Dean Gemmell representing Team USA at the 2012 World Men’s Curling Championship in Basel, Switzerland.
Dean Gemmell
2012 U.S. Men’s National Champion/Head Curling Professional
• Represented USA at 2012 Men’s World Curling Championship
• USA Curling Representative to the Athletes Advisory Council of the United States Olympic Committee
Not only has Dean competed at the highest levels of the sport, he has worked extensively to promote the game at the recreational level. From 2009-2011, a period explosive growth in the sport, he served as Club President at his home club, the Plainfield Curling Club. He has written two best-selling curling books and travels around the country to conduct training clinics. At Curl NYC, Dean leads instructors and develops the approach that is used for each event.
Dean Roth at one of the many bonspiels he plays in each year. At this event in North Carolina, able-bodied curlers were teamed with wheelchair curlers.
Dean Roth
Operations/Finance
• Dedicated curler who has played in over 30 different countries
• Coach of Team Ukraine at the 2019 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship
Since he began curling in 2006, Dean Roth has been an incredibly active and dedicated curler. As someone who fell in love with the sport as an adult, he draws on his experiences to create programs that engage newcomers to the sport. With a 30-plus year career as a business owner and entrepreneur, Dean keeps our finances organized and our operations running seamlessly.
Chad McMullan being recognized by Curling Canada for his successful efforts to build the sport and expand its appeal in new communities of the country.
Chad McMullan
Educational Programming/Street Curling
• Elite curler who competed on and led World Curling Tour
• Created successful national program that introduces Canadian schoolchildren to the sport
Toronto-based Chad McMullan has experience as Tour player, a builder of the sport, and a curling marketing Not only did he create and find sponsorship for Rocks & Rings, a program that introduces the sport to children in school gymnasiums, he also developed the Street Curling product. Used at festivals, in bars and restaurants, and at major sporting events, it offers a way to provide a curling experience without ice.