Cara holds a Bachelor of Administration in recreation and leisure from Concordia University. Early on in her career, Cara developed expertise in wellness and mental health working as a therapist at a drug and alcohol treatment centre for adolescents in Michigan. From there she went on to work as a facilitator and educator at the local Burn Centre. 

Cara’s love for Olympic and Paralympic sports was sparked during an internship in Montreal with the Canadian Olympic Committee during the 1988 Olympic Games. In 2006 she seized on an opportunity to combine passion and expertise and joined the Canadian Sport Institute Alberta as the Manager of Athlete Services. In her current role as Director of Stakeholder Relations, she specializes in providing career, education, transition and mental health support to athletes and coaches.

Cara genuinely loves helping athletes work through life challenges of competing in high performance sport. For her, there is nothing more rewarding than seeing an athlete succeed in their sport and then see them succeed as they transition out of their sport.

Gary Davies is an accomplished corporate and community builder that brings a wealth of knowledge and an array of experiences in the events, media, marketing, and tourism sectors. Along with his extensive background building and leading organizations, he brings a creative approach and focus on achieving superior results to the sport community through his lifelong passion for sport.

Gary spent the last 20 years helping build a variety of companies, most notably RedPoint Media Group Inc., which became Alberta’s largest independent magazine publisher. There, he was responsible for the publishing company’s 13 brands, including Avenue magazine, Wine Access magazine, and up! magazine (the inflight publication for WestJet, now known as WestJet magazine). For the last seven years, he consulted and then became President of e=mc2 event management inc., one of Canada’s largest event management companies.

A born and raised Calgarian, Gary has most certainly elevated the profile of his hometown with his work as a founder of the Best of Calgary brand which celebrates the amazing local businesses that call Calgary home. He provided financial and advisory services to the12-year-old Calgary-based video production and live event company, Kelly Brothers Productions Inc. while creating and driving sponsorship and ticket sales for its flagship brand, Dave Kelly Live.

When Gary is not working, he is a highly active volunteer, most recently serving on the board of the Calgary International Film Festival and the Calgary Marketing Association, among several other prestigious director roles. He previously served as President for both the Alberta Magazine Publishers Association and the British Columbia Association of Magazine Publishers, and on the board of the Western Magazine Awards Foundation

Gary and his wife Allison stay active with their 3 kids, Will, Cam and Georgia. Gary has passed down his love and 45-year playing knowledge of the game of hockey down to his sons, Will and Cam who both now play for the Calgary Royals. A talented golfer, Gary holds a six handicap at Priddis Greens Golf and Country Club where he’s been an on-and-off member for 35 years.

Jason completed a Bachelor of Science from North Dakota State University while playing hockey and baseball. Upon graduation, he worked in a Sport Medicine Clinic in North Dakota as an Athletic Trainer and discovered a passion for training athletes. This led him to complete a Master of Kinesiology from the University of Calgary.

Jason joined the Canadian Sport Institute Alberta in 2000 as a strength and conditioning coach. He was a member of the Integrated Support Team for luge at the 2002 & 2006 and for the gold medal winning women’s hockey team at the 2006 Olympic Games. In 2008, Jason moved into the Performance Services role and became an integral part of designing the Institute at WinSport.

Jason now leads the performance services area where he provides strategic direction of our service delivery and development of training group agreements with National Sport Organizations and other stakeholders.

In his spare time, Jason is a volunteer President and coach for Kaizen Softball, is a proud husband and father of two daughters.

Dale Henwood devoted his life to sport development, the pursuit of excellence in Alberta, and to making sport in Canada better. Dale is a former hockey coach, having worked with collegiate and high-performance players in the USA and Canada. He was on the coaching staff of the 1984, 1988 and 1992 men’s Olympic hockey teams. He has worked with Hockey Alberta, Alberta Sport Council and in 1994 became the first President and CEO of the Canadian Sport Institute Alberta.

Having a place that provides athletes and their coaches with all the support they need to perform their best has always been a dream for Dale. And for the last twenty-five years, he has had the opportunity to work with a team of committed, passionate and caring experts to help keep this dream alive. In 2013, Dale was also named President of the Association of Sport Performance Centre. The Association has over 80 members from around the world.

Dale also promotes and advocates the benefits of physical activity and sport, writing and speaking to our politicians for the need for greater government commitment and involvement. He works tirelessly to speak up and advocate for the value that sport, and healthy lifestyle brings to our youth. When Dale is not working, he is very involved in serving the community through his church, the drop-in centre, Samaritans Purse and with several local or international sport organizations.