Jamie Phillips is a Recruitment Coordinator at Pedalheads. Pedalheads provides bike swim, and soccer programs for kids aged 2-12. They offer camps and lessons designed to build confidence, independence, and a love for being active through fun and engaging instruction. Pedalheads operates in over 250 locations across Canada and the USA. Pedalheads.com
Tammy Adams is a longtime member of the Canadian Council of the Blind (CCB) and currently serves as president of the CCB Rocks chapter—a dynamic group that fosters peer support, advocacy, and accessible recreation for people who are blind, deafblind, or living with vision loss.
Megan Kinna is a Canadian professional lacrosse player and coach. Raised in Maple Ridge, British Columbia, she started playing lacrosse at age four and developed a strong, physical style on the field. Kinna played collegiate lacrosse at Northwestern University, contributing as a four-year starter. She was also part of Canada’s U-19 National Team that won gold at the 2015 World Championships. Professionally, Megan has competed in the Women’s Professional Lacrosse League (WPLL) and Athletes Unlimited Lacrosse (AU), earning recognition for her aggressive transition play and powerful shot. A six-time member of Team Canada, she has represented her country in both box and field lacrosse at international championships. kinnascrew.com
The Granny Basketball League is a non-profit organization to provide fun, competitive exercise for women age 50 and older playing six-on-six basketball.
Dr. Trish Tucker is a Professor in the School of Occupational Therapy and the Director of the Child Health & Physical Activity Lab at Western University. Dr. Tucker’s expertise are in the broad areas of health promotion, physical activity, and childhood obesity prevention. Her primary area of research is the measurement and promotion of physical activity with a particular focus on preschool-aged children.
Nigara Shaheen was born in Afghanistan. When she was six months old, her family moved to Pakistan, fleeing the Afghan War. At age 18, she moved to Kabul to study at the American University of Afghanistan. Shaheen qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics on the Refugee Olympic Team. She competed in the women's event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. Credit: CBC
Owner, Jessie Thomas, lost her job as an instructor and coach after 13 years in the fitness industry in March 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. She not only needed to find work but saw a need in her community to keep people moving, connected and safe. So in June 2020 she converted her family’s 88 acre farm into a playground for outdoor fitness. Because exercise equipment and
weights were so scarce at the time, Jessie got creative by using things like hay bales, logs, tires and other things
that were common to the farm.
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Beckie Scott is an Olympic gold and silver medallist, and the first Canadian to win an Olympic medal in cross-country skiing. She is the founder of Spirit North, a national organization dedicated to improving health, wellness and education outcomes for Indigenous youth through sport and play.
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