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