Chair

Anne Mathewson
almathewson@bowlscanada.com

Anne has over 20 years’ experience on numerous different Boards, including founding the Richmond Hill Ladies Recreational Softball League and serving as its president for five years. Within bowls, Anne was the treasurer of the 2015 Canadian Junior and Under 25 Championship Host Organizing Committee, and more recently was the chair of the 2019 Canadian Mixed Pairs Championship Host Organizing Committee. Professionally, Anne has long been recognized as one of Canada’s most experienced and knowledgeable waste management specialists. Anne has been on the front lines of driving change for recycling programs across Canada and is a well-respected negotiator and change catalyst.

Treasurer

Dennis Verge
Dverge@bowlscanada.com

Dennis has held various volunteer positions since joining lawn bowling, including two years as President of his local bowls club, Chair of Bowls South Island, and Treasurer of Bowls British Columbia. Verge has worked closely with BCB in the past while performing the duties of chief scorer at two national events. While the majority of his volunteer involvement has been with lawn bowls, Dennis has also had many years of experience volunteering in the financial community as a Director of his accounting association and President of the Financial Management Institute of Victoria.

Secretary

Laura Seed
Lseed@bowlscanada.com

Laura Seed has contributed extensively to the lawn bowling community through roles such as; the Vice-President of the Milton Lawn Bowling Club, the OLBA Awards Chair and a member of the OLBA Hall of Fame Committee among other things.  Laura has participated in a number of Canadian Championships, represented Canada at the 2012 World Bowls Championships and several North American Challenges. Professionally Laura has been the President of the Canadian Association of Cardio-Pulmonary Technologists for the last three years and is currently working at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto.

Director

Chris Stadnyk
Cstadnyk@bowlscanada.com

Chris is currently the President of the Heritage Greens Lawn Bowling Club in Kitchener, Ontario and has spent his entire bowls career being part of various Boards of Directors for various clubs. A past-President of both the Niagara Falls Lawn Bowls Club and Western Ontario Bowls Association (WOBA),  Chris has also served on the Championship Committee of the 2019 Canadian Singles Championships and worked closely with BCB when he served as Chair of the Athletes Rep Committee while on the National Team.  Stadnyk has represented Canada at various international events including four Commonwealth Games in 2002, 2006, 2014, and 2018, and has a World Bowls bronze medal won in 2008.

Director

Derek McKie
dmckie@bowlscanada.com

Director

Phillip Francis
pfrancis@bowlscanada.com

Phillip Francis has been a club president (Leaside LBC 4 years 2008 – 2011 ), a board member of the OLBA 8 years (4 years as president 2019 – 2022), and a board member at BCB for 1 year and re-elected to BCB for 3 years in 2023. He was a founding member of the Leaside Sports Hall of Fame in 2012 and a board member from 2012 – 2018. He was awarded a Queen’s Jubilee Medal for Community Service in 2012 for his work with the Leaside LBC. Phillip’s professional career included 6 years of service with the Royal Australian Navy (radio communications), 16 years as a senior administrative officer in Australian Defence establishments, and 2 years as an Executive Officer at Queen Elizabeth 11 Rehabilitation Centre, in Sydney, Australia. During his years of service, Phillip received the Australian Defence Medal (Naval Services 1967-1973) and the Australian Service Medal (with Clasp-Papua New Guinea, 1972-1973).  In 2017, Phillip received the Member of Parliament (Rob Oliphant, MP) Canada Sesquicentennial Citizenship Award. While in Canada, Phillip worked within the telecommunications multi-media environment developing Human Resources policies and practices and directing related HR programs. 

Director

Jane Blaine
jblaine@bowlscanada.com

Jane has been involved in programming and administration of para and blind sport for over 40 years. Her experience covers all stages of participation from beginning movement in infants, early motor learning, development of fundamental movement skills, PE, competition, high performance, and promotion of sport for a lifetime and healthy active lifestyles. Professionally she is the Executive Director of the BC Blind Sports and Recreation Association and for the 18 years up to 2022 also served as the CEO of the Canadian Blind Sports Association. She is co-author of the parent’s resource ‘Encouraging Physical Activity for Preschoolers with Visual Impairment’ as well as “Being a Sport Guide”; both published by BC Blind Sports. Jane’s values include ensuring programs and systems are safe, inclusive, enjoyable, ethically sound, equitable, and based on available evidence. Jane is enthusiastic about supporting research and resource development in the areas of para classification, para sport participant pathway development, and concussion in para athletes (in particular athletes who are blind or partially sighted).   

Britany Gordon

Chief Executive Officer
ceo@bowlscanada.com
(P) 613-244-0021 ext. 101

Jake Schuknecht

Bowls Development Manager
jschuknecht@bowlscanada.com
(P) 613-244-0021 ext 2

Samantha Burelle

Safe Sport and Communications Coordinator
sburelle@bowlscanada.com
(P) 613-244-0021

Don Caswell

High Performance Manager
dcaswell@bowlscanada.com

Derek Dillon

Head Coach
ddillon@bowlscanada.com