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| ChPC, President
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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. |
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| 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.
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| 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.
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|  | |  |  | 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). |
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| 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. |
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| 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.
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| 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.
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|  | |  |  | 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.
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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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ChPC,
Canadian Olympic
Committee Representative |
| Roger
is a certified level
5 biathlon coach
(Level 3 Cross Country)
and has been a Chartered
member of Coaches
of Canada since
1999. He has coached
at the international
level for 18 years
including the position
of Head Coach of
the National Biathlon
Team. He has coached
at more than 100
world Cups, 14 World
Championships and
3 Olympic Games.
He is a very active
NCCP Master Course
Conductor and Master
Coach having delivered
more than 60 level
1, 2 and 3 technical
courses while also
delivering many
sport specific tasks
within levels 4
and 5. His is also
an NCCP Master Learning
Facilitator. He
is an author and
the project leader
for the Biathlon
Canada LTAD model
and the development
of the NCCP Community
Based coaching education
program. Roger is
currently employed
as the Manager of
Olympic Preparation
with the COC where
he assists in the
final phase Olympic
Preparation planning
of National Teams
preparing for Olympic
Games. |
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ChPC,
Director at Large |
| Mr. Lawless' preferred areas of practice are general
civil litigation and sports/recreation law. In addition
to being a lawyer he is a graduate of the National
Coaching Institute in Victoria with a diploma in High
Performance Coaching and is a Chartered Professional
Coach. Peter has represented coaches and athletes and
sports organizations in selection disputes, harassment
claims and with CCES. Peter also conducts anti-doping
matters for CCES before the Doping Tribunal and has
appeared before the International Court of Arbitration
for Sport. Peter currently coaches several elite
athletes including World Championships and Paralympic
Games medalists. Peter also holds a reserve commission
in the Canadian Forces as a Lieutenant (Navy). Peter is
a member of the Sports Lawyers Association, the Trial
Lawyers Association of BC and is the Treasurer of the
Canadian Bar Association Civil Litigation Section
(Vancouver Island). |
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