WFDF appoints Johanna von Toggenburg as its first ever Sustainability Officer
01 March 2017
The World Flying Disc Federation is pleased to announce that its Board of Directors have appointed Johanna von Toggenburg as the first ever WFDF Sustainability Officer.
“The appointment of Johanna von Toggenburg as our first ever Sustainability Officer marks another important step in fulfilling our commitment to stage sustainable world events and make sure that WFDF operates under best of class governance procedures,” stated WFDF President Robert “Nob” Rauch.
“We will now be better equipped to apply our sustainability evaluation tools like the Sustainable Sport Event Toolkit provided by our partner AISTS and ensure that sustainability issues are considered when reviewing applications for our development grant projects.”
“I would like to thank the WFDF Board of Directors for entrusting me with the role as WFDF Sustainability Officer,” commented Johanna von Toggenburg on her appointment. “My vision for this role is to develop transparent assessment mechanisms with practical recommendations to ensure activities carried out by WFDF and its members are done in a sustainable manner. I am excited about combining my profession and passion in order to mainstream sustainable practices into all aspects of Flying Disc sports worldwide.”
Johanna von Toggenburg has been playing Ultimate Frisbee in the UK, France, Belgium, Italy and the US since 2003. She has participated in numerous tournaments, including the European Ultimate Championships in 2007 in Southampton, UK. In 2013 she started coaching youth as part of the Ultimate Peace Program in Palestine. After moving to Lebanon in early 2015, Johanna introduced the sport and coached the first two Ultimate Frisbee teams in the country. She acts as Liaison for the organization “Ten Million Discs,” founded the Lebanon Flying Disc Association, and is currently acting as its President. Professionally, Johanna is an environmental and sustainability expert, using communication to bridge the gap between science and policy. Since 2012 she has advocated for sustainable water and land management in the Middle East and she now coordinates national and regional knowledge exchange platforms in order to fight the region’s water scarcity and pollution problems. She holds a MA in International relations and Economics from Johns Hopkins University and a MSc in Water and Coastal Management from University of Cadiz.
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