Our Team
Board of Directors
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President
Matt Lawrence began his involvement in dodgeball in 2003 with the PEI Dodgeball Club. In 2016, he founded Dodgeball PEI, where he has played a key role in the growth and development of the sport within the province. Matt has contributed in a variety of capacities, including coaching provincial teams, serving as Tournament Director for the 2019 National Championships, and supporting event operations and media initiatives. He is committed to a collaborative "community first" approach and is excited to contribute to the continued growth of dodgeball in Canada.
Ombuds
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Stephanie Bailey
Ombuds
Stephanie works in manufacturing as a Director of Sales Operations. She has a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Philosophy with a minor in Political Science, is certified in Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution and has completed a graduate program in Genocide and Human Rights at the University of Toronto.
The Ombuds is an entity that operates independently of the Board of Directors, offering a safe path in reporting grievances and complaints without risk of retribution or retaliation. The Ombuds promotes fair and equal treatment and acts an as impartial and independent body for the Dodgeball community in Canada. The Ombuds will receive complaints and triage them and will be the escalation path in disciplinary appeals.
Business Directors
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Erin Lomax
Social Media Manager
Erin Lomax brings 10 years of dodgeball experience and expertise in organizational development to her role on the Dodgeball Canada Board. A player who's team has represented Ontario Women at Club Championships, Erin’s love of the sport is rooted in both competition and community.
Professionally, Erin is a senior leader in HR, teaches piano, and owns a mobile bartending business. On the Board, she’s passionate about supporting athlete development and building a transparent, high-performance pathway for the sport to thrive.
Mitch Janzen
Events Support
Mitch played dodgeball out of Winnipeg, Manitoba starting in 2016 and began refereeing high-competitive dodgeball in 2017, leading him to try his hand at reffing Worlds that year in Toronto. While attempting to find where he truly belongs within this worldwide sport, he's worn many hats including the Director of Programs & Community Outreach for Dodgeball Manitoba, and afterwards, began streaming under what is now known as "Dodgeball.LIVE" and consulting and assisting in many different roles for different dodgeball organizations around the world. With 20+ years of broadcast experience, he's also worked in many production-based roles, and hopes to use that long-term experience to help coordinate our major dodgeball events in Canada as seamlessly as possible.
Émilie Michaud
Agente au bilinguisme | Bilingualism Officer
Émilie is a writer and a translator, currently working in that respect for OPTEL (Quebec). She has been playing dodgeball since 2012: She is a veteran player in the sport with the Ligue de Dodgeball de Quebec (LDQ) and is happy to put her skills to the service of our sports. She has been volunteering with the LDQ for many years and has worked with the World Dodgeball Federation, having translated the rulebook into French for the organization's francophone community.
Ben Johnson
Governance Officer
Ben is a member of the Victoria BC dodgeball community. He leads fundraising strategy for charities across Canada and lends his volunteer time to do commentary for DodgeballTTV.
Strategic Advisors
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Dr. Kristopher Wells
Dr. Wells is an Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair (Tier II) for the Public Understanding of Sexual and Gender Minority Youth at MacEwan University.
Kimberly Hadley
Kimberly is a Sports Officer for the Federation of Gay Games, and a leader advocate for inclusion in sports at the international level.
Jacob Hendy
Jacob is the Executive Director of the Indigenous Sports Council of Alberta, and the CEO of the Alberta Indigenous Games.
Jillian Roberts
Jillian is the Coordinator of the Sport Administration Program, and the Hospitality, Tourism and Recreation Program for Georgian College.