New CFA Club Applicants

May 6, 2026

 

The following clubs have applied for CFA membership and will be considered at the June 25, 2026 CFA Board meeting. Anyone wishing to submit comments regarding the applicants should do so in writing and send the comments to Committee Chair Carol Krzanowski no later than June 1, 2026.

As stated in the CFA By-Laws – Article III – Membership, Section 3 – Election to Membership: “If negative information is submitted regarding the applicant, the information will be provided to the applicant with enough time for the applicant to prepare a written rebuttal prior to board consideration.”

Akdeniz Cat Club
President: Turgut Mercimekoglu
Secretary: Tugçe Katırcı
Location: Gaziantep, Turkey

Aristo Cat Club
President: Nicolas Fabregue
Secretary: Julien Tzijil
Location: Montpellier, France

Great West China Cat Fanciers
President: Jie (Panda) Zhao
Secretary: Gavin Cao
Location: Chengdu, Sichuan, China

Japan Sacred Birman Fanciers
President: Kazuo Okura
Secretary: Chika Hiraoka
Location: Tokushima-Ken, Japan

Mekong Cat Club
President: Dao An Phuoc
Secretary: Nguyen Hoang Bach
Location: Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam

Mitten State Cat Club
President: Samuel George
Secretary: Caitlin Benham
Location: Decatur, Michigan, USA

Starlight Cat Club
President: Andriy Rachevsky
Secretary: Olena Gnatkevych
Location: Kyiv, Ukraine

The No Drama Llamas Cat Society
President: Jim Wuersch
Secretary: Melinda Rumschlag
Location: Greenfield, Indiana, USA