AnnMaria De Mars
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| Birth name | AnnMaria Waddell | ||||||||||||
| Born |
August 15, 1958 Scott Air Force Base, U.S. |
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| Residence | California | ||||||||||||
| Alma mater |
Washington University in St. Louis (B.S.) University of Minnesota (M.B.A.) University of California, Riverside (Ph.D.) |
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| Occupation |
CEO of 7 Generation Games CEO of The Julia Group |
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| Weight | 56 kg (123 lb; 8.8 st) | ||||||||||||
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| Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||
| Rank | Rokudan (6th Degree BlackBelt)* | ||||||||||||
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AnnMaria De Mars (born August 15, 1958) is an American technology executive, author and judoka. She is the first American to take home Gold at the World Judo Championships, competing in the -56 kg weight class, for the 1984 World Judo Tournament.
De Mars is the Chief Executive Officer of 7 Generation Games and The Julia Group, as well as a Statistical Consultant and Native American Activist, having authored grants for various Native American programs. Before she launched 7 Generation Games as its CEO, De Mars was Vice President of Spirit Lake Consulting Inc., a Tribal Institute based on the Spirit Lake Tribe Indian Reservation and was actively involved in the Tribe's Education and Vocational Rehabilitation programs.
In 2013, De Mars was named in Forbes' annual list of the "40 Women to Watch Over 40" recognizing the accomplishments and backgrounds of women who are making major professional contributions after the age of 40, in the fields of Innovation and Disruption.
De Mars is the mother of Ronda Rousey, an Olympic bronze medalist judoka and former mixed martial arts Bantamweight world champion; and of María Burns Ortiz, a sports journalist who serves as the social media columnist for ESPN.com and as a contributor to Fox News Latino.
De Mars was born on Scott Air Force Base in St. Clair County, Illinois to Marcella Ann (née Austin) and Joseph Arthur Waddell (1927–2011). De Mars is the granddaughter of Dr. Alfred E. Waddell, one of the first Black physicians in North America. She was raised in the small community of Alton, Illinois.
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