An experienced sport professional with a demonstrated history of achieving international results in leadership roles across Canadian national sport organizations.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
High Performance Director
Canadian Blind Sports Assoc, Goalball
01.2022 - Current
Oversaw a Top 4 finish (Women's National Team) at 2022 World Championships
Developed HP plan for 2024 and 2028 quadrennials
Team Lead at major championships
Constructs and manages HP budget, hires staff and conducts performance reviews
High Performance Director
Field Hockey Canada
01.2020 - 01.2022
Oversaw 3 World Cup qualifications (WNT, JR WNT, MNT)
Team Leader at Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
Developed and implemented high performance plan
Manage all HP staff (12), including hiring and performance reviews
Managed $1.8 million high performance budget
Consultant
Canadian Olympic Committee
01.2019 - 01.2020
Assisted/advised COC targeted sports on Pan Am and Olympic preparation
Worked with sports new to the 2020 Olympic program on integrating into Canadian sport landscape, and developing an understanding of COC policies and processes
Created and drafted selection policies for targeted sports.
High Performance Director
Table Tennis Canada
01.2018 - 01.2019
Developed TTCAN’s 2020 high-performance plan
Constructed and monitored annual high performance budget of 500,000
Liaised with all governing bodies (COC, CPC, OTP and Sport Canada) and stakeholders to align High Performance strategy
Designed and implemented National Team Policy, Athlete Agreements, and selection criteria for Tokyo 2020, Lima 2019, and World Championships
Team Lead at World Championships.
Paralympic Performance Manager
Athletics
01.2014 - 01.2018
Led Paralympic preparation, Team Lead at Major Championships
Led Athletics Canada’s Paralympic Next Gen Program
Worked with all provincial sport organizations to align their strategy for Para –Athletics with Athletics Canada’s Paralympic HP strategy and programming
Lead-Paralympic Development
Led the national operation of athlete recruitment and talent identification
Constructed and implemented annual budget and managed athlete recruitment staff
Led the inclusion of events for students with a disability at high school provincial championships in all ten provinces
Led the publication of program specific marketing material and community activations.
Education
B.S - Business Management
Long Island University
Skills
Change Management
Public Speaking
Contract Negotiation
Budget Management
Leading Teams at Major Games
Languages
Timeline
High Performance Director
Canadian Blind Sports Assoc, Goalball
01.2022 - Current
High Performance Director
Field Hockey Canada
01.2020 - 01.2022
Consultant
Canadian Olympic Committee
01.2019 - 01.2020
High Performance Director
Table Tennis Canada
01.2018 - 01.2019
Paralympic Performance Manager
Athletics
01.2014 - 01.2018
B.S - Business Management
Long Island University
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