Calgary, AB: August 22,2018 – Climbing Escalade Canada (CEC) is pleased to announce the appointment of two key positions within the organization that took effect on August 1, 2018.

1. Jeff Thompson(former High-Performance Director) has been appointed Interim Executive Director and Technical Director. Jeff comes to us with many years of experience in a variety of roles with Gymnastics Canada and has been acting as the CEC’s High-Performance Director since December, 2017.  The ED reports directly to the board.

Amongst a variety of responsibilities Jeff will be managing CEC’s day to day operations, in the areas of Strategic Planning, budgeting and financial management, liaising with the IFSC and other sport governing bodies, policies and procedures and High Performance Administration.

2. Andrew Wilson(former National Head Coach) has been appointed Interim High-Performance Director and National Head Coach. Andrew comes to us with many years of experience within Canada’s competition climbing community.  He may be best known for his coaching expertise but has also been National Youth and Open Head Coach as well as the Executive Director of the CEC for a number of years when it was a part of the Alpine Club of Canada (ACC). This wealth of experience and knowledge of Canada’s competition climbing history will certainly be a significant value to the CEC moving forward.

Some of Andrew’s responsibilities will include Strategic planning, Budgeting and financial management related to the High Performance (HP) Program and athlete funding, HP- related administration, Coaching, Training Programs, team selection and criteria.

CALGARY, AB: August 22, 2018 – The CEC Board’s primary goal is to build a sustainable organizational platform that provides the necessary support for our deserving high-performance athletes and our growing number of developing high-performance athletes.

In order to help us with this goal, the CEC is pleased to announce that we will be immediately embarking on a Strategic Review initiative with the assistance of Deloitte. We expect this in-depth review to take 4-6 months to complete and will include participation from a broad cross-section of the competition climbing community in Canada.

The Strategic Plan will then be used to determine and create the optimal organizational structure to fulfill our goals. At that time, it is anticipated that the CEC will conduct searches for the permanent positions that will be established within the organization.

In closing, the CEC Board has made significant organizational and operational strides in recent months, but also recognizes that there are many areas within our structure that can be meaningfully improved. The appointment of the two key interim positions and the Strategic Review are important elements as we strive for continuous improvement toward our goals.

Respectfully,

CEC Board
Steve Frangos, Chair
Sebastian Powell, Vice Chair
Jeannine Mallett, Treasurer
Jeff Taylor, Secretary
Stacey Weldon, Director (Athlete Commission Chair)
Greg Locke, Director
Dung Nugyen, Director

 Babette Roy at the 2018 CEC Lead Nationals. Photo by Greg Locke

Climbing Escalade Canada has 17 climbers headed to the IFSC World Youth Championships in Moscow next week (Aug 9-16th).  More than 1,000 athletes from 43 countries are registered for Youth B, A and Junior in Lead, Boulder and Speed events There will be no separate Olympic style Combined event. Returning Team Canada athletes, Indiana Chapman and Victor Baudrand made finals at this event last year.

Junior:

Sophie Buitendyk (BC – Boulder/Lead)
Bea Evans – (ON – Lead)
Sean Faulkner (BC – Lead)
Mika Hosoi (BC – Boulder/Lead)
Bronwen Karnis (ON – Boulder/Lead)
Ivan Luo (BC – Speed/Lead)
Zachary Mathieu (QC – Boulder)
David Trudeau (QC – Boulder/Speed)

Youth A:

Paige Boklaschuk (AB – Lead)
Aidan Doyle (BC – Boulder/Lead/Speed)
Manh Ellis (ON – Boulder/Speed)
Hunter Lastiwka (BC – Speed)
Guy McNamee (BC – Boulder/Lead)
Kindar McNamee (BC – Lead)
Zach Richardson (ON – Boulder)
Babette Roy (QC – Boulder/Lead/Speed)
Devin Wong (BC – Lead)
Yinki Ying (ON – Boulder)
Brielle Zacharias (BC – Speed)

Youth B:

Victor Baudrand (BC – Lead)
Alexis Binder (BC – Speed/Lead)
Indiana Chapman (ON – Boulder/Lead/Speed)
Sonya Colliander (BC – Boulder/Lead)
Brennan Doyle (BC – Speed/Lead)
TJ Foley (AB – Boulder)
Ethan Hoffman (BC – Boulder/Lead)
Jaxson MacDonald (BC – Speed/Lead)
Emi Takashiba (BC – Speed)
Mateja Vukojevic (ON – Boulder/Lead)

More World Youth Championship news at;

http://www.ifsc-climbing.org/index.php/component/ifsc/?view=event&WetId=7188

Climbing Escalade Canada is seeking an Executive Director.

Job Title: Executive Director, Climbing Escalade Canada
Terms of Employment: Permanent Fulltime
Job Commencing: August 1, 2018

Position Summary:

Climbing Escalade Canada is seeking an individual with excellent management, planning, organizational and interpersonal skills to serve as its Executive Director. We require a

dedicated, experienced not-for-profit leader, who can successfully fulfill the position of Executive Director who is passionate about the sport, and driven by the vision to promote, sustain and develop our organization.

The Executive Director will provide overall management of the day to day operations, in a manner consistent with the goals of the organization and the annual operations plan as approved by the Board of Directors.

The Executive Director reports directly to The Board of Directors; and/or an entity the Board of Directors may appoint.

Key Accountabilities:

Strategic Planning and Operations
Financial Management
Communication and Public Relations
Human Resource Functions? 

Qualifications:

• Graduate degree or professional degree in Business Management, Sport Management, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum 5 years experience in not-for-profit organization management and/or fund ?raising
• Proven ability to grasp strategic issues and translate into operational goals and plans
• Proven ability to multi-task major projects on a local, regional, national and ?international level
• Highly organized with the ability to manage and advance multiple projects and priorities
• Manage staff and volunteers effectively
• Skilled facilitator with the ability to interact effectively with groups and individuals with diverse and sometimes conflicting objectives
• Ability to communicate verbally, in writing and to groups of all sizes, on many levels ?including but not limited to: Volunteers, staff, community resources, government, ?media, athletes and the general public
• Proven ability to expand personal and professional skills as organizational demands ?require
• A passion for sport. Knowledge of, and involvement in, World Cup climbing competitions would be an asset.
• A combination of education and experience may be considered

Knowledge, Skills, Assets:

• A proactive innovative thinker, with insight on methods to leverage the organization and increase its capacity
• Strong multi-tasking skill set, with the ability to think critically and act logically and professionally under all conditions, publicly and privately
• Detail and client-oriented with the ability to listen, comprehend and respond appropriately to stakeholder’s needs.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Sound level of computer literacy
• Fluency in French would be an asset

The salary range for this position is up to $75,000 for the candidate that fulfills the required skills requirements. This position will have an annual review conducted by the Board of Directors, and/or an entity the Board of Directors may appoint. Must be willing to travel. A criminal background check will be required.

HOW TO APPLY:

Interested candidates are invited to submit their cover letter and resume via email to both the President and Treasurer.

E-mail: cec.president@climbingcanada.ca; cec.treasurer@climbingcanada.ca

Application Deadline: July 22, 2018  

*Note* We thank all applicants for their interest. However, please note that only those selected for an interview will be contacted

The IFSC World Youth Championships (“WYC”) held every year is the highest level of youth climbing competition. Accordingly, each season the CEC may identify certain youth athletes who are eligible to receive funding from the CEC to support their participation in the WYC and Canadian Team Training Camps. Youth athletes seeking funding will need to demonstrate potential for obtaining top results at international competitions, dedication and other performance metrics that indicate the best chance at achieving results in line with the HP program objectives stated below.

This funding policy also aims to ensure that CEC funded athletes meet the highest standards of conduct that this responsibility requires.

It will be the responsibility of all CEC funded youth athletes to ensure that they comply with this policy and the conditions of funding, including attending required events and training camps, executing all applications and abiding by all applicable terms and conditions by the relevant deadlines.

It is expected that this policy will be reviewed annually as part of the CEC’s High-Performance strategy and amendments may be made to ensure this policy provides the best possible outcomes.

Please check for updates regularly.

OBJECTIVES

The objectives of the selection committee and this policy are to:

1. Identify athletes who can achieve the following results at the WYC: Top 10 result in a single discipline or Top 20 in Combined.
2. Identify athletes who will represent Canada professionally at all times.
3. Identify athletes who are ready for the developmental benefit in order to realize future potential.

CRITERA

A.         Automatic Eligibility

Athletes who achieve the following results will be eligible receive funding;

1/ Extra Quota status for WYC in any discipline or
2/ combined at Pan Am Champion or World Youth Champion.

B.         Regular Eligibility

Athletes who meet any of following criteria may be considered for funding eligibility by the selection committee:

Podium at Pan Am in previous 24 months.
Podium at World Youth in previous 18 months.
Top 20 result in Senior WC in previous 12 months.

Regular selection is at the sole discretion of the selection committee. Meeting the criteria to be considered does not guarantee selection.

C.     Funding Details.

Eligible Athletes may receive up to $1500 CDN towards travel & accommodation expenses and/or camp fees.

D.         Conditions.

Funded Athletes MUST attend the Canada Team Training Camp and WYC in order to receive funding.

APPLICATION

Athletes who meet any of the above criteria regarding funding eligibility must apply via email to the High-Performance Director, Jeff Thomson at cec.hpd@climbingcanada.ca. Application deadline is July 15, 2018.

There is no guarantee that an eligible athlete will receive funding. The amount of funding, if any, and the allocation of such funding to eligible athletes is in the sole-discretion of the CEC.