WELCOME & HOW THE CONFERENCE WORKS
WATCH VIDEO ON-DEMAND PANEL DISCUSSIONS
There are two (2) ways you can participate today:
1. WATCH SPEAKER VIDEOS ON-DEMAND
- Over 40 speaker videos are available in the following three categories: IN THE FRONT OFFICE; IN THE MEDIA; & IN THE FIELD.
- The speaker videos are between 10 to 45 minutes, you select the video, tune in, binge watch or watch one, and come back and watch again at your convenience. SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEOS!
2. FOLLOW US ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS & POST YOUR THOUGHTS AND COMMENTS LET'S TOGETHER KEEP THE CONVERSATION in SPORT TOP OF MIND!
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VIDEOS ON-DEMAND
Opening Remarks: Nathanuel Johnson, Project Team Lead & 4th Year RTA Sport Media Student & Laurel Walzak, GXSLab Director, Associate Professor, RTA Sport Media
BLACK FIGURES in SPORT PANEL
Black Figures in Sport Panel "Video On-Demand" Presented by GXSLab
Panelists:
- Marsha-Gaye Knight, CBC Sports (Olympics), Black in Sport Business
- Brian Richardson Jr., Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Indianapolis Colts
Moderated by:
Nathanuel Johnson, 4th Year RTA Sport Media Student & Team Project Lead, GXSLab Accountability Revolutn in Sport Media
MORE Diversity & INCLUSION PANELS
In-Clinic
When scholarships intersects with industry in sport media
Panelists:
- Shireen Ahmed
- Francesco Collura
- Dr. Cheryl Cooky
- Dr. Lindsey Darvin
- Olivia Ghish-Swaby
- Dr. Guy Harrison
- Devon Sherwood
- Kelsey Fluehr Trainor, Esq.
- Danica Vidotto
- Laurel Walzak (Prof Walz)
- Stephanie Wetmore
Out on Air
By Joe Recupero, Associate Professor, RTA Sport Media
Panelists:
- Scott MacArthur, Fan 590, Rogers Sportsnet
- Anastasia Bucsis, CBC Sports
- Devin Heroux, CBC Sports
- Richard Coffey, RTA Sport Media, 4th Year Student
- Moderated by: Laurel Walzak, Associate Professor
Closing Remarks
Dr. Ivan Joseph, Vice President Student Affairs, Wilfrid Laurier University and Author, You Got This (Previous Athletic Director, Ryerson University).
IN THE FRONT OFFICE:
Donovan Mitchell Sr.
IN THE FRONT OFFICE:
DIRECTOR OF DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION, NY METS
Brian Richardson, Jr.
IN THE FRONT OFFICE:
DIRECTOR OF DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION, INDIANAPOLIS COLTS
Dakota Whyte
IN THE FRONT OFFICE:
NA RETAIL BRAND MANAGER, NIKE & FORMER D1 NCAA & NATIONAL TEAM ATHLETE, YOUTH OLYMPICS, AND TEAM ONTARIO BASKETBALL GOLD MEDALIST
Jon Holmes
IN THE FRONT OFFICE:
DIGITAL MEDIA EDITOR & JOURNALIST, SKY SPORTS
& FOUNDER OF LGBT+, A NETWORK, ADVOCACY AND CONSULTANCY GROUP
Theo Rabinowitz
IN THE FRONT OFFICE:
TEQ & FORMER CBS SPORTS
& CO-CHAIR FOR EQUALITY COACHING ALLIANCE, LGBTQ+ ORGANIZATION
Jennifer Reynolds
IN THE FRONT OFFICE:
EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION LEAD, MLSE
Grace Li
IN THE FRONT OFFICE:
MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS, COORDINATOR, FIELD HOCKEY CANADA & RTA SCHOOL OF MEDIA, ALUMNI
Devon Sherwood
IN THE FRONT OFFICE:
COORDINATOR, ALUMNI PUBLIC RELATIONS, NY METS
Allison Sandmeyer-Graves
IN THE FRONT OFFICE:
CEO, CANADIAN WOMEN AND SPORT
Jarel Cockburn
IN THE FRONT OFFICE:
ATHLETE INSTITUTE
Mark Fraser
IN THE FRONT OFFICE:
DIRECTOR, EQUITY, DIVERSITY & INCLUSION, TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS , FORMER PROFESSIONAL HOCKEY PLAYER
IN THE MEDIA:
Shireen Ahmed
IN THE MEDIA:
PODCASTER, BURN IT ALL DOWN &
CONTENT CONTRIBUTOR ON TSN
Amrit Gill
IN THE MEDIA:
HOST, PUNJABI HOCKEY NIGHT IN CANADA
JOURNALIST & REPORTER
Parminder Singh
IN THE MEDIA:
HOST & COMMENTATOR, NBA
Matt Scianitti
IN THE MEDIA:
TSN REPORTER & RTA ALUMNUS
Moe Khan
IN THE MEDIA:
TSN RADIO HOST
& PLAY BY PLAY AT USPORTS/ CCAA LEVELS
Julie DiCaro
IN THE MEDIA:
JOURNALIST, RADIO HOST & AUTHOR "SIDELINED"
IN THE FIELD
Kayla Alexander
IN THE FIELD:
WNBA, MINNESOTA LYNX
TEAM CANADA, BASKETBALL
Carly Clarke
IN THE FIELD:
HEAD COACH, WOMEN'S BASKETBALL RYERSON RAMS & ASSISTANT COACH CANADIAN NATIONAL TEAM
Marsha-Gaye Knight
IN THE FIELD:
CBC SPORTS (OLYMPICS)
Linsey Shea
IN THE FIELD:
Freelancer, NFL/ Fox Events
Harrison Browne
IN THE FIELD:
FIRST TRANSGENDER ATHLETE IN PROFESSIONAL HOCKEY & ACTOR
Amen Isegohi
IN THE FIELD:
AUTHOR, MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER, FOUNDER & CREATOR OF THE AMENFITNESS MOVEMENT
Ailish Forfar
IN THE FIELD & IN THE MEDIA:
ON-AIR HOST, CONTENT CREATOR, FEATURE PRODUCER & JOURNALIST & FORMER CWHL PLAYER
Richard Coffey
IN THE FIELD:
RTA SPORT MEDIA, GRADUATING CLASS OF 2021
Karen Sebesta
IN THE FIELD:
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, 2020 TOKYO, CBC SPORTS &
RTA ALUMNUS & RTA SPORT MEDIA ALUMNUS
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