Our Team
Board of Directors
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President
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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.
Shadae Berkley
Vice President
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Shadae Berkley has been a part of the Canadian dodgeball since 2011, and is bringing over a decade of competitive and organizational experience to her role as Interim Vice President. A two-time Club Champion, six-time Provincial Champion, and three-time Team Canada athlete, she also coached the Women’s Foam team to an undefeated gold medal in 2024. Beyond her playing career, Shadae has been a driving force in event organization - serving as a main organizer for Dodgeball Toronto tournaments over the past two years and as a lead organizer for the 2025 Club Championships - experience she now channels into strategic planning, national event hosting, and guiding Dodgeball Canada’s board operations.​
Erin Lomax
Director of Communications
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.
Marc Cizravi
Director of Player & Sport Development
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Marc Cizravi has been part of the greater Canadian dodgeball community since 2007. All it took was one intramural season at Western University all those years ago to capture his heart and competitive spirit and the rest has seemingly become history. Professionally, he has been an entrepreneur almost all his life; a decade and a half spent running an I.T. consultancy before moving to a corporate position, along with the not-so-recent founding of Dodgeball Toronto, Marc is eager to bring his commitment, enthusiasm, and experience to his position as Director of Sport and Player Development. Within our community, Marc has been a competitor, teammate, captain, national team member and coach, mentor, ambassador, organizer and volunteer – and is eager to add his DC board member role to the growing list. In his role, Marc hopes to inspire new and older generations of dodgeball players to embrace a community-building spirit through further development of domestic competitive leagues and tournaments, minor and youth dodgeball programs, and the Canadian National Program.
Gia Bader
Director of Partnerships
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Gia Bader is recognized in the community for her ability to build meaningful relationships. In 2014, Gia embarked on a dodgeball journey that blended her passion for community engagement and connection-building. This led her to volunteer for Boss Dodgeball, co-found Dodgeball Calgary, and play in the WDBF community. Gia’s career path involves developing programs, providing counselling services, and collaborating with different providers. As the Director of Partnerships, Gia hopes to enhance strategic partnerships and tap into meaningful resources for the dodgeball community.
Meghan Potter
Director of Administration
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Meghan’s dodgeball journey spans six years across Dodgeball Toronto and Downtown Dodgeball leagues, giving her firsthand experience with the sport’s competitive and community sides. And yes - you guessed it - she’s back again! This time as Dodgeball Canada’s Director of Administration (while still rocking the title of General Manager for Team Canada). Apparently one role wasn’t enough, so now she’s doubling down on her love for the game and her ability to keep both players and paperwork in line. By combining her leadership skills with her passion for dodgeball, Meghan is excited to continue shaping the sport, making sure the experience is as smooth off the court as it is competitive on it.
Chantal Benjamin
Social Media Manager
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Chantal Benjamin is an Early Childhood Educator 2 with a passion for coaching kids Dodgeball. She got into coaching a few years ago in Winnipeg but has since created her own dodgeball Club where she coaches kids in French in her home town. Chantal has an interest in social media and is excited to hone her skills and display what she already knows for Dodgeball Canada.
Ombuds
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Stephanie Bailey
Ombuds
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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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Émilie Michaud
Agente au bilinguisme | Bilingualism Officer
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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
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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.​
Mitch Janzen
Media + Broadcast
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Mitch has been playing dodgeball out of Manitoba since Spring 2016 and began refereeing high-competitive dodgeball in 2017, leading him to try his hand at reffing Worlds that year in Toronto. While trying 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 is now managing the Dodgeball on Twitch initiative under Dodgeball Canada with the goal of expanding outside of Canada.
With 15 years of broadcast experience, he's been working as a producer for ONTrack Media & Entertainment full time, mainly managing the broadcast department at Assiniboia Downs in Winnipeg. He also works for True North Sports & Entertainment on the side at Canada Life Centre during the Winnipeg Jets NHL season, entertaining the in-house fans with graphics, stats and fun interactive games to play on the video boards between whistles. Sometimes he gets to work a wrestling event here and there. All sports, all the time.
Strategic Advisors
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Dr. Kristopher Wells​
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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
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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​
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Jacob is the Executive Director of the Indigenous Sports Council of Alberta, and the CEO of the Alberta Indigenous Games.​
Jillian Roberts​
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Jillian is the Coordinator of the Sport Administration Program, and the Hospitality, Tourism and Recreation Program for Georgian College.