Over the past 2-3 years, the ADO email server has been bombarded with spam email. Because of this, we have changed the email address of almost ALL the executive board members, area managers and regional directors.

NEW Executive Board Member Emails
President – Chris Helms –
Vice President – Laurett Meddis –
General Secretary – Carolyn Camp –
Chief Financial Officer – Ed Koenig –
National Youth Manager – Steve Gagnon –
Communications Officer – David Hascup –

Area managers emails have changed as follows:
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Regional director emails have changed as follows:
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A complete listing of the emails can be found here

As most of you know, this is my last day as ADO President. In the 6+ years that I have held this position, and the nearly 20 years that I have been on the ADO Board I have worked with many many great people, and I have seen a great deal of change in the ADO and in the sport of darts all over the world. The one thing that stands out from my time on the ADO Board is the dedication of the people that make up the ADO. The amount of time and effort that it takes to run the ADO and to run the leagues, tournaments and other events is sometimes overlooked by many people. I want to thank everyone that has given their time as an Association Rep, Regional Director, Area Manager or Executive in the ADO. There would be no ADO without your efforts. I also want to thank the thousands of playes that I have met over the years, your loyalty and dedication to the Sport of darts is what keeps everyone moving forward. Our players are respected world wide, and they have proven that they are among the world’s best in many international competitions over the years. I have been extremely proud to represent the ADO in 5 World Cups, Americas Cups and other international competitions, and on the WDF Board. In the years that I have been President, the largest event that the ADO produced was the 2009 World Cup in Charlotte. This was a great event, with 32 countries participating and having a great time in Charlotte. The planning for this event was a 2 year process, and I do want to thank a few of the people who were instrumental in making this event a success. Laurett Meddis, ADO VP for all of her help in the planning, Keeth Wilkinson, CFO, who is also leaving the ADO Board after many years, who somehow figured out how to pay for everything and for handling all of the local details in Charlotte, and David Hascup, Communications Officer, who produced a great website and handled all of the technical details of the event in Charlotte. David has also been respossible for moving the ADO forward with our website and giving us a presence on other web platforms. Finally, I want to wish Chris Helms and the ADO Board all the best moving forward. I am not planning on leaving the sport, you will still see LB Darts tournaments, and I have accepted a position as VP of the WDF, and there are some exciting things on the horizon for ADO players on the world stage in the future. It has been a pleasure serving as President of the ADO, and I look forward to seeing the progress that will be made in the future.

Thanks,
Buddy

Following  are the results of the Regional Director elections in Areas 2 ,4, 6, and the new 5-6 Region.  

Region 2-2 elected Bryan Gosser and Region 2-5 elected Challa Alarid.  

Region 4-1 elected Brett Morehouse, 4-2 re-elected Beth Newby,  4-3 re-elected Glenda Alvarado, 4-4 elected Mary Beth Collins, and 4-5 elected Jason Smith. 

Region 6-1 re-elected Bryan Webb, 6-2 re-elected Billy Dupske, 6-3 elected Steve Panuncialman, 6-4 re-elected Ryan Loch, and 6-5 re-elected Steve Webb.

The new Region 5-6 elected Tammy O’ Brien.

Thank you to everyone who ran for office and to all of you who took the time to vote.

On behalf of all at the ADO, I’d like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas, and a Happy, Peaceful, and Prosperous New Year!