FAST Directors and Officers

Dorothy E. Byrne Dorothy Byrne has spent the last 10 years working with the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games, first with the Vancouver 2010 Bid Committee as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, then as Vice President, Law and Corporate Secretary with the Vancouver Organizing Committee (VANOC). Prior to her time with VANOC, Dorothy worked with BCTEL in various positions, most notably as Vice President, Legal and Regulatory Affairs. She also spent two years in private practice at the law firm Fraser Hyndman in Vancouver. Dorothy holds a Master of Science degree in Management from the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University, as well as a Bachelor of Law from the University of British Columbia and a Bachelor of Arts from Carleton University. The Kimberley, BC native was on the Canada Games Council Board of Directors from 2002 to 2009 and a member of the Board of Directors of the 2007 Canada Winter Games in Whitehorse, Yukon. Dorothy is now semi-retired, enjoying life on Eagle Island, boating on the west coast and skiing in Whistler.

Linda MacPhail Linda has been involved in sport as an: administrator, volunteer, athlete, and official. She has had a long involvement with the Canada Games, including: serving on the Canada Games Council from 1991-2009, as an official in both the Canada Winter and Summer Games (technical director for field hockey; adjudication panel/referee for squash), and as a Mission Staff member (Alberta). Linda holds a B.Sc. from the University of Calgary, a B.A. in Recreation Administration from the University of Alberta, and an Executive Masters in Sport Organization Management from Universite Claude Bernard Lyon 1 in France (operated through the MEMOS program operated by Olympic Solidarity). Linda was employed with Squash Canada as the Executive Director from 1997-2010. Previous employers included Squash Alberta and Alberta Recreation and Parks. She has a long volunteer history in sport, initially coming up through the ranks of the sport of field hockey (serving as President of Alberta Women’s Field Hockey and a Vice-President on the Canadian Field Hockey Association). Currently, she is on the Board of the Panamerican Squash Association and a Technical Director for the World Squash Federation. Linda currently resides in Calgary, Alberta. Her recreation sports include squash league and participation with the Hash House Harriers.

Gord Peters Gord was born in 1943 and grew up in Montreal. He moved to Ottawa in 1972, and has lived in Ottawa ever since. Gord married an Australian woman and has three adult children. Gord holds a B. COMM and an M.B.A., a CA, and is fluently bilingual. From 1972 to 2003, Gord was a Financial Officer and internal auditor with the Federal Government, rising to the level of Director (EX1). He retired after 31 years of service with National Defence, Health & Welfare, Fitness and Amateur Sport and Health Canada. Gord has been involved with the 1985,1987, 1989, 1991 and 1993 Canada Games as Director of Finance and Administration, Fitness and Amateur Sport. more