Our staff

Dedicated to changing lives

Special Olympics Canada is led by a team of staff in our national office in Toronto,
and by our Board of Directors.

Meet Our Board

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.

Executive Leadership

Gail Hamamoto
Chief Executive Officer
ghamamoto@specialolympics.ca
416 927 9050 ext. 4389

Financial Administration

Brandur Olafsson
Vice President, Finance & Business Operations
BOlafsson@specialolympics.ca
416 927 9050 ext. 4382

Laura Long
Financial Accountant
LLong@specialolympics.ca
416 927 9050 ext. 4310

Linh Tran
Finance Specialist
ltran@specialolympics.ca
416 927 9050 ext. 4408

Fund Development

Sarah Eyton
Vice President, Fund Development
seyton@specialolympics.ca
416 927 9050 ext. 4384

Cary Weingust
Senior Director, Partnerships & Business Development
cweingust@specialolympics.ca
416 927 9050, ext. 4385

Delaire Nicholson
Manager, Partnerships & Business Development
dnicholson@specialolympics.ca
416 927 9050, ext. 4407

Allison Creighton
Manager, Partnerships & Events
acreighton@specialolympics.ca
416 916 6775 ext. 4301

Alexius D’Cruze
Partnership Officer
adcruze@specialolympics.ca
416 927 9050, ext. 4313

Danny Sylvan
Donor Relations Specialist
dsylvan@specialolympics.ca
416 927 9050 x 4420

Himani Patel
Donor Database Specialist
hpatel@specialolympics.ca
416 927 9050 x 4420

Marketing & Communications

Karen Cinq Mars
Vice President, Marketing & Communications
kcinqmars@specialolympics.ca
416 927 9050 ext. 4383

Allie Wiebe
Manager, Marketing & Communications
awiebe@specialolympics.ca
416-927-9050 ext. 4405

Benjamin Dickerson
Manager, Digital Media Marketing
bdickerson@specialolympics.ca
416-927-9050 ext. 4421

Nicole Newbigging
Coordinator, Marketing & Communications
nnewbigging@specialolympics.ca
416 927 9050 ext. 4423

Information Systems

Rob Salamillas
Director, Digital Products & Technology
rsalamillas@specialolympics.ca
416 927 9050 x 4303

Cynthia Lagueux
Membership Information Systems Specialist
clagueux@specialolympics.ca
416 927 9050 ext. 4307

Derrick Schelske
Information Systems & Applications Specialist
dschelske@specialolympics.ca
416 927 9050 ext. 4386

Patrick Doelle
Information Services and Online Specialist
pdoelle@specialolympics.ca
416 927 9050 x 4409

Sport

Tom Davies
Vice President, Sport
tdavies@specialolympics.ca
416 927 9050, ext. 4305

Kirsten Bobbie
Director, Games and Competitions
kbobbie@specialolympics.ca
416-927-9050, ext 4306

Danielle Emmons
Manager, Programs
demmons@specialolympics.ca
416-927-9050, ext 4308

Rachel Coutts
Manager, Programs
rcoutts@specialolympics.ca
416 927 9050 ext. 4304

Victoria Formusa
Manager, Health
vformusa@specialolympics.ca
416 927 9050 ext. 4411