BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND COMMITTEES
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
| NAME | TITLE | TERM ENDS | |
 | KATHLEEN DAWSON | President | 2027 |
 | KYAM SHELL-SCHNITZER | Vice President | 2027 |
 | SUSAN CAMERON | Board Member | 2026 |
 | ADAM DEFFET | Board Member | 2026 |
 | GAELAN PATTERSON | Board Member | 2027 |
 | JAMES PROFIT | Board Member | 2028 |
 | CHRISTINA SKINNER | Board Member | 2028 |
 | BENJAMIN YOUNG | Board Member | 2028 |
 | NIC YOUNGBLUD | Board Member | 2027 |
GOVERNANCE COMMITTEES
| COMMITTEE NAME | CHAIR | TERMS OF REFERENCE | PUBLICATION DATE | REVIEW DATE |
| Audit and Finance Committee | Nic Youngblud | View File | January 2025 | January 2027 |
| Governance and Ethics Committee | Kathleen Dawson | View File | March 2024 | March 2026 |
| Nominations, HR and GEEDI Committee | Susan Cameron | View File | March 2025 | March 2027 |
| Presidents' Council | Kathleen Dawson | View File | February 2024 | |
| Risk Management Committee | James Profit | View File | January 2025 | January 2027 |
| Strategic Planning Committee | Gaelan Patterson | View File | January 2024 | January 2026 |
Committee Members:
- Audit and Finance Committee: Adam Deffet, Kathleen Dawson and Paul Fritz-Németh (external).
- Governance and Ethics Committee: Gaelan Patterson, Ben Young, James Profit, and Sean Samson (external).
- Nominations, HR and GEEDI Committee: Ben Young and Kathleen Dawson.
- Presidents' Council: Susan Cameron and PSO Presidents.
- Risk Management Committee: Kyam Shell-Schnitzer, Christina Skinner and Alex Bushell (external).
- Strategic Planning Committee: Christine Preece (external), Frank Meunier (external), Paul Fritz-Németh (external) and Chris Gandhu (external).
OPERATIONAL COMMITTEES
| COMMITTEE NAME | CHAIR | WPC BOARD LIAISON | TERMS OF REFERENCE | PUBLICATION DATE | REVIEW DATE |
| Athletes' Council* | Bor Tanasijevic | Gaelan Patterson | March 2025 | March 2027 | |
| Canadian Water Polo Hall of Fame Committee | Noah Miller | Adam Deffett | February 2025 | February 2027 | |
| 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
Upcoming Events
Dec. 12, 2025 to Dec. 14, 2025
18U East
Pointe-Claire, QC
Pointe-Claire Aquatic Centre
