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Christina Massiala
Contact info: Mobile tel. 30-694-678-6338 camtouche@hotmail.com
christina.massiala@iwasf.com
EDUCATION Master of Arts in Educational Psychology May 2012
Marist College, Poughkeepsie, NY
Bachelor of General Studies, 1986 Spanish Literature, English, Statistics, Business
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
CERTIFICATION New York State Teacher Certification - Secondary Spanish
United States Fencing Association Referee- Epee 5, Foil 6, and Sabre 8
Prevost d’Armes, USFCA Foil/Sabre/Epee
AWARDS USFCA Coach of the Year (1994)
Member NCAA Regional Advisory Committee (1993-95)
Member U.S. and Greek National Foil Fencing Teams
Big Ten Foil Champion, University of Michigan 1976
Dutchess County Sports Hall of Fame Inductee 2010
COMMUNITY Board Member of the Dutchess County Sports Hall of Fame
SERVICE Fencing Benefit for Big Brother Big Sister and XP Society
Past member of Zonta International, and the local Chamber of Commerce
Professional Fencing Experience:
1990-1995 Men’s and Women’s Head Fencing Coach, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York
1993-1995 Member of the Northeast NCAA Regional Committee for Fencing
1995-2002 Founded and ran Dutchess Fencing Academie, Poughkeepsie, New York
1999—initiated the fencing program at Our Lady of Lourdes (high school), Poughkeepsie, NY
1993-2002 Fencing Instructor: Summer Institute for the Gifted at Vassar College site
1996—Initiated Fencing classes at Marist College (worked as Adjunct Faculty at Marist 1996-2016)
1998—Initiated Marist College Fencing Club (acquired $20,000 grant money via USFA Collegiate initiative program)
2002-2018 Referee at NCAA/collegiate events
2006-2015 Referee at US Summer Nationals
2013-2019 Volunteer Fencing Coach, Vassar College
2020-2021 Chair of IWAS Wheelchair Fencing Gender Equity Commission
2021—Directoire Technique member at Tokyo Paralympic Games
2020-present Member of IWAS Wheelchair Fencing Executive Committee
2022-present Chair of IWAS Wheelchair Fencing Promotion Commission
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