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ChPC, President
In addition to his work as a professional figure skating coach Steven is a master course conductor and trainer of learning facilitators for Skate Canada, a writer/reviewer of Skate Canada coaching manuals and was a member of the Coaching Implementation Group (CIG). In addition to his position on the Board of Directors with Coaches of Canada, Steven is a director on the boards of the Coaching Association of Canada, the Coaching Association of Ontario and the Sport Dispute Resolution Centre. Steven is a strong proponent of the professionalization of coaching. He is the Chair of the Professional Practices Committee of Coaches of Canada. He operates as a business management consultant offering services to coaches and sport organizations across the country.

 
ChPC, Vice President, Olympic/Paralympic Representative
Ozzie has been active in coaching in alpine skiing since 1989 at the club and provincial levels working with both able-bodied athletes and athletes with a disability. In 2000 the opportunity presented itself to work at the elite level of Paralympic sport as Head Coach of the Canadian Disabled Alpine Ski Team. Four highly successful seasons followed with a number of World Cup, World Championship and Paralympic podium results. After changing roles in 2005 to move into project based strategic work in the sport world, Ozzie is presently active in a variety of international projects through his two companies, one of which includes Pozitive Results Sport Strategies Inc.

   





ChPC, Vice President,
Director at Large

Gail brings more than 15 years of progressive experience in all phases of sport development from local to international levels as an administrator, coach and former athlete. A Level 1-4 master course conductor and 1984 Olympic coach for the New Zealand Synchronized Swimming Team, Gail is currently the Director, Sport Development, at Sport BC.

 

ChPC, Director at Large
Leslie is a certified Level 4 coach and a former National Synchronized Swimming team coach. She has either coached or competed in synchronized swimming at numerous major games including two Olympics (Sydney and Athens), World Championships, Commonwealth Games, Pan Am Games, Canada Games, World Cup events, and Canadian National Championships. Currently, Leslie's passions lie in increasing coaching effectiveness through the development of effective progressions and programs; improving physical literacy in athletes; improving metal skill training in younger athletes; and developing "Finish Line Training" for high performance athletes.

   

 
ChPC, Sport-specific Coaching Constituency Representative
Luc is a certified Level 3 certified coach in the sport of cycling. Currently, he is the head coach at the National Cycling Centre - Atlantic Canada. Luc has along history with the Canadian Cycling Association. He has coached for the Canadian National Cycling Team at Paralympic Games, Pan Am Games, World Championships and several international projects.

 
Treasurer, Sport-specific Coaching Constituency Representative
John is currently the Director of the National Coaching Institute Saskatchewan and is the Coaching Development Manager for SaskSport Inc.He is a Level 4 certified athletics coach, a past Executive Director of the Coaches Association of Saskatchewan and a current member of the Board of Directors of the Coaching Association of Canada. He is a man who has pretty much done it all on the Canada Games scene. He has been a part of every Games since 1981 as an athlete (1981), manager (1985,1989) coach (1993, 1997) mission staff (2001) and finally head coach (2005).

   

 
Provincial Coaches Association Representative
For the past 12 years Gordon has been the Executive Director of the Coaches Association of B.C. Prior to this, Gordon worked for 11 years as a Sport Consultant with Alberta Recreation and Parks in Edmonton where he collaborated with 20 sport organizations in the area of organizational development. In this capacity, one of Gordon’s responsibilities included the assessment of sport plans, and the allocation and distribution of provincial grants to eligible organizations. As both a Sport Consultant and Executive Director,Gordon has been involved as Mission staff for the Canada Games and Western Canada Games, a staff member with the Commonwealth Games, and a Sport Exchange Coordinator between Japan and Alberta. He is also aboard member for provincial multi-sport organizations, a member of the BC Sport Leadership Council, a member of the Provincial/Territorial Coaching Council, a member of the Special Olympics BC Leadership Council, and is involved in various provincial coaching committees.

 
Canadian Olympic Committee Representative
Alex is a certified Level 5 athletics master coach. Currently he is Senior Director, Olympic Programming, Technical, with the Canadian Olympic Committee. Alex has over 30 years of sport experience, holding positions at the National Sport Centre Winnipeg (General Manager) and Athletic Canada (head coach and Chief Technical Officer, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Technical Programs). Throughout the course of his high performance career, Alex has developed an extensive international head coaching resume that includes guiding Canada at the2004 Olympic Games and the 2003, 2001, 1993 and 1991 IAAF World Track and Field Championships. Alex lives in Winnipeg with his wife Sandra Rettie, a former National Athletics Team member, and their four children.

   

 
ChPC, Olympic/Paralympic Representative
Christian is a certified Level 4 snowboard instructor and currently in the midst of completing his Level 4 NCCP. He brings 20 years experience in a sport that is only approximately 25 years old. Christian began his coaching career as a Technical Coach for the Japanese National Team. From there he moved on to his tenure as Head Coach of both the SBX and Alpine Canadian National teams and now has over 100 World Cups, 3 World Championships and 1 Olympics under his belt.

In addition to his position with the Board of Directors, Christian is also the Director of Development for the Canadian Snowboard Federation where he directs the Canadian Snowboard Coaching Program. As director of the program, Christian leads both the educational curriculum and the professional day-to-day activities of active snowboard coaches in Canada.

 
ChPC, Director at Large (non-coaching function)
A member of the national team coaching staff since 1994 and an NCCP Level 4 certified coach, Danièle helped lead the women's ice hockey team to seven straight world championships and a silver Olympic medal in Nagano (1998). As head coach and general manager of Canada's women’s hockey team for the 2002 Olympic Winter Games, she led the team to its first-ever Olympic gold medal. Currently, Danièle is a hockey commentator with Radio Canada and is a spokesperson for the Coaching Association of Canada. In addition, she is a Sergeant with the RCMP and Montreal Urban Community Police. Danièle has extensive experience in human resource management, coaching, leadership, evaluation, communication and the making of a winning team.

   


 

Coaching Association of Canada Representative
John is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Coaching Association of Canada. A former Olympic canoe coach, he was founding Director of the National Coaching Institute Calgary and is President ofthe International Council for Coach Education.

 

ChPC, Past President
David is a certified Level 4/5 coach and a former coach of the Canadian Nation Swimming Team. Dave is a high energy, articulate, professional leader in the sport community in Canada. Mr. Johnson, a first generation professional coach in the sport of swimming, has through his advocacy, vision and leadership left an indelible mark in the Canadian sport landscape. A passionate and committed sport leader, Mr. Johnson has proven ability as a builder and manager in the performance sport and coaching scene. He has been instrumental in incorporating the Canadian Swimming Coaches Association (1993) and the Canadian Professional Coaches Association (2005) as well as creating the National Swimming Centre partnership network in Canada.This swimming model has been utilized as a model for many of the successful sport partnerships for other sports in the Canadian SportCentres.

   

 
ChPC, Provincial Coaches Association Representative
David has a master’s degree in Coaching Studies from the University of Victoria and is completing his PhD in Cognition and Learning at the University of Western Ontario. He is a certified Level 5 Sailing Coach in the National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP). A Chartered Professional Coach (ChPC), David is in charge of the Coaching Studies program in the Department of Kinesiology and Applied Health at the University of Winnipeg and is the Director of the National Coaching Institute, Manitoba.

David’s teaching and research interest encompass a variety of areas related to coaching, most notably motor performance and sport ethics. As an athlete, David played a variety of high school sports and competed internationally in sailing for 7 seasons, retiring following the 1980 Olympic boycott. David spent 18 years coaching sailing in the summer and working in the winter as a professional ski patroller/downhill ski instructor north of Vancouver BC. Turning to full-time coaching in 1992, David coached provincial sailing teams for Ontario, Manitoba and British Columbia. While coaching in BC the province won back-to-back national youth (18 & Under) championships. During this time, David was also the Soling class (event) coach with the National Sailing Team where Canadians finished 5th, 12th and 18th, in a field of over 100, at the 1993 World Championships. Retiring from coaching in 1998 David began a new career in coach education and managed the multi-sport apprentice coach practicum during the 1999 Pan-Am Games.

 
Director at Large (Non-coaching function)
Denise is the Customer Service Senior Manager for Eastern Canada with FedEx in Montreal. Denise is heavily involved in community outreach programs, passionate about healthy competition and a strong advocate for fitness and involvement in sport. She is a speaker and facilitator of Safe Kids, Junior Achievement Program and, most recently, a Youth Leadership Facilitator for CAAWS.


   

 




 



 
   

 


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