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

Lindsay Glassco
President & CEO

Lana duBois
Internal Communications Specialist, Office of the President

Financial Administration

Anika McLean
Accounting Coordinator

Brandur Olafsson
Director, Finance and Administration

Business Development and Marketing

Sarah Eyton
Vice President, Business Development & Marketing

Bill Wilson
Director, Marketing & Communications (Bilingual)

Cary Weingust
Senior Director, Business Development

Debora Gemmell
Manager, Business Development

Regine Benchetrit
Partnership Manager

Allison Love
Communications Officer

Alexius D’Cruze
Marketing Coordinator

Sport

Sharon Bollenbach
Senior Vice President, Sport and Strategic Initiatives

Ross Ste-Croix
Program Manager (Bilingual)

Tom Davies
Director, Program Development

Marian Coulson
Director, Sport & Competition

Serge Boulianne
Sport Manager (Bilingual)

Special Olympics Canada Foundation

Nycki Etherington
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
Chair, Board of Directors

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

Ernie Eves, Q.C.
Former Premier of Ontario

Chief (Ret’d) Wm. Murray Faulkner

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

Mike Lamontagne
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Etratech Enterprises Inc.

Anne Merklinger
Chief Executive Officer, Own The Podium

Jason Storsley, CFA
Vice President, Operations Optimization

Mark Tewksbury
President, GTI Inc.

Marc Thériault
Athlete Representative

Tom Wright
Director of Operations, UFC Canada, Australia and New Zealand

Murdoch MacKay
Commissioner, Canadian Grain Commission