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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Allison Forsyth
Partner | COOPurposeful. Passionate. Proactive. Allison embodies these three words each day and in every Safe Sport interaction. Driving her is her passion for changing the system...
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Ilan Yampolsky
Founder | CEOPassionate. 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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OPERATIONS
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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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Karen Shaver
Karen is a seasoned social worker, providing programmatic and organizational leadership to two national child and youth serving charities over the last 20 years. Identifying...
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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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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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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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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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Taylyr Dickinson
Taylyr has spent over a decade working with Olympic and Paralympic athletes within both National and Multi-Sport Organizations. As a former athlete, turned coach and...
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Rosie Cossar
Rosie spent her entire developing life immersed in Rhythmic Gymnastics where she captained her team to become the first Canadian Rhythmic Gymnastics group to compete...
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Nicole Artuso
Nicole has been in the sport industry for just under a decade. From a young age, she’s been involved in sport and is passionate about making it a safe space for all...
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Victoria Di Caro
As a National level swimmer for over 10 years, Victoria knows first-hand what it takes to succeed and stay safe in high performance sport. After her own abuse experience,...
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Brooke Gauthier
As the daughter of diplomat parents, Brooke spent much of her childhood living abroad, primarily in southeast Asia. She swam competitively in the international school...
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Alexandra Landry
Alexandra is passionate about safe sport and the well-being of athletes. She grew up in the world of sports, doing rhythmic gymnastics since she was 7 years old. She...
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Stephanie Leroux
Stephanie has played organized sports all her life. She has experienced the highs of competition and camaraderie and witnessed the lows of negligence in the sporting...
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Anna Moiseyeva
Anna is a charismatic, client-centered and solutions-driven administrative manager and senior legal clerk with extensive experience in the legal field and services, office...
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Julie-Anne Taupier
Julie-Anne is passionate about her work in sport. She credits her enthusiasm and involvement in team sport for helping her develop the discipline, leadership and team...
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ADVISORS
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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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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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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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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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