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THE EXECUTIVE TEAM

Wendy Pattenden — Chief Executive Officer

Canadian Sport Centre Pacific - Vancouver Campus
1 Athletes Way
Vancouver, BC
V5Y 0B1

Telephone: (778) 327-4086 
Fax: (778) 327-4084
Email:  wpattenden (at) cscpacific.ca

Wendy Pattenden is the President of Canadian Sport Centre Pacific (CSC Pacific), operating in partnership with the national network of Canadian Sport Centres and provincial network of PacificSport Centres. CSC Pacific delivers sport performance programs and services to help athletes win medals for Canada. Together with national and provincial sport partners, CSC Pacific is creating a stronger system for the development of athletes, coaches, integrated support teams and sport performance facilities. Wendy is a former world ranked professional tennis player (top 100 in the world), twelve- time national tennis champion (1976-1984) and recent inductee to the Greater Victoria Sports Hall of Fame.

Wendy completed her MBA in 2004 at Royal Roads University. Prior to taking on the challenge of starting the Centre in 1999, Wendy served double duty as the Director of Athlete Development and Head National Coach/Olympic Coach for Tennis Canada, a post she held for thirteen years. Wendy grew up in a sport-centred family.  Her father Bob Barlow, a former NHLer, played professional hockey for 20 years, including a stint as the captain of the Vancouver Canucks. Her mother Marilyn is a highly respected high performance figure skating coach. Wendy is the mother to three children, Derrick, Hillary and Hailey. All three children are actively involved in a variety of sports.

 

 


Dr. Gord Sleivert — Vice-President

Canadian Sport Centre Pacific - Victoria Campus
Pacific Institute for Sport Excellence
4371 Interurban Road
Victoria, BC  
V9E 2C5

Telephone:   (250) 220-2525 
Fax: (250) 220-2503
Email:  gsleivert (at) cscpacific.ca

Dr. Sleivert has been working and studying in Applied Exercise and Sport Physiology for 15 years. The majority of his tertiary education was completed at the University of Victoria, in British Columbia but he also studied at the University of Queensland in Australia and the University of Alberta.

Dr. Sleivert was a faculty member in the School of Physical Education at the University of Otago in New Zealand between 1994 and 2000 as an Exercise Physiologist and was Director of the Human Performance Centre from 1997-2000 and CEO of the NZ Academy of Sport: South, in 2000. He was appointed as Professor in the Faculty of Kinesiology at UNB in December, 2000 and after three years as Director of Graduate studies moved in 2004 to PacificSport Victoria. He is now the Vice President of Sport Performance of the Canadian Sport Centre Pacific (CSC Pacific), operating within BC in partnership with the network of PacificSport Centres. Dr. Sleivert was appointed as the Canadian Team Exercise Physiologist at the Athens 2004 Summer Olympics and continues working to enhance performance.