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BPA Election Ballot Last updated June 16, 2025
 

VOTING IS NOW CLOSED.

All current members of the BPA may vote regardless of membership level, including all paid pre-registrants of the 2025 World Boardgaming Championships, except those purchasing one-day Guest passes. Votes will be recorded in accordance with membership status as outlined on the Membership Terms & Conditions page and are weighted appropriately by election officials. Those elected to the BPA Board will serve three-year terms through the 2028 convention season. The new Board will be introduced during the BPA Annual Meeting on Tuesday, July 29, at 11:15 am in the Grand Ballroom at Seven Springs Mountain Resort in Seven Springs, PA. All BPA members are invited to attend.

In order to vote, use the BPA Electronic Board Ballot. The e-mail you supply with your vote must match the e-mail we have on file for you. Each member may cast only one ballot, and may vote for up to three (3) different individual candidates on that ballot. Multiple ballots from the same e-mail address will be disqualified. The final day to vote is June 15, 2025. In order for your vote to count, you must cast your ballot on the website no later than midnight ET on June 15, 2025.

The last day to join the BPA in order to be eligible to vote is June 15, the "Record Date". In order for the Vote to count, a quorum of ten percent (10%) of all members who have joined the BPA as of the Record Date must cast valid ballots on or before the Final Voting Date. We anticipate the Quorum will be approximately 125 voters.

NOTE: Any member may run for election as a Director. Candidates must comply with the Board’s nomination rules in order to be placed on the ballot. The three candidates receiving the most votes will be elected.

 

 

Gregorio, Alex - WBC is where you come for the games and return for the community. The community of gamers is what makes the convention so special – different from any other convention – playing games from Avalon Hill classics to the latest and greatest from Essen. Together we share our collective triumphs and commiserate over bad luck. I have attended WBC for over twenty years, am honored to be a member, and am eager to serve this community on the BPA Board.

I have three priorities: (1) ensure ALL gamers feel welcomed and appreciated, (2) innovate to enhance the player experience while preserving the integral culture of WBC, and (3) streamline and improve communications to members and the outside world. As a gamer who competes in Grognard, Euro and late-night games, as well as an attorney who regularly manages bet-the-company transactions, I am confident I can deliver results for the benefit of all members.
Jarrett, Roger - I would like to give back to the gaming community that has provided me with many years of fun and intellectual challenges. I bring board, professional, and gaming experience to the table to continue and improve the WBC convention. I have the time and energy to tackle the future challenges of BPA.

Board experience:

  • Advanced Math and Science (AMSA) Charter School Board of Trustees, Marlborough MA. AMSA is a 6-12 grade public charter school.
    • Board Chair, Treasurer, and Chair of the Governance committee. Yearly budget $15 million. 2009 – 2024
    • President AMSA STEM Soaring Eagles 501c3 foundation supporting AMSA 2024 – present

Professional experience:

  • Principle Software Engineer MathWorks overall 40 years in the field

Gaming/convention experience:

  • Voting member Train Gamers Association 2023 – present
  • President Parkside Association of Wargamers 1982 – 1985
  • Assisted TSR with running GENCON 17-19
  • University of Wisconsin-Parkside host site Gen Con 11-17
Jiang, Allan - Hi everyone! You might know me as former Caesar, but you probably don’t know how much WBC has changed my life. I’ve met countless wonderful people and made some of my best friends. They’ve not only made me a better gamer but also led me to truly grow as a person into a social butterfly and a leader. I now plan and host social events in my city and am always working with the community to improve our events. I’d love to use these skills to give back to this organization which has meant so much to me.

WBC is amazing and it can be even better. For instance, it could be easier for GMs to run their events and for everyone, especially newcomers, to find information. Above all else, I believe in optimizing for everyone to have the best possible experience at the best gaming convention in the world!
Latto, Andy - WBC has great tournaments in variety of types of games, both old and new, and I will work to keep this balance. As a 14-year GM who created and maintains a spreadsheet tool to facilitate GMing, I will continue to work to make GMing easier, and to allow GM's to choose appropriate formats for their tournaments.

I was involved in the changes to allow quarterfinals in HWO tournaments of intermediate size, which I think has provided a better format for GM's and players.

I was also involved in the creation of the WBC code of conduct and safety committee and will continue to work to make WBC welcoming to all.

The new website is starting to come online, and I will work to make it both easy to use and easy to update, so that all the information is easy to access and always up to date.
McCorry, Tom - I am seeking to rejoin the Board of Directors to represent the diverse gamers who participate in BPA-sponsored activities to provide support and guidance to the BPA organization. Focus areas for me are improvements to BPA operations especially around member communications (e.g., website, newsletter). Another area is continuity of operations to ensure the BPA has appropriate succession, convention location, and contingency plans in place and maintained.

For those who I have not met yet, I am a Charter BPA member who has attended all of the WBCs. I am currently a GM for the 18xx tournament and was the GM for several other tournaments over the years including Ticket to Ride and Carcassonne where I received GM of the Year honors. I have won the Kremlin and ASL Starter Kit tournaments which shows my wide diversity of gaming interests. I attend several boardgame conventions each year around the world, have many friends in the boardgaming industry, and business board of director experience which I can leverage for the benefit of the BPA members.
Morelli, Marcy - I grew up playing family board and card games, later learned RPGs and wargames, and am now an avid Eurogamer.

I’ve been involved with various types of gaming organizations and events for over 20 years as a player, GM, and event organizer. These experiences have given me a strong understanding of the needs of the boardgaming community. I currently serve as Event Director for EuroQuest, Director for GCOM’s Game Days, and as Secretary/Treasurer of the Meeple League

While serving on the BPA Board, I’ve been active in several initiatives including streamlining our tiebreaking rules and creation of our Code of Conduct. Most recently I have been applying my past professional knowledge as part of the team guiding the creation of our new website. If elected again, I will see the website project through while looking ahead to find additional enhancements to help players and GMs have a great experience at WBC.
Neary, Patrick - Since attending WBC for the first time in 2011, it has been a highlight of my year. From that first year, WBC has increased my interest and involvement in our shared hobby and passion. WBC has a unique combination of tournaments and a welcoming atmosphere that I want to maintain and build on. After 14 years, I’m looking to give back by serving on the Board of Directors. With my background in education as a college instructor, I want to continue to improve the new member experience and communications overall. I also have experience in website rollouts when previously serving on the boards of other nonprofits. We need to keep making progress on a website that is easy to navigate and easy to maintain. This is also a starting point to building more robust GM tools to make results reporting smoother. I look forward to working hard on behalf of our members to keep WBC the unique con that it is!
Pollard, Pete - I would like to remain on the Board and continue to work with you and the other board members to improve our convention, tournaments, and the interaction we all have gaming. I’d like to work on the processes that make a convention run smoothly. I want to ensure that each player has a better experience at the WBC so, like me, they look forward to next summer when they can return and enjoy a week of gaming again.
Tamburo, Joel - Many of you know me as I have been a BPA member at Tribune or higher level since the establishment of the BPA and have attended every WBC. I have also played in both Open Gaming and Tournament format every type of game offered at WBC so I have a broad base of experience with the games we play. Professionally my career skills include project management, sales, training, software design and development, recruiting and mentoring (as Development Team Leader), documentation authorship, data analysis and more. Most of these are useful to the BPA both in maintaining the WBC and future endeavors.

As a Board Member my focus would be on helping to promote the WBC and BPA while retaining our identity – what makes us unique. This includes the sense of camaraderie, the tournaments encouraging quality competition and our mix of games which is part of who we are.