2011 Board Members
President
Markus Dragūns (Melbourne)
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Markus has been a long time active member of the Latvian community in Melbourne and has graduated from the Melbourne Latvian high-school "Daugava" and Australian Latvian Summer School "AZVV". He is a member of the Latvian student fraternity "Selonija", and was president of the LJAA in 2005.
       
Adelaide representative
Rūdis Dancis
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Rudis has been a very active member of the Latvian community since an early age and was elected president of the LJAA in 2007. Rudis currently works as a software engineer in Adelaide. In his spare time he currently teaches Latvian dance for Latvian dance group Auseklitis and sings in the Latvian choir Daugava.
Melbourne representative
Dāvids Vējiņš
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Davids is an active member of the Latvian community in Melbourne and has graduated from the Melbourne Latvian high-school and Australian Latvian summer school. Davids has studied "Management & human resource" at the Holmesglen institute and is continuing his studies in the same field at Swinburne University. In his free time, Davids participates in the Latvian choir "Daina", Latvian folk dancing group "Ritenitis" and Latvian scout group.
 
Sydney representative
Ella Mačēna
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Ella is an active member of the Sydney Latvian community. Ella is currently studying a Bachelor of creative arts at Wollongong University. Ella has graduated from the Sydney Latvian high-school and Australian Latvian Summer School. Ella continues to participate in the Sydney Latvian dance group "Jautrais Paris" and choir "Jaunais Vējš".
Brisbane representative
Ance Deksne
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Ance is a talented musician and devotes her musical knowledge to two Latvian folk groups "Zigrīda" and "Zigrīdas Kalpi." Ance has used her musical skills to perform at many Latvian arts festivals around Australia. Ance (BMus, BEd (Primary/Secondary), AMusA (piano), LMusA (piano) works as a musical teacher at St. Pauls School in Brisbane.
     
Archive/E-Zine
Ingus Purēns (Melbourne)
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Treasurer/Secretary
Daris Leitmanis (Melbourne)
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Daris has been an active member of the Latvian community for 15+ years, and continues to do so. He has been involved with Latvian folk dance group "Ritenitis", choir "Daina" and the Melbourne Latvian drama group, and has graduated from the Melbourne Latvian high-school and Australian Latvian Summer School "AZVV".
           
33rd Latvian Youth Festival Directors
Voldis and Daina Kains
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The Latvian Youth Association of Australia