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| Birth name | AnnMaria Waddell | ||||||||||||||
| Nickname | The Animal | ||||||||||||||
| Born | August 15, 1958 Scott Air Force Base, St. Clair County, Illinois, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Washington University in St. Louis (B.S.) University of Minnesota (M.B.A.) University of California, Riverside (Ph.D.) | ||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | CEO of 7 Generation Games CEO of The Julia Group | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 56 kg (123 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||
| Rank | 7th dan black belt | ||||||||||||||
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| JudoInside.com | 6000 | ||||||||||||||
AnnMaria De Mars (born August 15, 1958) is an American technology executive, author and judoka. She is the first American to win a gold medal at the World Judo Championships, competing in the -56 kg weight class, for the 1984 World Judo Tournament.[1]
De Mars is the chief executive officer of 7 Generation Games and The Julia Group, as well as a statistical consultant and activist, having authored grants for various Native American programs.[2] Before she launched 7 Generation Games as its CEO, De Mars was Vice President of Spirit Lake Consulting Inc., a tribal institute based on the Spirit Lake Tribe Indian Reservation and was actively involved in the Tribe's Education and Vocational Rehabilitation programs.[3]
In 2013, De Mars was named in Forbes' annual list of the "40 Women to Watch Over 40" recognizing the accomplishments and backgrounds of women who are making major professional contributions after the age of 40, in the fields of innovation and disruption.[4] In 2016, she was inducted into the International Sports Hall of Fame.[5]
- ^ "AnnMaria Burns, Judoka". JudoInside.
- ^ "Dr. AnnMaria De Mars". 7 Generation Games.
- ^ "Dr. AnnMaria De Mars, Vice-president > Spirit Lake Consulting, Inc".
- ^ Dill, Kathryn. "'40 Women To Watch Over 40' List Rewards Innovation And Disruption". Forbes.
- ^ Dr. Robert Goldman (March 15, 2016). "2016 International Sports Hall of Fame Inductees". www.sportshof.org. Retrieved July 14, 2023.