Robbie Walker
Australian Cat FederationRobbie Walker is currently serving as Secretary of the Australian Cat Federation (ACF) and was elected to the position of International Liaison Officer for ACF in 2016 an organisation he has been involved with since 1997.
He has held various positions within the cat fancy and affiliated clubs. Robbie is currently a member of the management committee of the Feline Control Council of Queensland (FCCQ). He bred Scottish Folds and British Shorthairs under the prefix Duart.
Chris Merritt
Co-Ordinating Cat Council of AustraliaChris Merritt is the current President of the Co-Ordinating Cat Council of Australia after being in the role of Vice President and acting President in recent years. She also holds the role of the Liaison Officer.
Chris began her journey in the cat world in 1975 and in time, went on to become a Group 1 Judge in 1986 and an All–Breeds judge in 1992. As well as being an All–Breeds Tutor Judge with Cats Queensland Inc. and on the CCC of A Tutor Judge’s panel, she has been involved on the Management committee of Cats Queensland Inc. since its inception. Chris is also the Honorary Registrar of this association.
Kathy Calhoun
Cat Fanciers' AssociationKathy Calhoun was born and raised in Chicago, where she still lives. A CFA judge since 2007, Kathy founded her cattery, 5800 Dreams, in 1991, with her son. Her primary breed has always been the Maine Coon, but she has also bred American Shorthairs, American Wirehairs, and recently began to breed Lykoi. Other breeds she has worked with include Persians, Orientals, Abyssinians, Chartreux, and Devon Rex. She has achieved national wins with both her Maine Coons and her American Wirehairs.
Her resume in CFA is extensive; she is not only a member and a Secretary for several show producing clubs but serves as the treasurer for the Maine Coon Breed Council, the CFA Foundation, and the CFA organization itself. She also served as Midwest Regional Director.
Recently retired from her job as a Product Manager with Pepsico, Kathy has been a CFA judge since 2007. She has judged across the United States, Asia, Europe, Latin America, Canada, Russia, New Zealand, South Africa, and Australia. When not involved with cats, judging, or her many organizational responsibilities, Kathy has been known to play the bagpipes.
Annette Sjödin
Fédération Internationale FélineAnnette Sjödin is currently the President of the Fédération Internationale Féline (FIFe). She is also the President of Sweden’s FIFe member, Sveriges Kattklubbars Riksförbund (SVERAK), a position she has held for a number of years and President of the Swedish club, Västsvenska Kattklubben. Annette has also been active on a number of commissions within SVERAK. She is a FIFe International all-breed judge and has bred Persians, Exotics and Burmese.
John Hansson
Governing Council of the Cat FancyJohn Hansson was until Helen Marriott-Power joined him in 2021, the only GCCF All-Breed Judge, as such John is Full on All Breeds and judge in All sections. His GCCF prefix is PANNADULOA which is an anagram of his twin daughters' names, under John’s prefix possibly his main claim to fame would be breeding and showing Supreme Grand Champion & UK Grand Premier Pannaduloa Blazer who was the youngest Supreme Grand Champion winner of any breed which he won in 1986 some 39 years later, he still holds that distinction, Blazer was also the 1st Male Siamese Male UK Gr Pr. Winner, he returned to the Supreme as a neuter and was Best of Variety Siamese Neuter in 1988 becoming the first Siamese neuter to attain UK status the following year. 2 female Neuters were the first Siamese neuters holders of the status. After serving 2 terms as GCCF chair, and 2 terms as Vice Chair, John is now a board member and currently Chair of the Joint Rex Breed Advisory Committee. John is also president of several Cat Clubs
John bred Siamese, mainly Silver Series Orientals, prior to them gaining championship status and Cornish Rex.
As an All-Breed judge John has judged in over 40 different countries, he has been involved with the GCCF Supreme show for a few years, being the event coordinator in the latter years.
David Colley
New Zealand Cat FancyDavid Colley has bred Cornish Rex, Russian Blues and Devon Rex cats since 1999. David has been a shorthaired judge for NZCF for over 15 years and is also a member of their Executive Council.
Jan van Rooyen
Southern African Cat CouncilJan van Rooyen is currently the Treasurer of the Southern African Cat Council (SACC) and a Judges Council Delegate. He is also a former President of SACC, having held that post from 2009 – 2012. Jan started his judging course in 1995 and became an all-breeds judge in 2001. His involvement in the cat fancy started in 1989 when he started breeding and showing Burmese, which he continues today under the cattery name Zion.
Vicki Jo Harrison
The International Cat AssociationVicki Jo Harrison is the current President of The International Cat Association (TICA). She is an approved Allbreed Judge and Ring/School Instructor.
Vicki Jo served 2 terms on the TICA Board of Directors as the South Central Regional Director prior to being elected President.
She breeds Siamese and Oriental Shorthair cats under the Radiance Cattery and is the current Siamese Breed Group Committee Chairperson.
She has been actively involved in the cat fancy and has been a member of TICA since 1983.
Anneliese Hackmann
World Cat FederationAnneliese Hackmann is currently President of the World Cat Federation (WCF), an organization she founded in 1988. She is also President of the German WCF member, Deutsche Edelkatze e.V. Anneliese is a WCF All-breed judge and for some time was one of the few breeders of the German Rex. She has written several books about cats, the most successful being Birmankatzen. Anneliese—as President of WCF—was one of the founder members of the World Cat Congress.
