California as we increase public knowledge of sport. The Foundation has invested more than $164 million in Southern California sport by awarding grants to youth sports organizations, initiating sports and coaching education programs, and operating the world's premier sports library. Foundation grants have benefited more than 1,000 Southern California youth sports organizations serving 2 million youngsters. The Foundation's own sports programs include the Coaching Education Program as well as large-scale sports participation programs such as Summer Swim and Run 4 Fun, which serve nearly 20,000 boys and girls each year. The LA84 Foundation also hosts conferences and sponsors research on a variety of sport topics. The LA84 Foundation's practical knowledge, acquired through years of direct involvement in youth sports, combined with its wide range of education services enables the Foundation to serve as a leading forum for the exchange of ideas and exploration of issues in sport. MEMBER, INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE The International Olympic Committee elected me as a member in 1986. My term is set to expire in 2032. Founded in 1894, the IOC is a non-governmental, non-profit organization that leads the worldwide Olympic Movement and controls the Olympic Games. The Olympic Games are a celebration of human excellence and they are based on the principles of fair play and mutual respect. The long range goals are devoted to promoting peace, international understanding and human dignity through sport. The Olympic Movement is comprised of many local, national and international groups including the IOC, Organizing Committees of the Olympic Games, National Olympic Committees, International Sports Federations, national sports associations, clubs and, of course most important, the athletes. My work within the IOC over the years has included serving as a executive board member, a vice president, as Chair of the Women and Sport Commission and on a number of IOC Commissions including those dedicated to athletes, program, eligibility, finance, coordination, juridical, reform and environmental concerns. My responsibility within the USA as an IOC member is to regularly brief, update and advise our ever changing national, state and local leadership and national sport interests on all matters concerning the IOC and sport, while seeking common ground and shared purpose. This volunteer position is an extraordinary responsibility and privilege. I believe that it is my responsibility as a member of the IOC to ensure that the Olympic Games endure and flourish. MEMBER, UNITED STATES OLYMPIC COMMITTEE I became a member of the United States Olympic Committee Board of Directors in 1976 and since that time have served in a number of capacities including as a member of current 11-person USOC Board of Directors. The USOC is a federally chartered non-profit corporation accountable to the American people and the United States Congress. It is responsible for the governance of all multi-sport activities in the USA. The USOC serves as our country's National Olympic Committee in the worldwide Olympic Movement and organizes US participation in the Olympic Summer Games; the Olympic Winter Games; the Paralympic Sumer Games; the Paralympic Winter Games; and, the Pan-American Games. My work within the USOC over the years has included supporting all US Olympic Host cities and bid cities, sport programs as well as the training, selection and care of US athletes. My ability to serve in these areas has been enhanced by my experience as an IOC member. MEMBER, FISA (INTERNATIONAL ROWING FEDERATION) Since 1993 I have been Vice President of FISA, the International Rowing Federation. I was introduced to rowing at Connecticut College and continued to row at Vesper Boat Club while in law school years at the University of Pennsylvania. As a competitor, I was a member of the United States Rowing Association Board of Directors from 1975 to 1979. Rowing has long been my personal sport pursuit as well as a life teacher. Called "the noblest of sports", rowing is also "the ultimate team sport" as each team member must be in complete synchronization with every other person in their boat. There are no time-outs, no, "Hold on until I can get back to you." The fate of the boat is always determined by the actions of the whole. There are no individual stars, except for those rowing in the single scull. Rowing tends to create people who give back to their community. Former rowers are often found volunteering their time in support of community efforts. Leadership is also a responsibility given to those of us from rowing. Perhaps this is because we each have had to learn first how to follow. Through sport and my on-going volunteer involvements, I have traveled the world, learned from hundreds of cultures and concluded that optimism about the future of our world is well placed. PERSONAL Born: October 4, 1952, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Home: Santa Monica, California, USA Status: Single EDUCATION Connecticut College, B.A. Degree, Political Philosophy with honors; 1974, New London, Connecticut University of Pennsylvania School of Law, J.D., 1977 Admitted to Pennsylvania Bar, 1977 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE LA84 Foundation (formerly the Amateur Athletic Foundation) President; Board Member; 1987 to present. Staff Member; 1985 to 1987 Kids In Sports, Los Angeles President; 1994 to present. Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee Vice President, Olympic Villages; 1981 to 1984. The Corporation for Enterprise Development Counsel; 1980 to 1981. Princeton University Pre-law Advisor, Third World Center, Acting Center Director, Women's Novice Rowing Coach; 1979 to 1981. Juvenile Law Center of Philadelphia Staff Attorney; 1977 to 1979. SPORTS BACKGROUND USA National Rowing Team; 1975 to 1980 Bronze Medal, Montreal; 1976 Olympic Games Silver Medal; 1978 World Rowing Championships Four Times Finalist in World Rowing Championships Winner, Six National Championships USOC Athletes' Advisory Council; 1976 to 1984 Olympic Order Medal of Bronze International Olympic Committee; July 1980 OLYMPIC and SPORT MANDATES Member, International Olympic Committee; 1986 to present Term expires 2032. Member, IOC Executive Board; 1992 to 2001 Vice President; 1997 to 2001 First Vice President; 2000 to 2001 Member, IOC Athletes Commission; 1988 to 1991 Member, IOC Program Commission; 1989 to 1994 Member, IOC Eligibility Commission; 1991 to 1992 Member, IOC Commission for the Olympic Movement; 1992 to 1999 Member, IOC Juridical Commission; 1994 to present Member, IOC Centennial Olympic Congress, Congress of Unity, Study Commission; 1994 to 1996 Member, IOC Coordination Commission of the Games of the XXVII Olympiad; 1995 to 2000 Member, IOC Coordination Commission of the Games of the XXX Olympiad; 2005 to present Chair, IOC Women and Sport Commission; 1995 to present. Chair, IOC 2000 Commission Working Group on the Designation of Olympic Games Host Cities; 1999 Member, IOC Finance Commission; 1999 to present Member, IOC 2000 Executive Committee; 1999 Member, IOC Sport and Law Commission; 1995 to present Member, IOC Reform Follow-Up Commission; 2001 Chair, IOC Athletes' Commission Election Committee; 1996 to Present Member, United States Olympic Committee Board of Directors; - 1976 to Feb 1985 - Oct 1986 to present. - April 2003 to present Member, USOC Executive Board; Jan, 1977 to Feb 1985 Oct 1986 to April, 2003 Trustee, United States Olympic Foundation; 1984-1989 Member, Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games; 1991 to 1997 Member, Board of Trustees, Salt Lake Olympic Organizing Committee for the Winter Games of 2002; 1995 to 2003 Vice President, FISA (International Rowing Federation / F仕屍ation Internationale des Soci師市 D'Aviron; 1993-present Chair, Development Commission, FISA; 1996 to present United States Rowing Association; 1975 to 1979 Member, Institute Pierre De Coubertin; 1992 to present. Associate Members, Academie des Sports, French Republic; 1991 to present Member, Southern California Olympians; 1976 to present Arbitrator, Court of Arbitration for Sport; 2002 to present HONORARY DEGREES & AWARDS Honorary Degrees Honorary Degree, Doctor of Humane Letters The College of Wooster; May 2006 Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters Degree Connecticut College; May 2004 Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree Mount Holyoke College; May 1998 Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree Mills College; May 1998 Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree Haverford College; May 1997 Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters Degree Illinois Wesleyan University; September 1996 Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree California State University, Dominguez Hills; May 1996 Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree Pomona College; May 1995 Honorary Doctor of Philanthropy Degree Pepperdine University; January 1992 Honorary Doctorate with Order of the Eagle Exemplar Medal United States Sports Academy; July 1990 Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree University of Rhode Island; May 1989 Awards Inductee, Hall of Fame, National Association for Sport and Physical Education, March 2007 21 Leaders of the 21st Century Women's E-News, May, 2006 "NCAA's 100 Most Influential Student-Athletes." NCAA; March 2006 Minerva Award First Lady of California; October 2005 "L.A.'s Most Powerful Sports Executives." Los Angeles Business Journal; April 2005 Bradley Unsung Hero Award The Friends, the Foundation of the California African American Museum; September 2005 101 Most Influential Minorities in Sports Sports Illustrated, May 2003 The Billie Jean King Pioneer Award The New England Women's Fund; September 2002 Top 10 African-American Leaders in Sports Savoy, June-July 2002 Alumni of Merit Award University of Pennsylvania Law School; May 2002 Fair Play Gaio Cilnio Mecenate Comitato Premio Internazionale; June 2001 Community Service Award Black Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles; May 2001 Top 25 Female Sports Executives Sports Business Journal, October 2000 John R. Wooden Lifetime Achievement Award Paralysis Project of America; April 2000 Inductee, International Scholar-Athlete Hall of Fame Institute for International Sport; June 1999 NCAA Silver Anniversary Award January 1999 100 Most Powerful People In Sports The Sporting News; 1991-1999 Guirlande d'Honneur. Federation Internationale Cinema Television Sportifs; June 1998 Women of the Year Award Hollenbeck Police Business Council; May 1998 Order of the Sacred Treasure Gold and Silver Star Nagano, Japan; February 1998 Olympic Torch Award United States Olympic Committee; November 1997 Inductee, Los Angeles Hall of Fame Los Angeles Athletic Club; October 1997 Hugh O'Brian Youth Inspiration Award; October 1997 William May Garland Award Southern California Committee for the Olympic Games; September 1997 Indiana Pathfinder Award Indiana Youth Links; June 1997 The 100 Most Powerful Women In The World. The Australian Magazine; June 1997 Treasure of Los Angeles Award The Central City Association; May 1997 Honorary Director, SportsBridge; May 1997 Torch Bearer Award Center for the Study of Sport in Society, Northeastern University; November 1996 International Citizen of the Year Award International Visitors Council of Los Angeles; November 1996 Billie Jean King Contribution Award Women's Sports Foundation; October 1996 Barlow Foundation's Breath of Fresh Air Award Barlow Respiratory Hospital & Barlow Respiratory Research Center; May 1996 Honoree, Coro Southern California Public Affairs; April 1996 Medal of Honor International Softball Federation; June 1995 1994 Kiphuth Fellow Yale University; April 1994 World Scholar-Athlete Games Humanitarian Award Institute for International Sport; June 1993 Trumpet Award Turner Broadcasting System; February 1993 Award of Excellence Sports Lawyers Association; May 1992 AAHPERD 1992 William G.A. Anderson Award; April 1992 The Jack Kelly Rowing Award; United States Rowing Association; December 1991 Honor Award National Association for Collegiate Women Athletic Administrators; September 1991 1990 Woman of the Year Award International and United States Olympic Committees; June 1991 Sagamore of the Wabash Award State of Indiana; January 1991 Jackie Robinson Sport Achievement Award The NAACP; December 1990 Legend of Sports Award Boys & Girls Clubs of America; December 1990 The Martin Luther King, Jr. Brotherhood Award YMCA of Los Angeles; January 1990 Sport & Law Award Constitutional Rights Foundation; November 1989 Recipient, Major Marshall Taylor Award Indianapolis Circle City Classic; September 1989 Inductee, Connecticut College Hall of Fame New London, Connecticut; September 1989 10 Outstanding Women of the Year Los Angeles Sentinel; December 1988 100 Most Important Women in America Ladies Home Journal; November 1988 Southern California Rising Stars Citation Los Angeles Times; November 1988 The Midas Touch Award Volunteers of America; August 1988 Black Women of Achievement Award NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund; June 1988 Silver Achievement Award YWCA of Los Angeles; April 1988 Inductee, Hall of Fame Los Angeles Challenger Boys & Girls Club; December 1987 Inductee, Women's Sports Hall of Fame Cincinnati, Ohio; November 1987 Award for Sports Essence Magazine; November 1987 Gold Medal of Youth & Sport French Republic; June 1984 Olympic Order in Bronze, International Olympic Committee, Moscow; July 1980 PAST and PRESENT AFFILIATIONS Trustee, Connecticut College; New London, Connecticut Trustee Emeritus, Connecticut College; New London, Connecticut. Trustee and Steward, Women's Sports Foundation; New York. Member, Council of Administration, International Committee For FairPlay; Paris. Director, Institute for International Sport, University of Rhode Island; Kingston, Rhode Island Director, Legal Momentum; New York. Director, Voters for Choice; Washington, D.C. Director, Children NOW; Oakland. Director, Yosemite National Institutes; San Francisco. Director, The National Conference of Christians and Jews; Los Angeles. Director, Community Television of Southern California; Los Angeles. Director, Martin Luther King Legacy Association; Los Angeles. Director, Executive Service Corps of Southern California; Los Angeles. Director, Jackie Joyner Kersee Community Foundation; Los Angeles. Trusteeship for the Betterment of Women, Inc.; Los Angeles. People for Parks; Los Angeles. Member, Leander Club; Henley-On-Thames, United Kingdom Member, Advisory Board, School of Nursing, University of California; Los Angeles. Regional Selector, President's Commission, White House Fellowships; Washington, D.C. Advisor, Center for the Study of Sport in Society; Boston. Director, Santa Monica College Foundation; Santa Monica. Member, National Association of Collegiate Women Athletic Administrators; Wilmington, North Carolina. Director, African-American Sports Hall of Fame; Richmond. Member, Association of Black Foundation Executives; Washington, D.C. Member, Global Advisory Board, Avon Products, Inc.; New York. Director, National Black Child Development Institute; Washington, D.C. Director, Women's World Cup 1999; Los Angeles. Director, Western Asset Trust; Los Angeles. Director, Smithsonian National Museum of American History; Washington, D.C. Director, Los Angeles Sports Council. Member, Society's Board of Managers for the Law Alumni Society, University of Pennsylvania Law School. Member, The Knight Foundation Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics. Member, The Global Council, International Museum of Women. Member, NCAA Leadership Advisory Board. Member, NCAA Diversity Leadership Strategic Planning Committee Director, OBN Holdings. Director, The Juvenile Law Center. US Rowing Task Force on Access, Affordability and Diversity. Member, Advisory Board Sports Business Institute.