Co-Founder - Wayne McNeil

Wayne McNeil has served as Trustee and Vice-Chairman of the Rocky View School Division and Chairman of the Alberta Gymnastics Federation. Wayne also served as volunteer President of the Sheldon Kennedy Foundation, which raised over $1 Million during the 1998 Cross-Canada Skate to raise awareness for the Prevention of Child Abuse. These not-for-profit experiences, his social consciousness and his strong business/technology background, lead Wayne to establish Respect in Sport; Canada's most advanced, on-line, abuse prevention training program for community and sport organizations.

Co-Founder - Sheldon Kennedy

Sheldon Kennedy skated for three teams in his eight-year NHL career and played for Canada's gold-medal-winning team in the 1988 World Junior Hockey Championships.  He is best known for his courageous decision to charge his minor-league hockey coach, Graham James, with sexual assault for the abuse he suffered over a five-year period while a teenager under Graham James' care.  Sheldon's subsequent decision to go public with the charges rocked the hockey world and thrust him into the media spotlight, where he became an unofficial spokesperson for millions of sexual abuse survivors in North America.  His life story was made into an award-winning television movie, and he has appeared on Oprah, ABC's Nightline, W5 and The Fifth Estate.  Through his work with Hockey Canada, the Canadian Red Cross and the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Sheldon has converted his tragic personal circumstance into positive social change.  Through Respect in Sport, Sheldon continues his crusade.

Customer Service & Operations - Garth Stonier

Garth Stonier's background brings a wealth of knowledge in the areas of Online Education, Project Management and Internet Delivery.  Prior to joining Respect in Sport , Garth managed online multi-media projects for numerous companies including Shell Canada, Petro-Canada, HP, The Conference Board of Canada, Canadian Pacific Railway, Canadian Utilities, ConocoPhillips, Encana, The Canadian Parks and Recreation Association, Hockey Canada, and the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport.  Garth is now responsible for all Respect in Sport implementations, overseeing technical operations and ensuring the highest standard in customer service.

Customer Service and Delivery Partner - Roland Vidal

Roland Vidal has extensive expertise in Project Management, Business Process Re-Engineering, and Computer Systems Training and Deployment for the Telecom and Trucking Industries in North America and Europe.   Roland brings his knowledge and high personal sense of values as a parent, coach and former college/high school physical education teacher to Respect in Sport to further the organizations main objectives: helping coaches, referrees and parents develop safe and respectful environments for the young women and men engaged in sport.