Sally Rehorick
522 George Street
Fredericton, New Brunswick
Canada E3B 1K1
Telephone: 506-453-5136
Fax: 506-453-4777
Home tel: 454-1907
E-mail: sallyr@unb.ca
Vision Statement:
As Chef de Mission for the Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City, I will apply my full energies to providing athletes with the best possible environment for achieving their personal best performances. My leadership style can be characterized as a team-builder and, as such, is conducive to creating a strong support team for the Canadian delegation. I welcome the opportunity to continue the Canadian tradition of being leaders in every action and the envy of the international sport community in everything we undertake.
Summary of qualifications and experience:
I have been involved in the three most recent Olympic Winter Games: as Team Leader for figure skating (1992), as Assistant Chef de Mission (1994) and as a judge for the men's figure skating event (1998). I have also played a role in the training of staff and team leaders for both the Olympic and Pan American Games for the COA. As a member of the Canadian Figure Skating Association, I have served in a variety of leadership roles, particularly in the areas of judges' selection and training, skaters development, and in the development and implementation of national technical programs. I am currently a "B" member of the COA and recently chaired the VIP and Protocole committee for the Congress held in Fredericton. I am fluent in both English and French, with some knowledge of Japanese and Spanish and have cultural flexibility and experience, having lived in the United States, France and Japan.
Sport Experience
Canadian Olympic Association:
Chef de Mission, Olympic Winter Games, Salt Lake City, 2002 (named November 1999)
Assistant Chef de Mission (Olympic Winter Games, Lillehammer 1994)
"B" Member (since 1997)
Contributions to Games Staff Development: Assisted with the design, development and delivery of the staff and team leader development programs for Winter Games (1994) and Pan American Games (1995) personnel. Developed Mission Staff Competency Profile, used in training Winter Games (1994) and Pan American Games (1995) staff and team leaders.
Invited speaker for Olympic Academy, Fredericton 1994.
Chair, VIP/Protocole Committee, Congress and AGM, Fredericton, 1999
Figure skating:
Qualifications: ISU Judge for Singles, Pairs and Dance (qualified for World Championships and Olympic Winter Games)
International Referee for Singles and Pairs
National Referee for Dance
Experience: Have judged or refereed international competitions since 1982 in USA, France, the former Soviet Union, Japan, Germany, England, Hungary, Switzerland and Canada. World Championships judged: Junior Worlds (Budapest 1990, Colorado Springs 1992), Worlds (Birmingham 1995, Lausanne 1997). Named international Judge of the Year, 1989. Olympic Games judged: Nagano 1998.
Additional leadership and organizational roles within the Canadian Figure Skating Association:
Team Leader: World Team (Budapest 1988, Paris 1989, Halifax 1990); Olympic Team (Albertville 1992); numerous international competition teams.
Chairperson of CFSA Committees: Officials Coordinating Committee (1998-99); Technical Committee (1990-93); Test Revision Steering Committee (1989-90); Judges Education Resource Group (1988-89); ISU Figure Task Force (1987-88); National Judges Committee (1980-84).
Director of CFSA Board (elected position, 1980-84; appointed position 1988-93, 1998-99)
Technical Representative for domestic competitions: numerous Sectional and Divisional competitions; Assistant Tech Rep for Canadians (1983); Canada Winter Games (Sydney, N.S.)
Membership on National Committees: Officials' Development (1980-92); International Team (1991-92); International Judges (1992-95).
Competency Profiles: Developed two competency profiles (skills, knowledge, attitudes) for International Judge and International Referee. Both have been adopted for the selection and development of judges and referees (by the ISU in the case of referees).
Public Information and Media Liaison (representative sample)
"Inside Track," CBC national radio program, invited guest for two programs in February, 1998 re: the Olympic Games in Nagano.
numerous CBC radio interviews for CBC Fredericton. Ongoing.
"Soyez les juges." Panelist on 2-hour program on TVA about judging figure skating. Montreal, 1995. In French.
"Olympic Winter Games 1994." Radio interview series with CBC Fredericton. From Lillehammer, 1994.
"Les jeux olympiques de Lillehammer." Radio interview with Radio Canada, Montreal, 1994. In French.
"Behind the scenes at the Olympic Games." Series of 10 reports for CBC Radio Fredericton, 1992. From Albertville.
"The Demise of School Figures." Ten minute interview for The Journal, CBC Television, 1990.
"The New Test and Evaluation System." Fifteen minute interview for the Inside Track, CBC Radio, 1990.
"Leadership in Sport: Transferable Skills from the Professional World." Invited keynote address to Conference on Women in sport and Recreation. Fredericton, 1986.
Current Profession:
Director, Second Language Education Centre
Professor, Second Language Education
Faculty of Education
University of New Brunswick
Fredericton, New Brunswick (1987- present)
Professor and Founding Faculty Member
Faculty of Comparative Culture
Miyazaki International College
Miyazaki, Japan
1996-97
Professional Experience (partial listing)
Director, Employment and Development
New Brunswick Electric Power Commission
Fredericton, New Brunswick
1981-1987
Consultant and Trainer in Human Resource and Organizational Development
(have private business)
1987-present
University Teaching (French as a second language)
Harvard University (1980-1981)
University of New Brunswick (1974-1980)