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Pamela M. Danberg

Pamela M. DanbergPamela M. Danberg of Cooper City, Florida – Ms. Danberg has served as President of the Dwarf Athletic Association of America since 1995. She has been involved in sports for persons with disabilities since 1986 and has been actively involved with the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) since 1989. Most recently she was selected as Chef de Mission for the 2002 Paralympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City, Utah. Previously, she was delegated as the Assistant Chef de Mission for the 2000 Paralympic Summer Games in Sydney, Australia. As an athlete, Ms. Danberg competed in the 1988 Paralympic Games in Seoul, Korea, where she earned a silver medal in swimming (50m breaststroke) and was awarded the USOC Disabled Female Athlete of the Year Award in 1989. She has competed nationally and internationally in disabled sports since 1986 as a member of the Dwarf Athletic Association. Ms. Danberg currently serves on the Board of Directors for the USOC, as well as on the boards of America's Athletes with Disabilities, and the Women's Sports Foundation Committee on Sports for Women with Disabilities.

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