WTHA - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Vice President, Eastern Canada
Job Titles:
- Founder
- Member of the Board of Directors
- President
- President of the World Table Hockey Association ( WTHA ) International Incorporated
Gregory is President of the World Table Hockey Association (WTHA) International Incorporated with national governing bodies in the USA and Canada. He was born in Buffalo, NY with relatives across the border in Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada. He now lives outside Washington, DC.
Job Titles:
- Creative Writer, Journalist
- Journalist and Creative Writer, a Member of WTHA 's Communications Team
Mariia Maksimova is a creative writer, journalist and an active member of the World Table Hockey Association's Communications team.
She is the youngest of our writers and publishers, but still very experienced in writing, translating and editing articles. Mariia has previously done various articles for the Samara Grass Hockey Federation's website, which makes her writing experience related to what she's doing now.
As you see, Maksimova is a forward looking and ambitious individual, with a huge personality. She is planning to become a well known writer and publisher, as well as a tennis coach, but also continuing her cooperation with WTHA.
Sport in Mariia's life and her other hobbies
It's interesting to know that Mariia is very sporty by nature. She has been playing tennis for more than 10 years, which now she does on professional level. She also plays volleyball (not professional) and enjoys trying new sports and takes up different hobbies in her spare time. Along with sports, Mariia enjoys culinary, especially baking. She has also edited a cookbook about traditional foods in Canada and USA.
Anyway, sport runs in Maksimova's blood: she has excellent sportsmen in her family.
Her father was a professional ice and grass hockey player. He played for several hockey teams at different times: "Trud" "Podshipnik", and "CSKA VVS". However, Mariia's dad participated in national tournaments and had earned a title of a "Candidate Master of Sports" in grass hockey. He had also competed among some famous players: for example Alexander Platonov - the former under (indoor grass) hockey European championship winner.
As for Maksimova's grandfather, he was also a marvellous both ice and grass hockey player in team "Trud". After he became a very famous coach throughout Russia and trained a grass hockey European champion and a world champion, among which is Alexander Platonov.
As you see, writing for World Table Hockey Association helps Mariia to put contribution into the hockey dynasty of her family.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Vice President, Western Canada
Yana Savchuk joined the World Table Hockey Association's Communications Team as a journalist.
Savchuk will produce interviews, reports, research and provide her opinions involving the people, places and events related to ice, bandy, and table hockey in Ukraine.
Yana brings experience in journalism and sports to the WTHA, as she has been the moderator of the sports column for the Chernivtsi National University's (CNU) student newspaper. At CNU, she played hockey with friends and enthusiasts where she was "happy to cross hockey sticks" playing "bandy" in warmer months and ice hockey on ponds and lakes during winter months.
She is also qualified teaching German. Today, she continues to enjoy history, literature and languages including her native one - Ukrainian, German and English.
She writes about her student life, post-graduation and personal interests: "I am not sure whether you can imagine your life at college or university without sport. I definitely couldn't. Therefore, I gladly joined the local volleyball team. When I was at school, I used to play ice-hockey. To tell the truth, that's what I truly enjoyed. After graduation, I decided to stay in the Chernivtsi city, lovely place in the West of Ukraine, where I still live with my family. And I am proud of its local history and multicultural communications. As for my personal interests, I enjoy history, literature and languages. I believe that language learning broadens your worldview and helps to share some knowledge about your country. I would like to investigate hockey as it reminds me of my school years and those days when I moderated sports column in school newspaper."
Yana Savchuk, has a M.A., Teaching English Language and Literature, Chernivtsi National University (CNU), Ukraine, 2014.