Nordiq Canada Welcomes Three New Board Members – Morgan Rogers Continues as Board Chair
Nordiq Canada is excited to welcome three new members to its Board of Directors. Each individual brings a unique blend of skills, knowledge, and experience that will strengthen the organization as we approach the Olympic and Paralympic year.
We are also proud to announce that Morgan Rogers has been re-elected as Board Chair for a third term, continuing her dedicated leadership and commitment to the sport.
Marie-Hélène Thibeault
Marie-Hélène Thibeault is a bilingual communications and marketing professional with over 25 years of experience across sectors including education, sport, tech, and environmental conservation. A former Canadian Alpine Ski Team athlete, she has held leadership roles at Deloitte Canada, the University of Calgary, and Fast and Female, and has worked as a media attaché at two Olympic Games. Marie-Hélène holds an MBA from the University of Sherbrooke and a BA from Dartmouth College, where she competed in alpine skiing and tennis. A passionate cross-country skier, she previously coached in the Jackrabbit program.
Mark Parsons
Mark Parsons is Vice President and Chief Economist at ATB Financial, where he leads a dynamic team in providing insightful commentary and strategic economic outlooks, primarily focused on Alberta. Mark has over two decades of experience in senior economic and leadership positions in both the private and public sectors. He has established himself as a trusted authority in his field and is a regular speaker at industry conferences and a frequent contributor to media discussions on economic trends. Mark holds a master’s degree in economics from the University of Alberta.
Andrea Poole
Andrea Poole is a financial executive with over 25 years of private and public sector leadership experience in finance, profit and loss management, accounting, auditing, and compliance. Andrea is an experienced board member with specific expertise in Canadian National Sport Organizations, having served on Hockey Canada’s 2022 transitional board and as an audit committee member with the Canadian Paralympic Committee. She is also the founder and principal of the Ottawa-based accounting firm Numeris CPA.
Full list of board of directors :
Morgan Rogers – Chair
Canmore Nordic Ski Club, AB
Committees: Human Resources (chair); governance (chair); Safeguarding (co-chair); nominations (chair)
Anton Scheier – Vice Chair
Nakkertok Nordic, ON
Committees: Finance, audit, and risk management (co-chair); governance
Janet Gates – Vice Chair
Avid recreational skier, ON
Committees: Finance, audit, and risk management (co-chair); human resources; nominations
Thomas Holland
Alberta World Cup Society, AB
Committees: Finance, audit, and risk management; governance; Nordiq Canada development fund
Kate Scallion
Strathcona Nordics, BC
Committees: human resources; safeguarding
Shawn Leamon
Blow Me Down, NL
Committees: human resources
Andrea Poole
Avid recreational skier, ON
Committees: Finance, audit, and risk management; governance
Mark Parsons
Avid recreational skier, AB
Committees: Finance, audit, and risk management
Marie-Hélène Thibeault
Avid recreational skier, QC
Committees: human resources, fund development (chair), safeguarding
Pat Petelle – Division Chairs Council Chair
Montériski, QC
Committees: governance; safeguarding
Katie Weaver – Athlete Director – Olympic
Hollyburn Nordic, BC
Committees: Nordiq Canada Development Fund; safeguarding; nominations
Julian Smith– Athlete Director – Olympic
Georgian Bay Nordic, ON
Committees: Nordiq Canada Development Fund; safeguarding
Emma Archibald – Athlete Director – Paralympic
Scotia XC Ski Club
Committees: Nordiq Canada Development Fund; safeguarding