Dr. Clare Warner (she/her) is an anti-racist educator and researcher with 20 years of experience leading equity-focused strategic interventions across the private and public sectors.

Laura McPhie is a proud two-spirit auntie whose ancestors are Anishinaabe from the Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation, German, and Scottish. They approach all their work from the intersections of walking the world as a queer, Indigenous, neurodivergent woman which they ground in an educational background in Indigenous and Queer studies.

Danne Diamond (they/them) is an advocacy, strategic communications, and sports policy specialist who has dedicated their career to building a world where everyone can experience safety, freedom, and agency. Danne served as the Director of Policy and Programs at Athlete Ally, where they led global advocacy campaigns and built coalitions focused on advancing gender equity and LGBTQI+ human rights, particularly for transgender, nonbinary, and intersex communities and ending discriminatory policies and practices in sports.

Lysa Lowe is the Programs and Operations Manager with ICSN and the lead for the Play Fair. Anti-Racism in Sport Toolkit. She has worked with various non-profit organizations dedicated to the importance of EDI and women in the Canadian sport industry including Canletes and The Black Canadian Coaches Association (what ICSN was formally known as). As a Sport Management graduate and student-athlete from Niagara College, Lysa is dedicated to creating more diverse spaces in the sport industry and strives to bring the community together through sport.

Daria has engaged in sport in multiple ways over the past 20 years, from an athlete on the Canadian National Fencing Team for 12 years,  to transitioning to becoming the head coach of her fencing club and the assistant provincial fencing coach in Manitoba.  Daria has over 10 years experience working in non profit organizational management and is currently consulting with the Anti-Racism in Sport Campaign. 

Chris Mosier (he/him) is a trailblazing athlete, activist, and founder of TransAthlete.com. In 2020 he made history by becoming the first transgender athlete to compete in the Olympic Trials in the gender with which they identify.

Born in Nigeria, Moji holds a Masters in Finance degree from the Queen Mary University of London. She has spent the last 6+ years working in the field of policy development and advocacy, working with First Nations, Metis, Inuit, Black, Racialized, and Religious Minority communities across Canada.

Mohamed is a sport business and marketing professional, with nine years of experience in the industry, he is dedicated to using sports as a means to grow brands and bring people together. He is currently the Manager of Player Marketing at the CFL, where he works to enhance the CFL brand through athlete marketing initiatives and projects.

Nick’s background in sport includes more than 15 years as a high performance coach, a nationally accredited official, and an NCCP learning facilitator, along with many volunteer roles on boards of directors at various provincial and national organizations.

JT is a passionate and service-oriented Coaching Professional with over 20+ years of leadership and management experience in education, athletics and business and currently serves as the Director of Culture and Sport at Football Ontario.

Brigitte Lefebvre-Okankwu is a dedicated community advocate and accomplished athlete with a strong commitment to inclusivity and anti-racism. She holds a Master’s of Science in Management with a concentration in Entrepreneurship from the Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa. Brigitte currently serves as the Community Relations Coordinator at RVS (Recreational and Varsity Sports) at the University of Ottawa.

 Koren is a dedicated individual who has devoted over three decades to fostering the growth of basketball at the grassroots level in Ontario and Prince Edward Island (PEI). With a wealth of experience, she has coached players of all ages and skill levels, from grassroots initiatives to post-secondary teams.

Humaira is a passionate advocate for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, with a deep commitment to fostering anti-racism initiatives. As a Muslim female athlete, she brings a unique perspective to her work in the sports industry, where she champions inclusivity and strives to break down barriers for underrepresented communities.

Billie resides respectfully as a visitor on the unceded ancestral and traditional Quw’utsun lands and waterways of the Hul’q’umi’num’ speaking people. Billie is a mixed-race Afro-Caribbean and European cisgender woman with academic training and practice in human rights, social justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) devoted to this long-term complex work.

Asya Bartley is currently the Marketing Manager at Swimming Canada. Her role includes managing account services and providing marketing and communications support. Asya is also on the board of directors for the Inclusion in Canadian Sports Network.

 Christian Alicpala has been a basketball clinician/marketing and events specialist since 2014 and worked with numerous organizations including Basketball Ontario, Toronto Raptors, NBA India, and NBA Canada.