Pamela
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.