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Geoffrey  BARRETT

  Geoffrey S. Jade Barrett, è nato l'8 aprile del 1960 a Burnt Hill poco a nord di Albany  e vive con la moglie Karen, non lontano di lì, a Elk Point una piccolo centro dello Iowa occidentale non lontano da Sioux City.

 Ha studiato presso la Hoosac School di Hoosick Falls nello stato di New York e si è sposato con Karen Lee nel 1995. Karen, anche lei buona bridgista, è nata a Westport nel Connecticut il 23 maggio del 1949.

 Giocatore di buon livello possiede una notevole collezione di oggetti antichi che riguardano sia il Whist che il Bridge.

 Vincitori di diversi tornei nazionali ed internazionali, proprietario di club, direttore di torneo, commentatore vu-graf, allenatore giovanile,  articolista, non vi è attività nel mondo del bridge che non lo veda impegnato.

 Presidente della Fondazione Giovanile Nord Americana e membro dell'IBPA è anche il redattore delle popolari Bridge Stewardship che vengono pubblicate durante le Western Conference Forum.

 È anche l'ideatore della Whirlwind Convention per intervenire sulle aperture di fiori forte.

Geoffrey S. Jade Barrett, was born in 1960 ad Elk Point (South Dakota), a lifelong bridge player, lives in Sioux City (Iowa) with his wife Karen, three dogs and a plethora of antique whist and bridge paraphernalia.

He studied at Hoosac School of Hoosick Falls (New York) and he married Karen Lee in 1995. Karen, also a good bridge player, was born in Westport, Connecticut on May 23, 1949.

A Diamond Life Master in both the American Contract Bridge League and the American Bridge Association, Jade celebrated his 10,000th master point while competing in the Portland OR Regional in 2002. With more than 185 Blue Ribbon Qualifications (first and second places in major events) including tournament wins in Mexico, Bermuda, Canada, The Netherlands, Ireland, Scotland and France, he was the winner of the Orbis Bermuda 2000 Transnational Mixed Teams at the Bermuda Bowl, one of the four quadrennial world championships.

Club owner, director, author, lecturer, vu graph commentator, trainer, coach and full time professional are all roles that Jade has filled as a member of the bridge community. Co-Chairman of the Reno 2004 NABC, First Alternate for the national Board of Directors from ACBL District 20 (Pacific Northwest), a member of the National Goodwill Committee, United States Bridge Federation committee member (the USOC coordinating organization) and an elector of the Hall of Fame, he is exceptionally active in the workings of the ACBL, but it is his support of Junior Bridge that he is best known for.

Chairman of the North American Youth Bridge Foundation, he has been a Captain, player and Coach for eleven different USA and North American Junior Teams, including the winners of the Irish and Scottish Invitational youth teams in 2000 and 2001 and one of the gold medal winning juniors at the Olympics in Salt Lake. As a Director at the ACBL junior camps, online gatherings and the training programs that the NAYBF operates, Jade has provided the finer points of bridge to over five hundred junior players worldwide.

Jade is at home as a frequent competitor at the Vancouver Bridge Club, willing to fill in when and where needed and enjoys directing from time to time.

As a member of the International Bridge Press Association, he writes the popular Bridge Stewardship for the Western Conference Forum and two other well known series: It's All In Your Head and Learning Curve which are published in Our Bridge To You and elsewhere; through these features Jade continues to contribute daily to the game he loves.