Meet The GymCan Team
Our Staff
Behind every successful gymnastic routine is a team working the chalk and grips.
Interested in a career with GymCan, or in the Canadian gymnastics community? Visit our job board for current opportunities.
Denise Alivantov
Director, Sport Development (Maternity Leave)
Roles & Responsibilities
NCCP Oversight & Comp 4 Program
FIG Coach Academy Hosting and FIG Gymnastics for All
CanGym
Long Term Development (LTD) lead
Gym for All technical oversight
Debra Armstrong
CEO
Roles & Responsibilities
Strategic & Business Planning
Financial Oversight
Governance
External Relations & Partnerships
Risk Mitigation & Legal
Tracy Bradley
Manager, Coach & Judge Development
Roles & Responsibilities
NCCP Program Oversight
Coach Education Council Leadership
Judge Education and Certification Oversight
Coach and Judge Professional Development
Partnerships and Representation
Cross Department Collaboration
Karen Cockburn
Program Director, Trampoline Gymnastics
Roles & Responsibilities
Planning and Program management
National Teams (competitions & camps)
Committees
Rules and regulations
Engagement
Mary Degrasse
Executive Assistant
Roles & Responsibilities
Board support
Operational support
BackCheck
inbox & phone line
Patrick Desjardins
Coordinator, High Performance
Roles & Responsibilities
Prepaid/Sportzsoft registration platform
Major Games (COC, PAGU, Pan Am Games, Pacific Rim, Commonwealth)
Training camps
Culture of Excellence Team Member
Administrative support across all disciplines
Jimena Gravelle
Coordinator, Finance
Roles & Responsibilities
Bank reconciliations
AR collection
Credit card statements
Bookkeeping support
Payment coordination
Greg Jackson
Program Director, Men’s Artistic Gymnastics
Roles & Responsibilities
Planning and program management
National Teams (competitions & camps)
Committees
Rules and regulations
Engagement
Yuliana Korolyova
Program Director, Rhythmic Gymnastics
Roles & Responsibilities
Planning and Program management
National Teams (competitions & camps)
Committees
Rules and regulations
Engagement
Niki Lavoie
Program Manager, World Games
Roles & Responsibilities
Planning and Program management
National Teams (competitions & camps)
ACRO, Tumbling, Double-Mini Trampoline
Committees
Rules and regulations
Engagement
Technical lead for Tumbling & Double-Mini Trampoline
Kacey Neely
Director, Safe Sport
Roles & Responsibilities
Oversee Safety Strategy
Complaints & case management process including OSIC & ITP
Abuse prevention
EDIA initiatives
Mental health
Teresa Orr
Program Manager, Rhythmic Gymnastics (maternity leave replacement)
Roles & Responsibilities
Planning and Program management
National Teams (competitions & camps)
Committees
Engagement
Jacqueline Patatas
Lead, Sport Development
Roles & Responsibilities
Growth strategy
Sport development
Committee relations
Partner liaison
Sport Canada liaison
Financial oversight
Canadian delegation
Katia Perin
Director, Communications, Marketing & Events
Roles & Responsibilities
Communication strategy
Website & Social Media Strategy
Event Strategy
Media Requests
Branding & Marketing
Sara-Maude Duchêne
Coordinator, Communications & Events
Roles & Responsibilities
Press Releases
Social Media
Activity Messenger
Events Logistics
Translation
Jenny Trew
Senior Director, High Performance
Roles & Responsibilities
Information to come
Vacant
Program Director, Women’s Artistic Gymnastics
Roles & Responsibilities
Planning and program management
National Teams (competitions & camps)
Committees
Engagement
Rules and regulations
Tammy Younker
Coordinator, High Performance
Roles & Responsibilities
FIG licensing
Uniform management
Event storage