The Judges

We are proud to present the judges for our show:


Lindajean Grillo Minden, Nevada, USA TICA Judge since 1980, TICA Distinguished Judge

	Yukimasa Hattori Higashi Nagoya, Japan TICA Judge since 1980, TICA Distinguished Judge

Mark Coleman Newark, Delaware, USA TICA Judge since 1984, TICA Judge of Merit Mark Coleman is an Allbreed, Teaching and Training judge with 22 years experience. He has raised and shown several breeds including Maine Coon, Persian, Somali, British Shorthair, Siamese and Oriental Shorthair under the Tails End cattery. Currently, Mark and his wife Julie are raising award winning Bengals under the Bejuled Bengals cattery name and live in Wilmington, Delaware, USA. Mark was on the TICA Board of Directors as the Northeast Regional Director from 1984-1986. Outside the cat fancy, Mark is a professional engineer and works to ensure nuclear power plants are safe and reliable. His other hobbies include fly fishing and cycling.

Don Caruthers Houston, Texas, USA TICA Judge since 1985, TICA Judge of Merit

	Ellen Crockett Port Townsend, Washington, USA TICA Judge since 1986, TICA Judge of Merit Ellen Crockett has had cats her whole life, starting with childhood "barn cats". She got her first pedigreed cat in 1968 (a Persian), and had been involved in the cat fancy ever since. She has bred Persians, American Shorthairs, Sphynx and Devon Rex. She was a founding member of TICA in 1979; a charter member of TICA's first club, Commencement Cat Club, and entered the judging program in 1985. She has lived in many places, all over the world, following her husband's military career. In "real life", Ellen is the Disaster Program Manager for the Olympic Peninsula Chapter of the American Red Cross. She manages a satellite office, and trains and deploys volunteers in times of national disaster.

	Dewane Barnes Palatine, Illinois, USA TICA Judge since 1988 Dewane Barnes started showing in the late 1950s. His first "show cat" was a brown Mackerel Tabby Household Pet named Cleo. She did so well that he decided that he would try his hand at showing a purebred cat so he purchased a Seal Point Siamese. He bred and showed Siamese for several years until he decided to work with Oriental Shorthairs. Dewane owned the first OS Grand Champion in CFA, a tortie Oriental named Justa Foo-Lin. He also showed a Mackerel Tabby OS in ACFA, Black Bart, who was the first OS Grand CH in ACFA. He was also the OS breed chair in ACFA. Dewane has been a TICA judge since 1988 and served on the TICA Board of Directors for 18 years.

Vickie Shields Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA TICA Judge since 1989

	Fate Mays Corpus Christi, Texas, USA TICA Judge since 1991

Adriana Kajon Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA TICA Judge since 1992

	Judy Chappetta Loranger, Louisiana, USA TICA Judge since 1994

Alexey Shchukin Isselstein, The Netherlands TICA Judge since 1997

	Harley DeVilbiss Del Valle, Texas, USA TICA Judge since 2003