Skate Canada  – OTTAWA, ON: The Board of Directors of Skate Canada is announcing that Dan Thompson has chosen to move on from Skate Canada to pursue other professional opportunities. Dan joined Skate Canada as CEO in June of 2013. In his three years with the organization, Dan led the development of a new strategic plan, restructured the organization to become more efficient, and spearheaded the development of MOU’s with the Sections and new strategic partners such as Hockey Canada.

We thank Dan for his contributions to Skate Canada and wish him every success in his future endeavours.

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Skate Canada is the nation’s governing body for competitive figure skating and is dedicated to creating a nation of skaters, both recreationally and competitively. Over 125 years old, Skate Canada is the world’s oldest skating organization and Canada’s preeminent leader in skating instruction and education. Over 130,000 Canadians participate in Skate Canada educational programs each year, including our flagship CanSkate program that teaches beginners of every age the basic skills of skating and fundamental movements.

As one of Canada’s most successful governing sport bodies, Skate Canada athletes have won 25 Olympic medals and 32 world championships. Today’s Canadian world and Olympic medalists all began at one of our 1,200 local Skate Canada clubs or skating schools. Through our programs, more than 5,500 certified professional coaches encourage Canadians of all ages to skate together as a family, pursue competitive ice sports and enjoy an active lifestyle.

Skate Canada has a National Service Centre in Ottawa, marketing headquarters in Toronto and high performance facilities in Toronto and Calgary.
 

For Information:

 

Emma Bowie
Communications Manager
+1 (613) 747-1007 ext. 2547
ebowie@skatecanada.ca