The Graduate Certificate in Sport Business Management program averages 40 sport industry guest speakers per year. We are proud to count the following guest speakers (listed alphabetically) among those that have come in to share their experiences and wisdom with the Sport Business Management students:
Paul Armstrong, Manager of Community Relations and Communications, Carleton University
Caroline Assalian, Director, High Performance & Games, Canadian Olympic Committee
Chris Atack, Manager of Sales, Ottawa Senators Hockey Club
Cam Atchison, Regional Director, Molson Breweries
Chris Barbeau, Director of Ticket Sales, Ottawa 67’s Hockey Club
Mike Barnett, VP & General Manager, Phoenix Coyotes Hockey Club
Garry Bettman, Commissioner, National Hockey League
Sylvie Bigras, Communications Consultant
John Billingsley, Deputy Chief Operating Officer, Canadian Soccer Association
Ian Bird, Senior Leader, Sport Matters Group
Howard Bloom, Publisher, SportBusinessNews.com
Mark Bonneau, VP Corporate Sales & Ticketing, Ottawa Senators Hockey Club
Kyle Bostwick, General Manager, Ottawa Lynx Baseball Club
Jordan Bridal, Corporate & Games Development Teams, Commonwealth Games Canada
Barre Campbell, Director of Public Relations, Ottawa Renegades Football Club
Mike Chambers, President, Canadian Olympic Committee
David Chernushenko, President, Green & Gold Inc., IOC’s Sport and Environment Commission
John-Paul Cody, Marketing Director, Volleyball Canada
Blake Corosky, VP Athlete Representation, True Gravity Sports & Entertainment
Mark Cosmos, CFL Alumnus & President, Local Hero’s Restaurants
Derek Covington, Director, Olympic Preparation, Canadian Olympic Committee
Keith Crawford, Partner, Storm Visual Communications
Jeff Curley, Manager, Aramark Food Services
Phil Denyes, Chair Sales and Marketing, 2004 Grey Cup
Joseph de Pencier, Director Sport Services, Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport
Howard Esbin, Executive Director, HOPE Beachfest
Scott Farley, Director, Marketing Services & Events, Hockey Canada
Tony Fisher, Economist, Paradigm Consulting
Sgt. Pat Frost, Special Events Coordinator, Ottawa Police Department
Simon Garner, Event Operations Specialist, Corel Centre
Debra Gassewitz, President, Sports Information Resource Centre (SIRC)
Bernard M. Gauthier, Managing Partner, Delta Media Strategic Communications
Bob Goodenow, Executive Director, National Hockey League Player’s Association
Brenda Gorman, Director of Communications, Skate Canada
Glen Gower, Audio/Visual Producer, Ottawa Senators Hockey Club
Tracy Hanson, VP Marketing, MasterCard Canada
Sue Holloway, Summer and Winter Olympian
Sandy Horner, Director of People, Ottawa Senators Hockey Club
Jeff Hunt, Owner, Ottawa 67’s Ottawa Club
Sue Hylland, Executive Director, Canada Games Council
Thomas Jones, CEO, Commonwealth Games Canada
Greg Joy, 1976 Olympic Silver Medallist
David Kent, Director of Sport Information, Carleton University
Phil Kershaw, Former Commissioner of the Canadian Football League
Victor Lachance, Senior Leader, Sport Matters Group
Guy Laflamme, VP Marketing & Communications, National Capital Commission
Pierre Lafontaine, CEO/Head Coach, Swimming Canada
Cyril Leeder, COO, Ottawa Senators Hockey Club
Phil Legault, VP Communications, Ottawa Senators Hockey Club
Karin Lofstrom, Executive Director, Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women and Sport
Mark Lowry, Executive Director, Sport and Programs, Canadian Olympic Committee
Drew Love, Athletic Director, Carleton University
Lane MacAdam, Executive Director, Sport Excellence, Sport Canada
Tanja Mackin, Director of Finance, Canadian Interuniversity Sport
Rachel MacGillivray, Manager Human Resources, Hockey Canada
Brian MacPherson, Executive Director, Canadian Paralympic Committee
Carol Malcolm-O'Grady, Program Lead, Long Term Athlete Development, Sport Canada
Marg McGregor, Executive Director, Canadian Interuniversity Sport
Matt McHale, Professional Mascot
Doug McQuarrie, Director of Sport System Development, Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport
Earl McRae, Award-winning Sports Columnist, SunMedia Corporation
Paul Melia, CEO, Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport
Roy Mlakar, President, Ottawa Senators Hockey Club
Peter Montopoli, Managing Director, 2007 Canada FIFA U-20 World Cup
Joanne Mortimore, CEO, Athletics Canada
Rick Nickelchok, Executive Director, Biathlon Canada
Jason O’Connor, Director of Operations, Ottawa 67’s Hockey Club
Bob O’Doherty, General Manager, 2006 Ontario Summer Games
Karen O’Neill, Executive Director, Commonwealth Games of Canada
Rob Paradis, Senior Program Officer, Sport Canada
Steven Parker, International Development through Sport, Commonwealth Games Canada
Dave Parkes, CEO, Canadian Curling Association
Sven Pinkert, White Water High Performance Director, Canoe Kayak Canada
Kevan Pipe, COO, Soccer Canada
Geoff Publow, Controller, Ottawa Senators Hockey Club
Craig Purcell, VP Sales and Marketing, Oakland Raiders Football Club
Dale Ptycia, Manager of Merchandising & Licensing, Hockey Canada
Carla Qualtrough, Lawyer, ADR Specialist
Jim Robinson, Executive Director, ING Ottawa Marathon
Pat Reid, Former VP Worldwide Marketing, Corel Corp
Caroline Sharp, Director General, Volleyball Canada
David Skinner, former Head of the Canadian Sports Marketing Council
Greg Smith, Communications Director, Volleyball Canada
Rick Traer, President, Canadian Sport Tourism Alliance
Casey Wade, Corporate Director, World Anti-Doping Agency
Carolyn Waldo, Sportscaster and two-time Olympic Gold Medallist, CJOH-TV
Brian Ward, Sport Lawyer
Brad Watters, President, Toronto Rock Lacrosse Club
Kevin Webster, Manager, National Events. Hockey Canada
John Wilkinson, General Counsel, Toronto 2008 Olympic Bid Committee
Ray Zahab, World-Class Adventure and Endurance Racer
