Jamaica Masters Athletics Association President - Leo McEwan
22 Deanery Road
Kingston 3, Jamaica, West Indies.
Telephone (876) 383-3205
E Mail masters.ja@hotmail.com
Vice President - Leo Gayle
General Secretary - Dr. Maynard McIntosh
Treasurer - Carmen Headley
LEO MAcEWAN
Leo MacEwan was elected as the Jamaica Masters Athletics Association President in 2010 and was reelected in 2012 for a second term as president.
As an avid track & field enthusiast, he got involved in sport from a very early age at the Bartons All Age School in St. Catherine where he excelled in the sprints.He then attended the St.Jago High School where he continued his track & field career by representing the school at the Secondary schools Central Championships for schools in the central region of the island. He also represented the school at the prestigious Inter Secondary School Boys Athletic Championships.
As a Masters athlete, Leo competed at the prestigious Gibson Relays but his greatest impact has been in the Jamaica Masters administration. He lifted the Association from an obscure entity into one that is fast becoming a world wide recognized power house in track & field. Under his leadership, the association has facilitated the representation of Jamaica Masters relay teams at the world renowned Penn Relays with outstanding results. In 2012 the team won the 4x100m relay and placed second in the 4x400m relay. In 2013 they repeated those results by winning the 4x100m relay in a record breaking time and again placing second in the 4x400m relay. Leo was the team manager for the 17 member team that competed at the 2011 World Masters Athletics Championships in Sacramento, California where they won to Gold medals. This was the biggest contingent that the Jamaica Masters has ever sent to a World Championship. Under is directive the team also had one of it's biggest medal hauls at the North American , Central American and Caribbean Championships in St Johns , Canada 2012.
In his professional life, Leo is a Public Relations practitioner with the Jamaican Government.In his alone time, Leo enjoys a good play, movies, reading, music, sleeping and travelling.
He is a trained teacher with a Degree in English Language and Literature with Social Science and a Diploma in the teaching of English Language and Literature.
May 2, 2014
MEDIA RELEASE
Leo McEwan returned as Jamaica Masters President
Leo McEwan was returned as President of the Jamaica Masters Athletics Association following the Association’s Annual General Meeting held at the Offices of the Ministry of Transport, Works & Housing on Thursday, May 1. He was returned unopposed and will serve a two year term .
Other officers elected were Leo Gayle – Vice President; Dr. Maynard McIntosh – General Secretary; Carmen Headley – Treasurer. They will be joined by Cleston Morgan, Anphia Morgan, Winston Laidlaw and Samuel Brevett to constitute the Executive.
Speaking following his re-election, a reflective McEwan thanked the Association for the confidence they placed in him. He said that despite the challenges associated with running the organisation, he was confident that there was a place for it and would be working along with his Executive in making the Association even more visible. He said that the organisation was all-inclusive and welcomed even persons who were below 35 as they too had a part to play, citing the fact that a healthy and holistic lifestyle is the Association’s overall objective.
Turning to some of the plans on the horizon, McEwan explained that the inaugural National Masters Championships scheduled for August will take centre stage. In this respect, he is calling on Corporate Jamaica to support the event. He says that there will also be a thrust to expand the geographical boundaries of the Association beyond Kingston and its environs as he feels that there are many persons all over the island who can benefit from being a part. He is also looking forward to the World Masters Championships slated for Lyon, France next year.
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