Board of Directors

Executive

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Directors

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Sandy Slavin

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Malcom Kano

Sports Bid Committee

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Liaison Committee

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Lyndsey Robinson

Conrad Westerson

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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 (6) and Nolen (4). 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.

Chris Hansen

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 will be required for Lethbridge to host the 2012 Alberta Summer Games and believes the time is right for this bid. As a member of the Sports Bid Committee and the Lethbridge Sport Council, Kevin is excited about this opportunity and knows we have a diverse and talented group to take on this and other challenges in the months and years ahead.

Tim VanderBeek

A Lethbridge native and substitute teacher, Tim believes strongly that an individual should give back to the community to help it achieve even greater ends. He has served on a number of professional and civic committees, including time as chair of the Sir Alexander Galt Museum Advisory Committee and is currently on the Lethbridge Sport Council and Lethbridge Sports Bid Committee.

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.

Dennis Wickham

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

Scott Harling

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.

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 as an athlete, coach, innovator, and manager. She coached the Zone I Archery team to the 2004 Alberta Winter Games. Currently she is in-training to be Alberta’s Women’s Rifle Coach while remaining an active competitor herself.

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