MEET THE TEAM
We have curated Canada’s top experts to provide our services. Meet our diverse team of professionals who bring a wealth of experience from a variety of backgrounds.
LEADERSHIP
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Ilan Yampolsky
CEO FounderPassionate. Protective. Persuasive. These three words describe the Founder of ITP Sport, Ilan Yampolsky, one of Canada’s leading voices in safe sport.
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Samantha Heron
Chief Complaints OfficerSamantha (she, her, hers and elle) is a conflict management consultant, fully insured mediator, facilitator and community connector in the SafeSport and sport sector...
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OPERATIONS
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Jillian Pasch
Office ManagerJillian has always been passionate about sports and how they can bring people together. She is an advocate for mental health awareness and firmly believes the first priority...
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Nicole Laird
Senior Administrative Assistant, ComplaintsNicole has worked in sport for over a decade, from organizing sporting events and competitions, to reviewing policies and complaints. She wholeheartedly believes that...
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Samantha Graziano
HR ManagerSamantha provides the leadership team with expert guidance and coaching in all areas of HR to support the organization and ensure ITP's strategic plan and business objectives...
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PROJECTS & PROGRAMS TEAM
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Leanne Butler
Leanne Butler is a dynamic, analytical, and team-oriented professional with extensive experience providing strategic leadership and advice in policing, emergency response,...
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John Daniel
John has worked as a retail Loss Prevention manager with a focus on Safety and Security in the workplace through the creation of procedures, auditing, and investigations....
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Ryan Gushulak
Ryan has been involved in sport for their entire life and is passionate about how safe sport and equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) intersect within sport.
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Nicole Grandmont
Sports have always played an integral part of Nicole’s life, as a fan of professional sports, a coach or player of organized sports and as a devoted soccer, swimming...
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Julie Healy
Julie is a passionate sport leader with a comprehensive understanding of the Canadian sport system acquired over three decades of working in university sport and in national...
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Hailey Jones (Milligan)
Hailey has worked in high performance sport for over a decade, with a strong background in leadership development, DEI and Safe Sport.
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Amy Levac
Amy Levac brings customer service, safety, compliance, insurance, and risk management experience to ITP Sport from her many years at Skate Canada.
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Monica Lockie
Monica has spent her entire life in her passion of sport. Becoming a figure skating coach at the age of 16, she kick started her purpose of coaching, creating programming...
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Barb MacDonald
Barb is an award-winning senior communications consultant, respected world-wide for communications planning as well as managing media operations at large sporting events....
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Celina Oliveira-Stipanic
Celina has been involved in sport her entire life. From playing competitively in European handball, ultimate frisbee and golf, to a 25-plus-year profession in the sport...
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Dale Sheehan, M.O.M.
Dale Sheehan, M.O.M. is a Retired Assistant Commissioner with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police with 35 years experience in law enforcement. He was Director General,...
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Dan Turvill
Dan is former Discipline Manager for BC Soccer, and helped to write the BC Soccer Judicial Code and Policies and Procedures and Sanctioning Tables.
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Corey Zaharuk
Corey served as a police officer for 26 years including six years in a senior executive role at the rank of superintendent before retiring in 2021. Throughout his career he conducted...
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Jonathan Warren
Jonathan Warren servers as ITP's external IT consultant. Passionate about mental health advocacy and building positive and inclusive cultures, Jonathan brings these values...
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Jack Sullens
Jack combines his passion for justice, cultural sensitivity, and a lifetime of recreational athletics into his role as a dispute resolution specialist with the ITP Sport...
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Georges Mouralian
Georges is a seasoned professional with over 18 years' experience in risk and compliance.
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LEGAL SUPPORT
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Elliot Saccucci
Elliot is external legal counsel to ITP Sports & Recreation. He is a Partner in Toronto-based law firm, Loopstra Nixon LLP, and the Chair of its Sports Law Group.
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ACADEMIC
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Judi Fairholm
Judi has made the safeguarding of children, athletes, and vulnerable communities her life’s work and passion. As a Senior Associate with Proteknon, Judi has worked...
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Dr. Jennifer Walinga
An educator for 30 years, and former member of Canada’s Commonwealth, World and Olympic gold medal rowing teams, Dr. Jennifer Walinga draws on her personal, professional,...
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EDI
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Dr. William Bridel
Dr. William Bridel is Associate Dean (Academic) and Associate Professor in the Faculty of Kinesiology at the University of Calgary. He specializes in sociocultural aspects...
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CULTURE
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Elizabeth Manley
Unforgettable for her exceptional silver medal performance at the Calgary ‘88 Olympics, Elizabeth exited the podium and took control of her life. Diagnosed with sever...
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TESTIMONIALS
“ITP provides professional, timely and sport sensitive support services in a cost effective fashion. Most importantly, ITP is staffed with professionals who understand the NSO culture and environment, which helps tremendously in determining effective paths and solutions to sensitive and impactful concerns”

“Allison is s committed leader and advocate in Safesport and it has been my privilege to work with her. Her innovative work, blazing a trail to create solutions to keep athletes safe, is important and admirable.”

“Ilan’s integrity drives his every day life, whether that is with family, friends or work. His passion is safety and performance. He has a firm belief that both are required to perform at your potential.”

“CAC had the privilege of working with ITP Sports on a safe sport review to better understand the coach perspective, which will inform our future work to support coaches and coach employees. ITP Sports is a reliable, professional and knowledgeable organization that is committed to supporting all sport organizations to enhancing their safe sport practices.”

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