Lani De Mello has more than 20 years of experience competing in Rhythmic Gymnastics and has served as a judge at three Special Olympics World Games in Los Angeles, Abu Dhabi, and Berlin. She is also a peer coach at the gym where she trains and competes across all five branches of gymnastics, with Rhythmic Gymnastics as her primary discipline. Lani also served as a vault judge at the most recent Special Olympics USA Games in Minneapolis. Her experience as both an athlete and official provides a valuable perspective for supporting technical delivery and athlete-centered competition.
World Games Santiago 2027 Technical Delegates
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George Krenk
Artistic Gymnastics - Men's - Technical Delegate - World Gymnastics -
Num Kutz
Artistic Gymnastics - Men's - Assistant Technical Delegate - USA Gymnastics -
Deborah Pastoelli
Artistic Gymnastics - Women's - Technical Delegate - World Gymnastics -
Brenda Garbin
Artistic Gymnastics - Women's - Assistant Technical Delegate - Norwegian Gymnastics Federation -
Julio Roberto Gomez Gaitan
Athletics - Technical Delegate - Association of Panamerican Athletics -
Giovanni Cardona Gomez
Athletics - Assistant Technical Delegate - Association of Panamerican Athletics -
Ricardo Emilio Salamanca Benitez
Badminton - Technical Delegate - Badminton Pan America Confederation -
Carmen Martínez Villanueva
Badminton - Assistant Technical Delegate - Badminton World Federation -
Sibi Chandrabhanu
Badminton - Assistant Technical Delegate - UAE Badminton Federation -
Mark Wolfgram
Basketball 3x3 - Technical Delegate - International Basketball Federation -
Roberto Canada
Basketball 3x3 - Assistant Technical Delegate - International Basketball Federation -
Pascale Weiwers
Basketball 5v5 - Technical Delegate - Fédération Luxembourgeoise de Basketball -
Dorothy Okatch
Basketball 5v5 - Assistant Technical Delegate - Botswana Basketball Association -
Fernando Costa Marques d´Oliveira
Beach Volleyball - Technical Delegate - International Volleyball Federation -
Nicolai Herrmann
Beach Volleyball - Assistant Technical Delegate - Special Olympics Germany -
Debra H. Pontenberg
Bocce - Technical Delegate - Special Olympics, Inc. -
Alejandro Enrique Acosta Kikuchi
Bocce - Assistant Technical Delegate - Paraguayan Bocce Federation -
Gunter Van De Sompel
Cycling - Technical Delegate - Belgian Cycling -
Mario Perez Fernandez
Cycling - Assistant Technical Delegate - Pan American Cycling Confederation -
Nicholas Caudle
Football - Technical Delegate - Special Olympics North America -
Alvaro Brochero
Football - Assistant Technical Delegate - Special Olympics Venezuela -
Abdulrazzaq Almahmood Alkabi
Futsal - Technical Delegate - UAE Football Association -
Jose Manuel Quesada Arias
Golf - Technical Delegate - United States Golf Association -
Briana Haines
Golf - Assistant Technical Delegate - Special Olympics, Inc. -
Laura Adriana Macchiotti
Hockey (field) - Technical Delegate - Pan American Hockey Federation -
Linda van Overmeire-Sandkaulen
Hockey (field) - Assistant Technical Delegate - Special Olympics Germany -
Alvaro Del Pozo Jacobs
Open Water Swimming - Technical Delegate - PanAm Aquatics -
Alex Alvarado
Powerlifting - Technical Delegate - International Powerlifting Federation -
Elijah Baine Frazier
Powerlifting - Assistant Technical Delegate - Powerlifting America -
Sofia Boura
Rhythmic Gymnastics - Technical Delegate - World Gymnastics -
Lani De Mello
Rhythmic Gymnastics - Assistant Technical Delegate - Special Olympics North America -
Rosie Garcia
Rhythmic Gymnastics - Assistant Technical Delegate - Special Olympics North America -
Manuel Antonio de Jesus Benitez
Swimming - Technical Delegate - PanAm Aquatics -
Andrea Estefanía Pineda Anaya
Swimming - Assistant Technical Delegate - PanAm Aquatics -
Santiago José Mercadé
Table Tennis - Technical Delegate - International Table Tennis Federation - Americas -
John Muringani
Table Tennis - Assistant Technical Delegate - Zimbabwe Table Tennis Union -
Cecilia M. Ancalmo
Tennis - Technical Delegate - World Tennis -
YiYue Ge
Tennis - Assistant Technical Delegate - Chinese Tennis Association -
Dora Agnes Rozsa
Triathlon - Technical Delegate - World Triathlon -
María Eugenia Arauz
Triathlon - Assistant Technical Delegate - South American Triathlon Confederation -
Pamela O'Donnell
Volleyball - Technical Delegate - Volleyball Ireland -
Barbara Besal
Volleyball - Assistant Technical Delegate - USA Volleyball -
Kristine Hughes
Volleyball - Assistant Technical Delegate - USA Volleyball
