Upcoming Calgary Speakers

Carla Qualtrough President, Canadian Paralympic Committee SPIRIT OF SUCCESS CALGARY • FEBRUARY 4, 2010

As elected President of the Canadian Paralympic Committee and Director of Sport Initiatives for 2010 Legacies Now, Carla Qualtrough is the driving force in building Canada's Paralympic spirit in advance of Canada’s first ever Paralympic Winter Games. A Vancouver based human rights lawyer, Carla is no stranger to advancing social policy objectives, particularly as they relate to marginalized and disadvantaged people and sport policy. A Paralympic swimmer, Carla has been named as one of the Most Influential Women in Sport in Canada for the past three years and is an active member of a number of international and national committees including: the Canadian Olympic Committee, Commonwealth Games Canada, and the International Paralympic Committee. Carla was instrumental in Toronto's successful bid for the Toronto 2015 Pan and Para-pan American Games and serves on the Board of Directors for the Organising Committee. Ms. Qualtrough comes from a unique background in the areas of human rights law and sport policy. She has acted as legal counsel for both the BC Human Rights Tribunal and the Canadian Human Rights Commission. On the sport policy side, she has been in senior advisory roles to the Parliamentary Secretary (Sport) to the Prime Minister, the Secretary of State (Physical Activity and Sport), and the Director General of Sport Canada. She has recent received a federal appointment as Chair of the Board of the Sport Dispute Resolution Centre of Canada. A dynamic and inspirational leader, Ms Qualtrough’s passion and commitment is evident as Paralympic Team Canada prepare to make history by winning gold on home soil.