Special Olympics Canada | Olympiques Spéciaux Canada
42,716 children, youth & adults

with an intellectual disability are registered in Special Olympics programs.

995 basketball players

are currently registered with Special Olympics. Basketball is one of the newest sports to be added to our roster.

Our Team

Dedicated to changing lives

Comprised of a wide variety of backgrounds from across Canada, both those in our national office, as well as our board of directors, share the common goal of improving the lives of those involved with Special Olympics. By overseeing the day to day function, along with the overall future, of the organization, we are a group dedicated to making the lives of others better through sport.

National Office

Consisting of several divisions, the members of our national team have the experience and skills to develop and oversee the programs and services necessary to make Special Olympics Canada an organization capable of addressing the needs of a local community, all while being able to compete on an international level.

Executive Leadership

Frank Selke
Executive Vice-President

Lana duBois
Internal Communications Specialist

Financial Administration

Karen Forrest
Director

Business Development and Marketing

Anthony Miceli
Vice-President

Susana Petti
Director, Marketing & Public Relations

Kevin Matchett
Director, National Corporate Partnerships

Debora Gemmell
Partnership Manager, New Business Development

Quentin Evans
Partnership Manager, Client Services

Alexius D’Cruze
Marketing Coordinator

Sport

Sharon Bollenbach
Vice-President

Jennifer Goosen
Director, Program Development

Tom Davies
Sport Manager

Marian Coulson
Director, Sport & Competition

Serge Boulianne
Sport Manager

Special Olympics Canada Foundation

Hersey Dimaculangan
Administrator

Board of Directors

We are fortunate to be able to draw upon the experience and talents of a committed group of volunteers who provide leadership at the highest level of governance, our national board of directors. They come from a diverse range of industry and professional backgrounds, but are united in their commitment to advance the Special Olympics movement here in Canada.

Officers

Beverley Hammond
President, Veritas Communications Inc.

Dan Golberg
Vice-President, Consumer Loyalty & Relationship Management TELUS

Colin MacKinnon
Senior Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer, B.C.A.A.

Martin Fingerhut
Partner, Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP

Directors

John Barnett
President and Chief Executive Officer, Rothmans, Benson & Hedges Inc.

Andrew Bulmer
Senior Vice President, Managing Director Canada Active International

John Clinton
Chief Executive Officer, Edelman Canada

Gary Daniel
Partner Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Mark Etherington
President, Etherington Generations, Inc.

Ernie Eves, Q.C.
Executive Chairman, Jacob Securities Inc.

Chief (Ret’d) Wm. Murray Faulkner

Gerry Frappier
President and General Manager, Le Réseau des sports (RDS)

Dani Hargarten
Liaison, Canadian Progress Club Foundation

Mike Lamontagne
Executive Vice-President, Etratech Enterprises Inc.

Murdoch MacKay
Commissioner, Canadian Grain Commission

Anne Merklinger
Director, Summer Sport Own The Podium

Jason Storsley, CFA
President and Chief Executive Officer, RBC Direct Investing Inc.

Mark Tewksbury
President, GTI Inc.

Marc Thériault
Athlete Representative

Tom Wright
Director of Operations, UFC Canada

Murdoch MacKay
Commissioner, Canadian Wheat Board