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  Vanessa Mc Alpine

  Military Sports Coordinator View Bio
  

  Vanessa Mc Alpine

  Military Sports Coordinator

  Vanessa Mc Alpine, is the Sport Coordinator of Montreal Region. She has a bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology and a Diploma of College Studies in Advertising Management. Vanessa has been with PSP at CFLRS in St-Jean-sur-Richelieu since August 2020. She first started as a fitness & sports instructor where her main responsibilities were training the military recruits. She had the chance to meet people across the country while training them throughout their Basic Military Qualifications. In 2022, Vanessa joined Deploy-Ops to train members oversea. During her 6 months deployment in Latvia, she developed her skills in organizing sports events for all NATO countries, such as a volleyball or ping pong tournament, a fitness competition and more. After her deployment she offered her help to the sport department to gain experience in organizing events. She helped organized the athletic trainer course, became an athletic trainer and participated in the Basketball Regional and Volleyball National. In June 2023, Vanessa got the Sport Coordinator position just before she left for her second deployment in Kuwait. During this deployment, she was part of the organization team for the first Coalition Friendship Game bringing together six nations through different sports event. Vanessa was the pillar between the Canadian participants and the organizing team. Throughout this tour, she has gained experience in conceptualizing, planning and executing a weeklong event, which was transferrable to her new position as a Sport Coordinator.
  
  Vanessa played volleyball, soccer and flagfootball for a long time. During her deployments, she would participate in the different events, such as the Dancon March or the Army Run, creating memorable memories with the members. Nowadays, you will mostly see her doing early workouts for running events throughout the year.
  
  Her goal as a Sport Coordinator is to give members the opportunity to create memories through sports. Sports gives us a sense of community and it is where we develop many personal skills, such as teamwork, communication, confidence, discipline and leadership. Participating in regionals or nationals, has shown her the reasons why sport is important and has given her the opportunity to see people she thought she’d never see again. 
  
  Vanessa.Mcalpine@forces.gc.ca
  450 358-7099 # 7264
  
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