MEET THE TEAM

Ilan Yampolsky

Passionate. Protective. Persuasive. These three words describe the Founder of ITP Sport, Ilan Yampolsky, one of Canada’s leading voices in safe sport.

Samantha Heron

Samantha (she, her, hers and elle) is a conflict management consultant, fully insured mediator, facilitator and community connector in the SafeSport and sport sector...

Basima Roshan

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Jillian Pasch

Jillian 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...

Nicole Laird

Nicole has worked in sport for over a decade, from organizing sporting events and competitions, to reviewing policies and complaints. She wholeheartedly believes that...

Samantha Graziano

Samantha 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...

Leanne Butler

Leanne Butler is a dynamic, analytical, and team-oriented professional with extensive experience providing strategic leadership and advice in policing, emergency response,...

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....

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.

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...

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...

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.

Amy Levac

Amy Levac brings customer service, safety, compliance, insurance, and risk management experience to ITP Sport from her many years at Skate Canada.

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...

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....

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...

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,...

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.

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...

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...

Sharon Maki

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...

Georges Mouralian

Georges is a seasoned professional with over 18 years' experience in risk and compliance.

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.

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...

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,...

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...

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...