BOARD MEMBERS | STAFF
ATLANTA DITC: The Legacy Institution of the Atlanta 1996 Centennial Olympic Games
BOARD MEMBERS
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
- Honorary Chairman (1996-),
Forging New Tomorrows, Inc. (FNT) - Honorary Chairman,
IAAF Foundation - Vice President,
IOC Athletes Commission - Monaco, MONACO
S.A.S le Prince Souverain Albert II de MONACO
5 time Olympian,
ATLANTA DITC Co-Founder (1996)
ATLANTA DITC Honorary Chair (2002-)
- Co-Chairman (2002-),
Forging New Tomorrows, Inc. (FNT) - Co-Chairman (1996-),
GoodWorks International, LLC - Co-Chairman (1991-1996),
Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games (ACOG) - Atlanta Mayor (1982-1990)
- US Ambassador to the U.N. (1977-79)
- US Congressman (1973-1977)
- Atlanta, USA
Ambassador Andrew YOUNG
Minister & Civil-Rights Leader
ATLANTA DITC Co-Chairman (2002-)
- Managing Partner & CEO, (1992-)
ASE, LLC - International Consulting Firm - Visiting Scholar (1995-2008),
Emory University - Atlanta, USA
Dr. Marc-Daniel GUTEKUNST
Epidemiologist
ATLANTA DITC Co-Founder (1996),
Co-Chairman & CEO (2002-)
- Chief of Staff to Congresswoman Diane WATSON (33rd District LA)
United States Congress (2006-2009) - Washington, D.C., USA
Mr. Richard BUTCHER
MBA
ATLANTA DITC Senior Vice President (SVP) for
Sports-International-Government Relations (SIG) (2009-)
- Manager, International Industrial Relations Planning,
The Coca-Cola Company
- Resource Program Manager, Human Resources,
Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games (ACOG) - Atlanta, USA
Mr. Herb EDWARDS
JD/MBA
ATLANTA DITC
Chief Operating Officer (COO) (2009-)
- Partner (1996-),
Alston & Bird LLP
- Atlanta, USA
Mr. James G. FARRIS, Jr.
Attorney at Law
ATLANTA DITC
General Counsel (GC) (2009-)
- Chief Operating Officer/COO (2010-,
DeKalb County Government Executive Branch - Executive Assistant to
DeKalb County
CEO Vernon Jones (2001-2008),
DeKalb County Government Executive Branch - Deputy CFO (1989-2000),
Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games (ACOG) - Atlanta, USA
Mr. Richard STOGNER
MBA
ATLANTA DITC Senior Advisor (2009-)
- Executive Vice President (1996-),
Forging New Tomorrows, Inc. (FNT) - Partner,
Eason Law Firm - Former Federal Prosecutor
- Atlanta, USA
Mr. Ralph WASHINGTON
Attorney at Law
ATLANTA DITC Executive Vice President (2002-)
BOARD MEMBERS
- Vice President (2011-),
World Olympians Association (WOA) - Executive Board Member (1999-2011),
World Olympians Association (WOA)
- Director (1996-),
IAAF Regional Training Center, Dakar - Dakar, SENEGAL
Mr. Amadou DIA BA
3 time Olympian
1988 Silver Medallist
ATLANTA DITC Board Member (2003-)
- USOC Senior Consultant to Chicago 2016
- USOC Consultant to New York 2012
- International Relations Director,
Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games (ACOG) - Atlanta, USA
Mr. Charlie BATTLE, Jr.
Attorney at Law
ATLANTA DITC Board Member (2002-)
- Member of the Executive Board (2011 -),
World Olympians Association (WOA) - Secretary General (1999-2005),
World Olympians Association (WOA) - Former Member,
IOC Athletes Commission - Fort Myers, USA
Dr. Liston BOCHETTE
4 time Olympian
ATLANTA DITC Board Member (2002-)
- General Counsel (2004- ),
World OLYMPIANS Association (WOA) - Washington, D.C., USA
Mr. Josh HENSON
ATLANTA DITC Sports Counsel (2004-)
ATLANTA DITC Board Member (2005-)
- Board Member, USA Pentathlon
- Former USOC Executive Committee Member
- Washington, D.C., USA
Mr. Rob STULL
2 time Olympian:
Fencing Seoul 1988
Men’s Épée, Individual (47th)
Men’s Épée, Team (11th)
Modern Pentathlon Seoul 1988
Men's Individual & Team
Modern Pentathlon Barcelona 1992
Men's Individual (20th)
Men's Team
(4th)
ATLANTA DITC Board Member (2003-)
- Soccer 1960 Olympic Gold Medallist (Yugoslavia)
- Soccer 1956 Olympic Silver Medallist (Yugoslavia)
- Former Marketing Executive, Adidas
- Former National Head Soccer Coach,
Zaire and Morocco - Strasbourg, FRANCE
Mr. Blagoje (Banné) VIDINIC (November 11, 1934, Skopje, Macedonia - December 29, 2006, Strasbourg, France)
Attorney
2 time Olympian: 1956 & 1960
ATLANTA DITC Board Member (2002-2006)













