Our Staff

As an organization, Special Olympics Canada must have the depth, breadth and capacity to address the needs of many local communities and regions, while also being able to compete on an international level. The members of our national team have the experience and skills to develop and oversee the programs and services necessary to achieve these goals.

Gail Hamamoto
Chief Executive Officer

Office of the CEO

Marion Joseph
Senior Executive Assistant

Quinn Lee
Associate Manager, Project and Operations 

Financial Administration & Information Systems

Brandur Olafsson
Vice President, Finance and Business Operations

Zoë Carbone
Specialist, Information Systems & Applications

Patrick Doelle
Senior Specialist, Information Services & Security

Chris Elkington
Senior Manager, Membership Systems & Applications

Laura Long
Associate Director, Finance

Philippe Phan
Senior Specialist, Membership Information Services

Sherry Qian
Specialist, Accounting 

Rob Salamillas
Director, Digital Products & Technology

Linh Tran (on leave) 
Specialist, Accounting 

Sport

Tom Davies
Vice President, Sport

Kirsten Bobbie
Director, Sport & Competition

Brianna Cuzzolino
Manager, Programs

Danielle Emmons (on leave) 
Associate Director, Athlete & Coach Development

Cheyanne Farquharson
Manager, Coach and Volunteer Development

Victoria Formusa
Manager, Health and Research

Victoria Maietta
Manager, Programs

Lindsay Smith
Senior Manager, Games and Competitions

Frankie St. Louis
Senior Coordinator, Sport and Program 

Fund Development

Sarah Eyton
Senior Vice President, Development and Philanthropy

Allison Creighton (on leave)
Associate Director, Partnerships & Events

Alexius D'Cruze
Manager, Partnerships 

Vishva Deliwala
Specialist, Donor Database 

Jacqueline Farkas
Senior Manager, Partnerships & Events 

Delaire Nicholson
Senior Manager, Partnerships & Business Development

Apoorva Sharma
Senior Coordinator, Donor Relations

Daniella Sretenovic
Director, Individual & Community Giving

Cary Weingust
Vice President, Partnerships and Strategic Initiatives

Marketing and Communications

Sarah Barker
Vice President, Brand, Marketing & Communications

Callum Denault
Associate Coordinator, Communications

Nicole Newbigging
Associate Manager, Digital Marketing

Amy Schneiderbanger
Coordinator, Marketing and Communications

Allie Wiebe
Associate Director, Communications & Marketing