Sil has been a volunteer with Special Olympics since 2014, where she started as a Delegation Assistant Liaison (DAL) at the European Summer Games in Antwerp. The following year, she was chosen to act as Team Belgium’s DAL at the 2015 World Summer Games in LA. After that event, Sil returned home to Belgium where she became an expert in GMS, running the Cycling competition during their National Games. Sil also does the same role at the SO Netherlands Regional Games, as well as assists in organizing the SO Europe-Eurasia Cycling Coach Seminar. She loves new experiences and is very grateful to have been selected as a SO Connect SME for the 2019 World Summer Games in Abu Dhabi, 2020 Sweden Winter Invitational in Ostersund/Are, and the upcoming 2022 World Winter Games in Kazan. Sil will also attend the 2023 World Summer Games in Berlin. She just bought a house, so gardening and renovating have become hobbies! She also volunteers for a group of people with ID who she used to share a house with. Sil also likes walking/hiking in nature, going to the theater, and her two guinea pigs.
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
