The FOUNDING PARTNERS

Scott Cousens provides management, technical and financial services to nine publicly traded corporations as the director of capital finance for Hunter Dickinson Inc. For the past 19 years he has worked developing relationships within the international investment community. Substantial financings and subsequent corporate success has enabled him to establish strong ties with North American, European and Asian investors.

As a principal of Hunter Dickinson, Mr. Cousens was one of the 2004 recipients of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Pacific Awards. He had a promising athletic career cut short by a series of serious injuries, and his success with Hunter Dickinson now enables him to help create a sport training facility that he wished he could have had access to years ago.

Loyal Makaroff has 16 years of successfully developing and enhancing new and existing businesses both nationally and internationally through his own company, Loyal Makaroff & Associates Inc. He has held contracts as a business development specialist with financial corporations, development organizations, universities, and governments. Mr. Makaroff also has 11 years of experience in senior administrative positions with not-for profit organizations. In both the for-profit and not-for-profit sectors he has a consistent record of enhancing profitability and performance. His experience in strategic management, human resources, entrepreneurial expansion will enable him to effectively lead the MultiSport Centre of Excellence.

THE FOUNDING PRACTITIONERS

Rick is a sports and orthopedic physiotherapist who has completed a residency in manipulative therapy and gone on to teach nationally and internationally the techniques of athletic movement re-education for various chronic musculoskeletal conditions. He is a PhD candidate within the faculty of rehabilitation sciences at UBC where his research focus is sports injury prevention in general and ACL prevention specifically.

Rick has been a therapist and consultant with the Canadian Alpine Ski Team, the Canadian Soccer Association, the Dallas Mavericks basketball team, and the NHL Players Association. He has been to two Olympic Games as a physiotherapist and the Pan-Am games as an athlete. Rick was a national and professional level soccer player. He is a co-founder of AMRC - Athletic Movement Retraining and Conditioning program and currently is the Chief Therapist for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games.

Alex McKechnie is the Athletic Performance Coordinator for the LA Lakers basketball team. He is regarded as one of the world’s utmost authorities on core training and movement integration. Alex has worked with such professional athletes as Shaquille O’Neal, Steve Nash, Lamar Odom, Luke Walton, Grant Hill, Matt Leinart, Jimmy Connors, Logan Tom, Holly McPeak, Michelle Kwan, just to name a few. Alex was also previously the Head Physiotherapist at Simon Fraser University, team therapist for the Canadian Olympic Soccer program, and consultant to the Vancouver Canucks. He is the creator of the Core X System™ and has developed products and programs widely used in the NBA, NFL, NHL and in gyms around the country.

Dr. Day is the past president of the Canadian Medical Association and the Arthroscopy Association of North America, the world's leading academic society in the field of sports injuries and medicine - and is only the second Canadian to have assumed that position. He is past Chairman of its Research Committee. He is a member of the Scientific Committee of the European Society of Sports Traumatology. He has chaired five International Seminars on arthroscopic surgery, and is a pioneer in the introduction and teaching of arthroscopic surgical techniques in Canada. He is a former Secretary - Treasurer and Vice-President of the Canadian Orthopaedic Foundation), a past Director of the Canadian Orthopaedic Association, and has served on the Executive of the Canadian Orthopaedic Research Society. For three years he was Chairman of the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada Test Committee in Orthopaedics. He served as Associate Editor of the Journal of Arthroscopy and is on the editorial board of several other publications. Dr. Day is the President and CEO of Cambie Surgeries Corporation, a private company that developed the first private health care facility of its type in Canada, described in the media as "Canada's finest medical facility".

Lynda Cannell is the President and CEO of SportMedBC, a professional not-for-profit society that serves as the focal point for sport medicine and sport science in British Columbia, Canada. As one of the original founders, Ms. Cannell has been an integral part of SportMedBC since 1982. From developing programs and services for the general sport and recreation communities to promoting and nurturing world-class podium performances, Ms. Cannell is a pioneer within the sport health, sport safety and sport science community. Among Ms. Cannell’s significant accomplishments is her high level of technical expertise in the delivery of medical and safety services at sporting events. In the capacity of Medical Coordinator and Medical Director, Ms Cannell has supported numerous Canadian Teams at the Olympics, the World University Games and World Police and Fire Games.

THE CORE TEAM OF PRACTITIONERS

Dr. MacLean has a Master of Science (Human Kinetics) at the University of British Columbia and a Ph.D. (Biomechanics) from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. His research efforts over the past several years have focused on mechanism of orthopaedic (overuse and traumatic) injuries and on the influence of footwear and exercise interventions. In industry, he has been involved in the prescription foot orthotic industry for the past 18 years and is currently the Director of Biomechanics at Paris Orthotics Lab Division, Vancouver BC.

Dr. Taunton is the co-founder of the Allan McGavin Sports Medicine Centre and the Division of Sports Medicine, Family Practice at UBC. He was the Chief Medical Officer for the Canadian Team at the Sydney Olympic Games (2000), the Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur (1998), and the PanAm Games in Havana (1992) and Caracas (1983). He has also served as the National team physician for Field Hockey Canada and is currently the Chief Medical Officer for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games.

Dr. Forster is Professor and Vice-Chair (Research) in the UBC Department of Radiology, Regional Head for MRI for Vancouver Coastal Health, and Director of the UBC Comprehensive MRI Fellowship Program.  As an associate member of the Allan McGavin Sports Medicine Clinic, he has been involved in the clinical, research, and educational aspects of Musculoskeletal Imaging in Sports Medicine for 16 years, and has served as Imaging Consultant for many professional and elite amateur sports teams.

Rob Williams is a kinesiologist, posture specialist and movement coach with almost 20 years professional experience and over 20,000 hours of private client instruction. He is the founder of Performance Posture, a unique, multi-disciplinary posture clinic, and Mixx Fitness Studio, an elite private training facility. Rob and his team of trainers at Structure Rehab & Fitness have been the exclusive providers of training services to the Vancouver Club for the last 10 years. Rob writes a weekly column for The Province newspaper and is a frequent presenter for corporations on the topics of posture, fitness and nutrition. Rob’s career focus revolves around the importance of posture and alignment in the fields of sports-medicine and human performance.

THE BUSINESS ADVISORY BOARD

Mr. Bentley is chairman Emeritus of CANFOR and of the company's principal subsidiary, Canadian Forest Products Ltd. ("CFP"), and co-chairman and a director of HSPP General Partner Ltd., the general partner of Howe Sound Pulp and Paper Limited Partnership.

He also serves as president and a director of Sierra Mountain Minerals Inc. and is a member of the board of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, as well as being a member of the Advisory Board of BuildDirect.com and a trustee and Chair Emeritus of the Vancouver General Hospital and University of British Columbia Hospital Foundation.

Mr. Bentley is Chancellor of the University of Northern British Columbia and holds an honourary law degree from the University of British Columbia.

Mr. Bentley received the WAC Bennett Award in 1999 when inducted into the BC Sports Hall of Fame. Highlights of his involvement with sport in British Columbia include serving as a director and past president of the BC Golf Association, honorary director of the Canadian Professional Golfers’ Association and a trustee of the Canadian Golf Foundation. Mr. Bentley was also a member of an influential group of individuals who brought NHL hockey to Vancouver and has chaired events to raise funds for Canada’s Olympic athletes.

Thanks to his unwavering passion for sport, as a participant, fan, campaigner and administrator,Mr. Bentley has benefited all British Columbians and brought recognition and honour to the province’s sport

Ron brings a unique set of skills to the MultiSport Centre of Excellence Business Advisory Board. In his early years he specialized in taxation and corporate structuring, re-structuring and financing. Later he re-concentrated his efforts toward the development of venture capital financing for emerging public and private companies, including mineral exploration companies. During his time at HDI, he and his associates have completed in excess of 20 property or project acquisitions and over $350 million in exploration financings.

Another of Ron's specialties is structuring creative deals and developing strategic alliances. These creative deals extend from finding ways to work with South African firms to meet the requirements of the new mining laws, to developing innovative approaches to business partnerships with a Black Economic Empowerment Company.

Ron lives in West Vancouver, British Columbia, with his wife Shannon and their two daughters. He enjoys golfing, skiing and collecting automobiles.

Blake Bromley’s (BA, LLB) benevolent sector expertise may be unparalleled in Canada. He is an authority on Canadian charity law and as a President of Benefic Group his practice relates almost exclusively to charitable and tax planning matters.

Mr. Bromley has incorporated and registered well over 500 registered charities and non-profit organizations and has provided strategic tax planning to facilitate over one billion dollars worth of inter-vivos gifting plus several times that in future testamentary giving. He is also a globally recognized expert on the comparative law of charity and regularly advises charities and donors operating around the world on tax and legal issues relating to the international transfer and utilization of charitable funds as well as on matters of corporate control, strategy, and structure.

Mr. Bromley has advised governments in China, Russia,Vietnam, Australia, England, South Africa and Eastern Europe on drafting their laws governing rights and tax privileges of social organizations.

In her role, she facilitates Private Swiss Banking, Global Asset Management and Investment Banking for High Net Worth individuals and institutions. She is a connector and a rainmaker and has been involved in numerous community activities as well as being a part of many boards. An avid skier, tennis player, equestrian and soccer/lacrosse/tennis/hockey/gymnastics Mom, she has played or watched most every sport, enjoying them all.

Aside from finance and sport, Melanie has a strong interest in anatomy, physiology and rehabilitation as she holds both a Science and a DVM degree and still practices veterinary medicine part time.

Mr. Mason articled with Deloitte & Touche, specializing in audit and business venture structuring, and subsequently worked with international commodity mercantilist trader, Balfour Guthrie Inc., the finance group at Simon Fraser University, and the Homestake Mining Group.

Joining Hunter Dickinson Inc. in 1994, as director of finance, accounting and human resources, Mr. Mason focused on creative acquisition opportunities and financing arrangements, along with building the accounting/ administration systems to the present day international operations. In August 1998, he became Chief Financial Officer of the Hunter Dickinson group of companies and has been instrumental in building HDI into a credible enterprise, able to raise substantial financings.

Mr. Mason, along with the other directors of HDI,was recognized as business innovators with the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2004 Pacific award in the Natural Resources category.

The Project development Team

MHPM is Canada’s largest specialist project management company.

Lang Michener LLP has been a leader in Canada’s legal profession for more than 75 years.

Dominion Fairmile provides a variety of construction services, including pre-construction, general contracting, design/build, construction management and project management.

Cannon Design is a leader in sports planning and design, and the only Canadian design firm with an exclusive focus on sports, recreation and wellness facilities.

KPMG is a Canadian leader in delivering audit, tax and advisory services.

Benefic Group, a unique boutique firm focused exclusively on servicing the benevolent sector, is creating a new model of service delivery for those who seek to “do and produce good.”

Project Advisors

A Multi-disciplinary group of advisors comprised of internationally respected sport medicine and sport science practitioners has come together from time to time to provide advice, guidance and lend support to the project. Their contributions are recognized with appreciation.

High Performance Sport Consultant, Ottawa

Professor in the Department of Psychology at Simon Fraser University.

Founder and spiritual core of the MaxFit Movement Institute.

Sport Vision specialist at Pacific eyeDoctors.

Head of the Division of Arthroscopy and Athletic Injuries at the UBC

Co-Founder of Pacific eyeDoctors, a group of independent optometry practices in BC.

Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of British Columbia

Allan McGavin Sports Medicine Centre – Plaza of Nations

Director of Medical Services, VANOC

Former Canadian Alpine Ski Team medical group physician.

Clinical associate professor at UBC and head of UBC’s foot and ankle division.