BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND COMMITTEES


BOARD OF DIRECTORS
  NAME TITLE TENURE
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KATHLEEN DAWSON
President
 
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KYAM SHELL-SCHNITZER
Vice President
 
SUSAN CAMERON
Board Member
 
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CATHERINE CODE
Board Member
 
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ADAM DEFFET
Board Member
 
GAELAN PATTERSON
Board Member
 
CHRISTINE PREECE
Board Member
 
CHRISTINA SKINNER
Board Member
 

NIC YOUNGBLUD
Board Member
 

 

  NAME TITLE TENURE
Kathleen Dawson_BOD Headshot.png
 
KATHLEEN DAWSON
President

Kyam Shell-Schnitzer_BOD Headshot.png

KYAM SHELL-SCHNITZER
Vice-President
   
 

 

   
SUSAN CAMERON
Board Member
 
Catherine Code_BOD Headshot.png
CATHERINE CODE
Board Member
 
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ADAM DEFFET
Board Member
 
GAELAN PATTERSON
Board Member
 
CHRISTINE PREECE
Board Member
 
CHRISTINA SKINNER
Board Member
 

NIC YOUNGBLUD
Board Member
 
GOVERNANCE COMMITTEES

 

COMMITTEE NAME CHAIR TERMS OF REFERENCE PUBLICATION DATE REVIEW DATE
Audit and Finance Committee Nic Youngblud View File January 2025  
Governance and Ethics Committee Kathleen Dawson View File March 2024  
Nominations, HR and GEEDI Committee Susan Cameron View File March 2025  
Presidents' Council Kathleen Dawson View File February 2024  
Risk Management Committee Alex Bushell View File January 2025  
Strategic Planning Committee Christine Preece View File January 2024  

 

OPERATIONAL COMMITTEES

 

COMMITTEE NAME
CHAIR
WPC BOARD LIAISON
TERMS OF REFERENCE
PUBLICATION DATE
REVIEW DATE
Athletes' Council*
Bor Tanasijevic
Gaelan Patterson
March 2025
 
Canadian Water Polo Hall of Fame Committee
Noah Miller
 Adam Deffett
February 2025
 
Fundraising Committee
Adam Deffett
 -
 -    
Operations Council
Jasmine Northcott
Christina Skinner
July 2023
 
Screening Committee
Kyam Shell-Schnitzer
 -
 -
 
 

 

*The Athletes' Council was created in 2014 by the WPC Board of Directors, the Athletes’ Council is a standing committee whose mandate is to “represent and promote the views and interests of the youth, junior and senior national team athletes in an effort to further the objectives of the WPC Board, Staff, Officials and Coaches in achieving best-ever performances”.

The Athletes’ Council members and their roles are listed below for the 2024-2025 season:

  • BOR TANASIJEVIC - Athletes' Council Chair as of 2025 and Athlete Representative as of 2020
  • REUEL D'SOUZA - Athletes' Council Vice-Chair as of 2025 and Athlete Representative as of 2025
  • MATTHEW HALAJIAN - Athletes' Council Athlete Representative as of 2019
  • CLARA VULPISI - Athletes' Council Athlete Representative as of 2024
  • EMMA WRIGHT - Athletes' Council Athlete Representative as of 2025
  • GAELAN PATTERSON - Athletes' Council Board of Directors Athlete Representative as of 2025

 

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