Board of Directors

Raeleen Baggs
President

Eugene Trickett
1st Vice President

Blair White
2nd Vice President

Chris Schwartz
Past President

Rakesh Mohan Negi
Treasurer

Laura Hayley
Secretary

Aaron Flood
Director

Andrew Bruce
Director

Beth McGrath
Director

Noah Anderson
Director

Darren Colbourne
Director

Staff

Troy Croft

Troy Croft

Executive Director

(709) 576-4932
email: troy@sportnl.ca

Responsibilities Include:

  • Leadership of the organization.
  • Development and delivery of the strategic and operational plans to budget and schedule.
  • Board relations and management.
  • Government relations.
  • Risk management.

 

Karen Manning

Karen Manning

Office Manager

(709) 576-4932
email: sportnl@sportnl.ca

Responsibilities Include:

  • Assist Executive Director with day-to-day administration of office operations
  • Membership inquiries
  • KidSport inquiries, applications and payment
  • National Sport Trust Fund
  • Invoicing
  • Public Inquiries
  • Oversee management of building operations

Mary Penney

Mary Penney

Finance Manager

(709) 576-3435
email: mpenney@sportnl.ca

Responsibilities Include:

  • Budgeting process management and budget creation for associated organizations.
  • Month End and Year End reporting for all associated organizations (SportNL, Sport Centre).
  • Board reporting management – identifying, planning, and providing all reports required by the Board. Liason with the Finance Committee.
  • Funding and Grant applications.
  • Overseeing finance activity (AR, AP, etc.)

Mark Marshall

Sport Development Director

(709) 576-4979
email: mmarshall@sportnl.ca

Responsibilities Include:

  • Member engagement strategy development and outreach.
  • Programming partnership development and funding research.
  • Marketing and PR strategy development and media enquiries.
  • Branding and Marketing Strategy.
  • Programming evolution.
  • Service efficiency and continuous improvement.
  • Oversight of program delivery and marketing functions (approval point).

Candice Petten

Candice Petten

Sport Development Specialist
Education and Training

(709) 576-4629
email: cpetten@sportnl.ca

Responsibilities Include:

  • Resource for members in the growth and development of their organizations.
  • Development of member and education strategy.
  • Development and execution of Annual Training Schedule.
  • Research current trends and topics.
  • Network with members to understand needs.

Stephanie Abbott-Trahey

Sport Development Coordinator

(709) 576-4979
email: sabbott-trahey@sportnl.ca

Responsibilities Include:

  • Event management and delivery of core events.
  • Main point of contact for members.
  • Member onboarding.
  • Member resource page.
  • KidSport applications and inquiries.

Janine Campbell

Games Manager

(709) 576-3397
email: jcampbell@sportnl.ca

Responsibilities Include:

  • Critical path mapping and annual plan development.
  • Budget oversight.
  • Stakeholder management – government, Canada Games Host Society, etc.
  • Management of Canada Games activity.
  • Oversight and back ip for provincial games and deliverables.
  • Chef team support.

Katie Thompson

Communications Manager

(709) 579-5977
email: kthompson@sportnl.ca

Responsibilities Include:

  • Development and delivery of communications plan.
  • Writing social media, marketing, and communications content for all areas of SportNL (including the Games).
  • Website management.
  • Outreach to members to gather insights for marketing messaging.
  • Running member surveys.
  • Development of the annual fundraising plan for KidSport.

Liam Hickey

Sport Development Specialist
Programming

(709) 576-4629
email: lhickey@sportnl.ca

Responsibilities Include:

  • Delivery of Coaching Program.
  • Development and delivery of Key Programming Priority Areas (Officiating, Women in Sport, CS4L, Safe Sport, Parasport, etc.)
  • Network and build relationships with members.
  • Research key areas and topics to support and identify priority areas..