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  • BOOKS
  • SportTokz
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  • TEAM
  • The Juke on Twitch.TV
  • EQUITY & DIVERSITY
  • ACCOUNTABILITY REVOLUTN
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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: 

  1. Marsha-Gaye Knight, CBC Sports (Olympics), Black in Sport Business 
  2. 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

GXSLab/ RTA SPORT MEDIA STUDENTS: HEAR WHAT THEY HAVE TO SAY

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