Tournament of Roses Announces 2022-2023 Leadership and Organizational Structure

The Tournament of Roses announced its 2022-2023 leadership and organizational structure during an installation dinner Thursday evening. 

Jason Melillo, who has been a volunteer member since 1991, was named to serve as the Association’s President in 2030.  He will provide leadership for the 141st Rose Parade and 116th Rose Bowl Game on January 1, 2030.

In addition, the following officers were elected to serve with Melillo on the 14-member Executive Committee: Alex Aghajanian, Executive Vice President; Ed Morales, Treasurer and Mark Leavens, Secretary. Bob Miller, President of the 2022 Tournament of Roses, serves as Immediate Past President. Re-elected to the Executive Committee as Vice Presidents are Terry Madigan, Pam Knapp and Craig Washington.  

Five at-large members are appointed to the Executive Committee and serve for two years. The outgoing at-large members, Zabrina Alibadbad and Tiffany Gardner, were thanked for their hard work and dedication to the Association. New at-large members Steve Arellano and Regina Major will join Cecil Griffin, David Thaxton and Susy Woo. 

Newly-installed Tournament President Amy Wainscott also announced the election of new members to the Tournament of Roses Board of Directors: Brian James and Tom McEntee. 

The 134th Rose Parade and 109th Rose Bowl Game will be held on Monday, January 2, 2023. The events will occur the day after New Year’s Day in keeping with the Tournament’s “Never on Sunday” tradition kept since 1893, the first year the Rose Parade fell on a Sunday.