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Executive

Dr. Gary Bowie, Chair

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Carol Thibert, Secretary/City of Lethbridge Liaison

Susan Eymann

Sports Bid Committee

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Kerry Lowe

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Sport Tourism Committee

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Marketing and Communication Committee

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Biographies

Dr. Gary Bowie

Gary’s professional life was served as a faculty member of the Lethbridge Junior College and then the University of Lethbridge. He taught sport management, history, philosophy, coaching theory, and physical activity classes. He gave administrative service to the Department of Physical Education and the Athletics Program. His research interests were in the areas of sport management, sport history and philosophy.

Gary says that community service has always been his hobby. He was a member of the board of Lethbridge School District #51 for fifteen years, four years as Chair. He was the Chair of Sport for the 1975 Canada Winter Games and the Board Chair for the 1996 Alberta Winter Games. Gary is current Chair of a civic committee delivering community service to the homeless and those in the need of affordable housing, the Lethbridge Sport Council, and the Alberta Sport Development Centre-Southwest.

Gary and Marian have raised four children who are also contributing significantly to their communities.

Travis Grindle

Travis came to Lethbridge from Creston, BC in 1992 to attend the U of L. He joined the Pronghorn Men’s Basketball coaching staff in the fall of 1994 and served with the team until 1998. His passion for basketball took him to Winnipeg where he worked for the minor league International Basketball Association as the League Coordinator for two seasons, where he oversaw many aspects of the league’s operations. He moved to Saskatoon to take a Director of Basketball Operations role with the Saskatchewan Hawks of the same league in 2000.

He accepted a position as Athletics Coordinator at his Alma Mater, the University of Lethbridge in 2001 and joined the Lethbridge Sports Bid Committee in 2003. In 2008, Travis was appointed Executive Director of the Alberta Sport Development Centre Southwest.

Travis and his wife Tara have two children, Payton (7) and Nolen (5). Travis’s passion for all sport is apparent in everything he does. Having participated on the Sport Policy steering committee for the City of Lethbridge, he is now serving as Vice Chair of the Lethbridge Sport Council and is on the advisory committee for the new City of Lethbridge twin ice facility presently in the planning stages. Travis continues to be excited to help plot the future direction of Sport in Lethbridge and Southern Alberta.

Carol Thibert

Carol worked in radio and television before spending 14 years at Lethbridge Community College, teaching in the Communication Department. In 1990, she moved to the Community Services Department of the City of Lethbridge, where she has been involved in sport, recreation and culture ever since.

She has been on the organizing end of seventeen Zone Games, and four Provincial Games, served on the mission staff for the 1999 Western Canada Summer Games in Prince Albert, and had been involved in organizing, as well as participating in countless triathlons, road races, ultra marathons, swim meets, and cycling events. She was involved in the development of the Alberta Sport Plan, attended the workshop on the Canada Sport Plan, was a member of the ARPA Benefits of Recreation committee for five years, and served on the ARPA Board for three years.

As an active member of the Lethbridge Sport Bid Committee since its inception in 1996, Carol continues her involvement with sport as city liaison on the Lethbridge Sport Council.

Kerry Lowe

Kerry Lowe has been engaged with Lethbridge business and the community since she assumed her role with Economic Development Lethbridge in 2005, as the Director of Convention & Event Development. Promoting Lethbridge and attracting business, events and sport tourism travelers to the city, is a job that she is dedicated to and pursues with passion.

She is active as a business support liaison, a member of numerous committees and boards in Lethbridge, one of which is the Lethbridge Sport Council. Kerry has sat on the Sports Bid Committee since 2006 and enjoys collaborating with this great group in the support and attraction of tournaments and sporting events to Lethbridge.

Kevin Kvame

Kevin Kvame took over the Chair of the Lethbridge Sports Bid Committee in late 2008 when Gary Bowie left the post after a decade plus of service to become the Chair of the Lethbridge Sports Council. Kevin’s background in sports goes back over 25 plus years. Baseball is his first love and that continues to this day as he holds several roles in the sport including being the President and General Manager of the Lethbridge Bulls Baseball Club. He also holds roles provincially and nationally in the sport and believes in giving back to the community through volunteerism. Kevin has lived in Southern Alberta his entire life and believes that we are truly blessed to live in arguably the best place on the planet. Kevin finds time to continue to coach baseball each year (Spitz Canadians Baseball Team) and pass on some of his passion for the game to our local athletes.

Kevin has been fortunate to attend several of the recent Alberta Summer Games plus the 2001 Canada Summer Games. He is acutely aware of the dedication and community drive that is needed to host the 2012 Alberta Games awarded to Lethbridge.  He is equally excited about our recent successes in being awarded the 2011 Football Canada Cup and the Junior Little League Canadian Championships for 2010 through 2014.  As a member of the Sports Bid Committee and the Lethbridge Sport Council, Kevin is excited about these opportunities and knows we have a diverse and talented group to take on this and other challenges in the months and years ahead.  Next on the agenda are assisting with even more events, including the 2015 Western Canada Summer Games and the 2013 Memorial Cup.

Holly Henderson

Holly has 30 years Professional Figure skating and Power skating coaching experience. Prior to coaching she performed globally in a variety of Professional ice shows including Ice Follies and Holiday on Ice. She retired from coaching two years ago to serve as the manager of Athlete Development for the Skate Canada Alberta-NWT/Nunavut Section. Holly has volunteered as a Coaching representative for four terms, have been a coach at the Alberta Winter Games, Team Manager for Canada Winter Games, and Team Leader for Section athletes at the Canadian Championships.

Holly resides in Lethbridge and is able to work remotely for the office in Edmonton. She has also volunteered as Volunteer Coordinator for the Canadian Cancer Society Relay for Life. In her spare time she likes to golf and ski.

Glen Seeman

Glen was born and raised in Lethbridge and has been active in the community in sports and Service groups for most of his life. Glen was very active in the Kinsmen Club of Lethbridge for 20 years and held every board and director’s position at least once in that time. Glen was instrumental in starting the original Lacrosse league in Lethbridge in the 70's and played for 4 years as well. Glen was also an active participant and volunteer instructor at the local YMCA for years teaching Yoga, Stay Fit and Ski Fit Co-Ed classes.

Glen had a 20 year career in the Jewellery business with J.B. Seeman and Sons until the late 80's when he moved on to the Financial Industry. Glen is now employed at National Bank Financial as a Financial Advisor. In recent years Glen has been very active with the Lethbridge Judo Club and was instrumental in the completion of the new Dojo Facilities beside the Soccer Centre. Glen has obtained his Black belt in Judo and continues to sit on the Board of directors for the Lethbridge Judo Club and had spent the past 10 years also on the Black belt Judo Association of Alberta's Board.

Glen's first love in the City has always been the availability of all sports for its citizens and feels the Sport Council answers the question "Where do I go first to get information on sports?”

Glen is married to Hilda; they have two sons, a daughter-in-law, and two grand children who all reside in the city as well.

Greg Stonehocker

Malcom Kano

Malcom began working with the Alberta Sport Council in 1984 and served as a coordinator for 15 Alberta Games. For the past 14 years he has served as a provincial board member for KidSport Alberta and in 1995 became the Chair for the Lethbridge/Taber KidSport Society.

Previous to his service to the Alberta sport community, Malcom competed as a member of the Dixie College track team before graduating from Brigham Young University where he competed in Badminton and Hockey. In 1988 he was chosen to attend the Olympic Academy of Canada.

Outside of sports, Malcom is a partner as an Investment Advisor at Quintus Financial in Lethbridge. In 2006, he was selected as a member of the Manulife National Advisory Council, a position which he served in for 4 years.

He is married to Maureen and they are actively involved in their church, community and family.

Bill Dean

Bill moved to Lethbridge August 2010 after working for 27 years at Grant MacEwan University in various leadership roles, always revolving around athletics; his last position was Director of Student Life. Bill is a multi-sport athlete and enjoys baseball, hockey, basketball, volleyball, tennis, long distance running, cycling, snowboarding and golf. He was an Alberta Canada Games volleyball athlete, attending the games that Lethbridge hosted and was a University of Alberta Men's Volleyball athlete.

Bill holds a Bachelors of Phys. Ed., Masters of Science in Exercise Physiology and a Masters of Business Administration. He has held leadership roles with the ACAC and CCAA most of his career.  Bill is a Level III Volleyball official and has coached a number of sports including levels ranging from college volleyball to national championships.

Bill was the co-chair for the establishment of the Edmonton Sport Council and looks forward to bringing the Lethbridge Sport Council to new achievements.  

Bruce Primeau

Bruce moved to Alberta in 1987 to further his post secondary education.  He is married to Natalie and has three children; Stephen (13), Andrew (11) and Meaghan (8).  He spent eight years as the Facilities Manager for the Lethbridge Soccer Centre and has been the General Manager with the Sandman Hotel chain since 2005.  Bruce is a Pronghorn and Kodiak soccer alumnus and he spent six years with the Canadian Soccer Association (CSA) National Referee program.  He is currently an Alberta Soccer Association (ASA) Referee, Assessor and Instructor as well as a coach within the Lethbridge Football Club.

Nikolaus Wyslouzil

Nikolaus came to Lethbridge in 1996 after many years in the resort and ski industries to join Travel Alberta in marketing southern Alberta through the Alberta South Tourism Destination Region. After several years he then moved into hotel management as Director of Marketing for Bellstar Resorts which owned and operated several resort hotels in Western Canada including the Waterton Lakes Lodge. In 2002, Nikolaus became Director of Marketing and Sales for the Heritage Inn Hotel chain again operating properties in Western Canada. Recently Nikolaus joined the Chinook Country Tourism Association Marketing Team to assist in the promotion of the region.

His commitment to tourism marketing expands several decades including 9 years on the Board of Chinook Country and 6 years with the Board of the Alberta South Tourism Destination Region. Nikolaus was awarded the prestigious Jerry Potts Award for outstanding contributions to the tourism industry in 2009.

Scott Harling

Scott was born and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba and have obtained a diploma in Sports Administration in 2000 from Mount Royal College in Calgary, Alberta, a B.Mgt. with distinction from the University of Lethbridge in 2003 and a LL.B. from the Faculty of Law at the University of Manitoba in 2006. He was called to the bar in the Province of Alberta in October of 2007, and continues to practice law at North and Company LLP here in Lethbridge.

Hockey was Scott's passion growing up. He played competitive hockey from the age of 5 to 19 and continue to play recreationally to this day. Growing up in Winnipeg also allowed him to spend countless hours on the outdoor rinks. He has been involved in various other sports such as working at the Alberta Golf Association, playing golf recreationally, being involved with the University of Lethbridge Booster club, playing slow pitch, dragon boating and attending the sporting events of my children.

Susan Eymann

Susan Eymann is the Executive Director of the Lethbridge Sport Council. Her career in sport spans three decades. Susan has been involved in a variety sports (including figure skating, basketball, track and field) as an athlete, coach, innovator, and manager. Before joining Lethbridge Sport Council, Susan was Clinical Supervisor of the Family Counselling department at Family Centre in Lethbridge. She coached the Zone 1 Archery team to the 2004 Alberta Winter Games and has been named Alberta’s Rifle Coach for the 2011 Canada Winter Games being held in Halifax, while remaining an active competitor herself in 10m air rifle, ISSF 50m Rifle Prone, and SFC 3-Position Rifle Sporter.

Julie Freund

Julie is the Program and Communication Coordinator for the Lethbridge Sport Council. She moved from Kamloops, BC to Lethbridge in 2010 with her husband and three children. Previous experience includes municipal recreation programming, leisure guide development, special event planning, facility/parks bookings, recreation facility management and regional volunteer management for Red Cross. Julie has experience as a competitive swim coach and masters swim coach, personal trainer/bootcamp instructor and manages her own business selling competitive swim gear. Julie’s three children, Brittany, Kaelan and Joshua, are all high level competitive swimmers with the LA Swim Club so Julie and Jason spend countless hours at the pool and at swim meets.