As a young and upcoming sport industry professional, I jump out of bed everyday aiming to accomplish my personal mission of developing competent, confident, and capable youth through the means of sport and fitness. I want to serve our communities next generation of leaders, to be known as a role-model who inspires kids to achieve their dreams by being competitive, hard-working, and assertive, no matter what they look like. With history as a AAA Ontario basketball player with post-secondary athletic experience, I believe it is my duty to give back the joys and life lessons I received through sport to advance my community. Myself and others in the industry understand the importance of building pride in our neighbourhoods, focusing on social impact pieces such as promoting teamwork, healthy active lifestyles, teaching physical literacy skills and developing social skills within our local youth. I have striven to receive an education that applies to my mission and am proud to be a part of Humber's unique Sport Management program (second year of a three-year advanced-diploma program).During the pandemic summer of 2020 and 2021, “The Lab” basketball training centre was born to offer community youth a personalized COVID safe (outdoor, distance, masks, etc) basketball and fitness program, during a time where kids had no access to sport. I now had a platform to work with youth and test my ability to manage a sport related program, resulting in a rewarding and successful experience. Further feedback from parents motivated me to expand my impact footprint by joining MUMBA basketball club as a coach and program developer. In the future, I aim to be in an influential role amongst leadership within a youth basketball club. From here, I hope to gain valuable experience and industry credit to compete for positions at Ontario Basketball, Basketball Canada, or professional/post-secondary basketball organizations (CEBL, 905, Raptors, Usports). As my career develops, I will find a speciality, for now, I would be more than grateful to accept an internship or volunteer position in any functional area to gain experience and make a strong impression. My dream is to make a career out of basketball and to leave an impact on my community, whether it be at the grass-roots level or being apart of a professional championship winning team, the end goal is to inspire the next generation of athletes.
