Pat has been a volunteer with Special Olympics Ireland since 1985, attending the Ireland Summer Games each year and eventually becoming the GMS operations lead for all sports. In 2002, in preparation for the World Summer Games being held in Ireland, Pat joined SOI as a volunteer and became a GMS SME for the Games in 2003. Since then, he has attended all World Summer Games as a SME for Athletics, for both GMS and SO Connect. He has also attended World Winter Games as a SME for Short Track Speed Skating. Other SME assignments include: 2014 European Summer Games in Belgium, 2010 USA Games in Lincoln, 2018 USA Games in Seattle, and a yearly appearance at Belgium’s National Games. When he is not volunteering as a SME for Special Olympics, Pat runs a 10 Pin Bowling Club with a friend of his that they started in 1996. They now have approximately 60 Special Olympics athletes and 12 volunteers registered.
World Games Berlin 2023 Subject Matter Experts
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Pat Doherty
Athletics Subject Matter Expert - Ireland -
Bryan Schubring
Badminton and Field Hockey Subject Matter Expert - Virginia -
Finn Newton
Basketball Subject Matter Expert - Germany -
Maureen Scott
Volleyball Subject Matter Expert - Australia -
Andy Heffer
Bocce Subject Matter Expert - London, England -
Marek Rozum
Bowling Subject Matter Expert - Poland -
Sil Decraene
Cycling Subject Matter Expert - Belguim -
Sulekha Rana
Equestrian Subject Matter Expert - Bharat -
Karim Mohamed
Football Subject Matter Expert - United Arab Emirates -
Frederick Lins
Futsal Subject Matter Expert - Austria -
Joanne Drumright
Golf Subject Matter Expert - Tennessee -
Dan Conley
Gymnastics Subject Matter Expert - Illinois -
Tanner Nissen
Handball Subject Matter Expert - Des Moines, Iowa -
Vignesh Balaburamanian
3v3 Basketball Subject Matter Expert - India -
Catherine Frazier
Powerlifting Subject Matter Expert - North Carolina -
Paul Hertogh
Swimming Subject Matter Expert - Netherlands -
Zach Arrigoni
Tennis and Table Tennis Subject Matter Expert - Vail, Colorado -
Eve Vance
Rollerskating Subject Matter Expert - Texas -
Katie Anderson
Athletics Subject Matter Expert - Minnesota -
Rita Schofield
Beach Volleyball Subject Matter Expert - Pennsylvania -
Edie Knapp
Swimming Subject Matter Expert - Alaska -
Kaley Garza
Judo Subject Matter Expert - Texas -
Susan Mejia
Kayaking Subject Matter Expert - New Jersey -
Amy Simmons
Open Water Swimming and Siling Subject Matter Expert - New Jersey
