Team Ontario – With less than one year to go until the 2021 Canada Summer Games, Team Ontario Chef de Mission Steve Sevor is pleased to announce the volunteer Team Ontario Mission Staff who will support Ontario’s athletes, coaches, and managers at the Games taking place from August 6^th to 21^st, 2021 in Niagara, Ontario.

Embracing the pillars of innovation, inclusion and connecting the Ontario sport community, the Mission Staff represent “the team behind the team” working to ensure that the operational needs of the athletes, coaches, and managers are covered. From liaising with the host society on travel, accommodation and sport schedules, to working with the media to promote the stories and achievements of all athletes, Mission Staff work tirelessly so that the athletes can focus solely on their competitions.

“We are pleased to assemble this passionate and talented team who are all committed to ensuring Team Ontario’s success at the Games” said Sevor. “With Niagara 2021 the first home Canada Games since 2001, and its position on the calendar right between the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo next summer, we have a unique opportunity to showcase sport in Ontario and the brightest of its future stars. Niagara 2021 is an excellent opportunity for Team Ontario to shine and our Mission Staff are ready to take on this incredible privilege.”

Mission Staff volunteers bring their career experience from across the sport sector and beyond. This role provides the opportunity to increase leadership skills, to meet new people, to gain experience working with the provincial and national sport system, to act as ambassadors of our province and most importantly to support the next generation of international competitors hailing from Ontario.

Team Ontario’s 2021 Mission Team:

Leadership Team	Residence	Role
Steve Sevor	Hamilton	Chef de Mission
Jennifer Bennett	Toronto	Assistant Chef de Mission
Justan Steele	Toronto	Assistant Chef de Mission
Lindsay Bax	Port Hope	Communications/Events Lead
Janice Robinson	Whitby	Logistics Lead
Peter Seto	Toronto	Sport Technical Lead
Mission Staff	Residence	Role
Isaac Blank	Toronto	Baseball & Athletics
Kirsten Bobbie	Toronto	Swimming & Golf
Darren Cates	Ottawa	Soccer (M) & Basketball (M)
Serena Celebre Feizi	Brampton	Beach Volleyball & Box Lacrosse (M)
Janice Dawson	Ottawa	Softball (F) & Canoe/Kayak
Danielle Emmons	Toronto	Triathlon & Volleyball (M)
Doug Gellatly	Pickering	Cycling – Mountain & Diving
Michael P. Hall	Hamilton	Photography
Robbie Halonen	Sudbury	Photography
Jamie Howieson	Waterloo	Swimming & Communications
Aimee Maggiacomo	Toronto	Basketball (F) & Rugby 7s
Kirsten Magi	Dundas	Swimming & Cycling – Road
Katelyn May	Mississauga	Sailing & Athletics
Eric McLoughlin	Woodbridge	Tennis & Events
James O’Brien	St. Catharines	Wrestling (M) & Softball (M)
Chris Verlaan	Burlington	Tennis & Communications
Meredith Warner	Nepean	Rowing & Athletics
Corinne Williams	Kitchener	Box Lacrosse (F) & Volleyball (F)
Amy Wilson-Hands	Milton	Wrestling (F) & Soccer (F)

 About Team Ontario

Team Ontario comes together as a group of approximately 450-500 athletes, coaches, managers, support staff and Mission Staff from across the province to compete at the Canada Winter Games and the Canada Summer Games. The team is represented in all sports competing in the Games. The Canada Games are an important component of our sport system, and a key event in the development of Ontario’s young athletes. The Canada Games provide athletes with an opportunity to compete in a multi-sport atmosphere and prepare them as the next generation of international competitors. Please follow Team Ontario on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook: @GoTeamOntario

About the Canada Games

The Canada Games are a national multi-sport competition with participation from every province and territory in Canada. The Games are held every two years, alternating between winter and summer. The 2021 Canada Summer Games will be held August 6^th – 21^st in Niagara, Ontario, bringing together approximately 5,000 athletes, coaches, and managers from every province and territory to compete in 18 sports. Please visit www.canadagames.ca

About Games Ontario

Team Ontario is supported by the Ontario Government, through its Games Ontario program. This program delivers or supports multi-sport events, including the Ontario Winter and Summer Games for youth, the Ontario 55+ Summer and Winter Games and the Ontario Parasport Games.

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Contacts:

Steve Sevor

Team Ontario Chef de Mission

905-973-2026

teamontariochef@gmail.com

Lindsay Bax

Team Ontario Communications & Events Lead

647-505-3304

teamontariomedia@gmail.com