Delegates

I have been involved in The Cat Fancy since 1980, showing my first Burmese whilst starting High School. It wasn’t long until my involvement included running annual shows, stewarding and being active in a variety of cat clubs, whilst doing my HSC. In 1998 I obtained my OFS Judging licence, followed soon after with my BFM in 2002, to complete the national Group 3 class.

Having bred Burmese, British, Scottish folds and owned by two Turkish Vans, I retired from breeding in 1999.

In 2022 I extended my Judging Licence to include the beautiful Group 1 Breeds and I’m currently undertaking my Group 2 course with GCCFSA.

I feel lucky that I have the privilege of sharing my love of felines with other likeminded people and the friendships I have from all over the world."

I was elected as the Australian Cat Federations (ACF) Vice President at the Annual General Meeting in July 2025. I look forward to meeting and collaborating with fellow delegates.

I showed under FIFe in the UK and some shows in Europe, having relocated to Australia I will be showing under NSW CFA.

I am currently living in NSW Australia. My interest in Norwegian Forest Cats began in 1996 when I first ventured on to the GCCF show bench helping some friends. It was good training for me getting to learn about these beautiful cats before being in the privileged position of being owned by one in 1997.

I am currently the President of NSW CFA a member body of CCC of A, and Treasurer for CCC of A

I am currently the President of NSW CFA a member body of CCC of A, and Treasurer for CCC of A.

My involvement in CFA started over 50 years ago when I got my first CFA registered cat in 1975, a Himalayan (at that time, a breed separate from Persians). I fell in love with Lynx (Tabby) Colourpoint Shorthairs at my very first show and worked on establishing a Siamese breeding program to work with the Colourpoint Shorthairs. I was fortunate to have bred GRC, NW, BW Sapad Mme Charlotte H., D.M (I think Charlotte was my Siamese alter ego) under my Sapad cattery name; GRC, BW, RW Alsace V. Lestat was my most memorable Colourpoint Shorthair bred under my Alsace cattery name. My “heart cat” was GRC Alsace Armstrong, my Maine Coon male, who loved his “pick me up and love me” moments.

I have bred Siamese/Colourpoint Shorthairs, Oriental Shorthairs, Persians, Singapuras, Maine Coon Cats, Manx, and am currently working with Norwegian Forest Cats and occasionally American Curls.

Accepted in 1990, I have been judging for the Cat Fanciers’ Association for over 35 years and have been fortunate to have judged on every continent where cat shows are held and for almost all the members of the World Cat Congress and several other independent organizations. First elected in 1986, I have served as regional director for the CFA Gulf Shore Region and the European Region of CFA, a director at large, vice president and president of CFA, with over 34 years of service on the CFA Board of Directors. I currently am also on the board of directors for the CFA Foundation, which was formed to preserve, and display, artifacts displaying the history of cats throughout the ages.

Additionally, I served 6 years as president of the World Cat Congress, overseeing the largest expansion of the organization since its inception. Though originally from the United States, I moved to Finland in 2011. My professional career encompassed 24 years in the US Army, retiring in 1993 as a Lieutenant Colonel.

Annette Sjödin is currently the President of the Fédération Internationale Féline (FIFe). She is also the President of Sweden’s FIFe member, Sveriges Kattklubbars Riksförbund (SVERAK), a position she has held for several years and President of the Swedish club, Västsvenska Kattklubben. Annette has also been active on several commissions within SVERAK. She is a FIFe International all-breed judge and has bred Persians, Exotics and Burmese.

I am currently the Chair of the Governing Council of the Cat Fancy and have been a member of the Executive Committee and Board of Directors since 2002. I previously served a term as Chair from 2014-17, and oversaw the modernisation of GCCF’s computer system, online services and office-based administration.

I’ve been involved in the cat fancy since 1984 and bred and showed Burmese, Asians and Egyptian Maus under my Kagura prefix. I worked with a small group of other breeders to develop the Asian breed and helped guide it through to Championship status. I became a judge of Burmese in 1998, and am now a judge of Sections 2,3,4 & 5.

I wrote GCCF’s General Breeding Policy in 2010, as the basis for breed recognition and the key policy on breeding for health and welfare. I chair the Genetics Committee and am the lead on Welfare. I’m also Chair of the Cat Welfare Trust (GCCF’s charity).

I am a member of the Canine & Feline Sector Group for England, which advises the Animal Welfare Board and DEFRA on cat and dog issues, and of The Cat Group, a national group concerned with cat welfare in the UK. My particular interest is genetics and breeding for health & welfare.

Born in London, I’ve lived for 37 years in Frinton-on-Sea, a small seaside town in south-east England.

My professional background includes extensive experience in developing and implementing government policy on education, training & employment, and economic development.

Throughout my professional career, I worked in procurement, with my final position before retirement being a Material Release Planner at Nissan South Africa.

My love for cats began in childhood, as my family always had cats—Siamese being their preferred breed. In my early twenties, I was introduced to Burmese cats and was privileged to own several neuters before beginning to breed Burmese in 1998, co-owning Zion Cattery. A highlight of this journey was breeding the first lilac Burmese to achieve the title of Supreme Champion in South Africa.

Since the 1990s, I have served on various club and breed group committees and continue to serve on the Rand Cat Club committee. Following my retirement, I was offered the role of Assistant Registrar for SACC in 1999 and, in 2003, became the Registrar and Office Manager—a role I proudly continue to hold today. I also had the honour of representing SACC as a delegate to the WCC in both 2023 and 2025.

Over the years, I have witnessed significant changes in the cat fancy, both locally and internationally. Despite these changes, I firmly believe that pedigrees issued by recognised registration organisations must be authentic and credible. This belief underpins our mission to promote pedigreed cats globally. It remains a source of pride for me every day when I sign and certify a pedigree, knowing I am contributing to the integrity and future of the cat fancy.

Vicki Jo Harrison is the current President of The International Cat Association (TICA). She is an approved Allbreed Judge and Ring/School Instructor.

Vicki Jo served 2 terms on the TICA Board of Directors as the South Central Regional Director prior to being elected President.

She breeds Siamese and Oriental Shorthair cats under the Radiance Cattery and is the current Siamese Breed Group Committee Chairperson.

She has been actively involved in the cat fancy and has been a member of TICA since 1983.