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John
Flynn –
President
Dawson City, Yukon Appointed 2014
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John Rodda – Vice
President
Anchorage, Alaska Appointed 1998 |
John's career includes both public and private
sector recreation management in Anchorage and Eagle River. From 1974 to
1997, he was involved in the development, construction and management of
four indoor ice arenas, and served on numerous youth and adult sports
advisory commissions.
A lifelong Alaskan, John has been an active participant, coach, and volunteer in the sports community since the early 60's. He has extended his volunteer and leadership commitments with various organizations including AWG Team Alaska, the Chugiak-Eagle River chamber of Commerce, Ice Skating Institute of America, and Rotary International. John has been involved with Arctic Winter Games since 1974, and was the Host Society President for the Eagle River Games in 1996.
John's business experience and
strong commitment to healthy youth and adult activities will be beneficial
to the future successes of the Arctic Winter Games.
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Les Skinner
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Director
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories Appointed 2021 |
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Gary
Schauerte -
Director
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories Appointed 2021 |
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Karl Davidsen - Director
Nuuk
Greenland Appointed 2018 |
Karl is a Head of Department at the Ministry of
Education, Culture, Research and the Church in Greenland. He was born and
raised in Ilulissat Greenland and has lived most of his adult life in Nuuk
Greenland. He has had various jobs in the public sector and began his
association with the Arctic Winter Games during the preparations for the
2016 games in Nuuk. Karl's passions in sports include snowboarding and
mountain biking, he also has some experience in cross-country skiing and
alpine skiing.
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Kyle
Seeley - Director
Iqaluit,
Nunavut Appointed 2013 |
Kyle is the Director of Sport and Recreation for the
Government of Nunavut, in
this role his
responsibilities
include
management
of the territory’s sport, physical activity and recreation program and services.
Kyle resides in Baker Lake, Nunavut and was appointed to the International
Committee in 2013
Prior to taking on the role of Director of Sport and Recreation, Kyle was
Sport Nunavut’s- Manager of Sport Development. As Manager he was responsible
for the coordination of Team Nunavut’s participation in all major games
including the Arctic Winter Games, Canada Games, North American Indigenous
Games, and Western Canada Summer Games.
Kyle’s involvement with the Arctic Winter Games began with
planning Team
Nunavut’s
team selection events in 2001. He has been involved in every set of
Games since, performing either the role of Chef de Mission or Assistant Chef
de Mission for Team Nunavut.
He began his association with the Arctic Winter
Games as a mission staff member for Northern Alberta in the 1988
Games in Fairbanks and in subsequent Games served as a volleyball
coach and again as a mission staff member. For the 2010 Arctic
Winter Games, he served on the Host Committee as co-director of the
Care and Comfort committee. In addition to the Arctic Winter Games,
he has been involved in various capacities with the Alberta Summer
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John Estle - Director Fairbanks, Alaska Appointed 2019
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John grew up and lived in New England for 30 years
before moving to Fairbanks in 1982 to assume the position of Head Coach for
Cross Country Skiing and Cross Country Running at UA Fairbanks. He
held that position from 1982 through 1990 before taking the position of Head
Coach of the US Cross Country Ski Team, which he held from 1990-1993.
He served as Program Director for the US Olympic Education Center in
Marquette, Michigan in 1993-94. Returning to Fairbanks in 1994, he has
built a business providing sport and business services, including organizing
events, timing running races, coaching and bookkeeping. He is an
International Ski Federation-certified Technical Delegate and Homologation
Inspector for cross country skiing.
He has attended the 1984, 1992 and 2002 Olympic Games
as a coach or official but considers the Arctic Winter Games to be a more
meaningful event because of the effect the AWG can have on the people and
communities of the north – without all the hype involved in the Olympics.
John’s association with the Games extends more than 30
years: he was a sport coordinator for Team Alaska for the 1988 Games, was Team Alaska Chef de Mission in 1996 and from 2000-2010, and served on the Host Society Board of Directors for the 2014 Games in Fairbanks.John and his wife Norma live 500m from the Birch Hill cross country ski trails and spend as much time as possible at their cabin in the Alaska Range.
Whitehorse, Yukon
Appointed 2020
Marie was born
and raised in Whitehorse, Yukon. Marie grew up playing a variety of sports
but found her passion was basketball. Her first experience with the Arctic
Winter Games was at the 1988 Games in Fairbanks, AK. She went on to
graduate from the University of Alberta with a degree in Physical
Education. Marie’s experience with the Arctic Winter Games is
extensive. It began as an athlete, but quickly evolved to other roles,
including mission staff and key positions on the host societies for the
2000, 2012 and 2020 Arctic Winter Games held in Yukon.
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Don
Wilson
- Director Calgary, Alberta Appointed March 26, 2020 |
Don is presently Director, Multisport Games for Alberta
Culture, Multicultural and Status of Women. Previous roles included: Chief
Executive Officer Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton, Director of Athletics
University of Calgary, General Manager Swim Alberta, Director of Sport,
Recreation and Culture City of Fort McMurray and a professional swim coach.
Over the past 40 years he has been involved in sport at all levels,
participating at the provincial level, coaching at the national level and an
administrator at three Olympic
Games. He has a Bachelor of Physical Education and a Masters of Human
Kinetics (Biomechanics). Don is married to Kim and has two children, Sarah
and Connor
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Moira Lassen - Operations Coordinator operations@arcticwintergames.org
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Lindsay Smith -
Technical Coordinator technical@arcticwintergames.org
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Arctic Winter Games International Committee Group
Photos below
2016 Arctic Winter Games Nuuk, Greenland
2014 Arctic Winter Games Fairbanks, Alaska
2012 Arctic Winter Games Whitehorse, Yukon
2010 Arctic Winter Games Grande Prairie Alberta
2008 Arctic Winter Games Yellowknife Northwest Territories
2006 Arctic Winter Games Kenai Peninsula Borough Alaska
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