Board of Directors

Chris Schwartz
President

Raeleen Baggs
1st Vice President

Eugene Trickett
2nd Vice President

Vacant
Past President

Rakesh Mohan Negi
Treasurer

Laura Hayley
Secretary

Aaron Flood
Director

Andrew Bruce
Director

Beth McGrath
Director

Noah Anderson
Director

Blair White
Director

Staff

Troy Croft

Troy Croft

Executive Director

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

Responsibilities Include:

    • Management of Sport Newfoundland and Labrador operations
    • Policy development
    • Sport Newfoundland and Labrador spokesperson
    • Program development
    • Government liaison
    • Board Ex-officio

 

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

Financial Controller

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

Responsibilities Include:

  • Management of SportNL and NL Sport Centre finances
  • Budget Preparation and reporting
  • Human Resources
  • Member financial services consultations
  • Financial Reporting
  • Program Reporting/Administration
  • Payroll/Benefit Administration

Mark Marshall

Sport Development Director

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

Responsibilities Include:

  • Management and oversight of Sport NL programs and funding opportunities, member satisfaction and engagement and overall communications strategy
  • Sets overall direction for program outcomes
  • Leadership to program staff
  • Oversees SportNL’s marketing, communication, and public relation activities

Candice Petten

Candice Petten

Sport Development Specialist

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

Responsibilities Include:

  • Consultation services specific to organizational effectiveness and sport development
  • Collaborate with S4L Project Leader with ongoing work with LTD
  • Assist members with grant identification and submission
  • Membership Inquires
  • Lotteries Amateur Sport Certification
  • Provincial Hall of Fame, Premiers Athletic Awards, Sport NL Awards, Scholarships and Bursaries

Stephanie Abbott-Trahey

Sport Development Coordinator

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

Responsibilities Include:

  • Member Event Management and Delivery
  • Member Management and Support
  • Administrative Support for Sport Development Programs and KidSport
  • Membership Inquires
  • Managing the member application process and onboarding of new members
  • Providing direct support and management to the member resource page and library

Janine Campbell

Games Coordinator

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

Responsibilities Include:

Team NL

  • Coordinate operational and budgetary matters for Team NL
  • Work with Team NL leadership and PSO coaching staffs to enhance preparation and oversee administrative matters
  • Team NL Policy and Procedures
  • Team NL website, and social media
  • Liaison between Canada Games Council, Host Society, and Team NL operations
  • Monitor PSO selection criteria for pre-games team selection

NL Games

  • Coordinate and deliver logistical components of the NL Games
  • Completion/delivery/ evaluation of all necessary quotes/tenders/RFPs
  • Work with all necessary stakeholders for NL Games on information delivery and planning (Games Manager,Host, Government, PSOs, Volunteers, Coaches and Managers)
  • NL Games Sport Selection
  • Review and approval of PSO technical packages
  • Maintain website/ social media
  • Keep detailed reports/record of all NL Games operations

Katie Thompson

Communications Manager

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

Responsibilities Include:

  • General KidSport Inquiries
  • Provincial KidSport Administration
  • SportNL and KidSport NL Social Media
  • Servicing SportNL sponsors
  • SportNL media relations

Doug Halliday

Doug Halliday

S4L Project Leader

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

Responsibilities Include:

  • Support the implementation of Canadian Sport for Life/Long Term Athlete Development
  • Administration of the National Coaching Certification Program
  • Support members with implementation and delivery of various S4L and Coaching initiatives
  • Provide various professional development and educational opportunities
  • Work with various partner groups on S4L and NCCP related events and education
  • Administration of the provincial Coaching Grants