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Sally Johnson Ogilvie 1964Attended Trafalgar: 1956-1964Athlete/Businesswoman/DancerA t h l e t i c sSally seems to have done itall. Not only has she had asuccessful business career and abrilliant ballroom dancing career, in1975 she became the first Canadianwoman to umpire at Wimbledon.Sally was able to find a way to mixher love of sport with a successfulcareer. In 1976, she joined GolfHolidays as Ontario Sales Manager.Under Sally’s guidance, Golf Holidaysbecame the largest sports tourcompany in Canada. Sally went on tobecome president of the company,then Vice Chairperson and host ofGolf Holidays Travel Show, a weeklyradio show. Her challenge was to stayon the leading edge of new trends inthe travel business and come up withnew destinations and innovative golftravel packages. In the meantime,she distinguished herself on thetennis and squash courts. Sally saysher proudest moment came in herballroom dancing career, when shewas the first Canadian to win the USNational Pro-Am Latin Championship.“first Canadian woman to umpire at Wimbledon”For her dance moves, her savvybusiness sense and her unparalleledsense of fair play on the tennis court,Sally is one of our 125 Women ofTrafalgar.Sunniva Sorby 1978Attended Trafalgar: 1975-1976, 1977-1978; Trafalgar Ross Lecturer 1993Education: BA (Economics), Bishop’s UniversityExplorer/Adventurer/Advocate“the first Canadian womanto ski to the South Pole”Sunniva Sorby likes challenges,especially physical challenges.In January 1993, she andthree others became the first teamexclusively composed of women totrek 700 miles across Antarctica tothe South Pole without the supportof either motorized or dog drawnsleds. The team skied for 67 days,pulling a 200-pound sled in 80 kmheadwinds. As the first Canadianwoman to ski to the South Pole, shespoke of her adventures at the 1993Trafalgar Ross Lecture. In 1999, shebecame the first Canadian womanto complete the Greenland crossing,again with a team of women. In2010, she co-led a group of women(including two Traf Old Girls) up Mt.Kilimanjaro to support children withAIDS. Sunniva has been an instructorfor Adventure 16’s wilderness outingsprogram. She later worked for adesign/building firm that focused on“green” residential and commercialconstruction. She has served as aguide and lecturer for various travelorganizations and led a wide range ofnon-profit organizations supportingwomen and children. In 2002, shewas named a Woman of the Yearby the State of California. Sunnivahas recently returned to Montreal,where she is affiliated with Catalyst, anon-profit membership organizationdedicated to expanding opportunitiesfor women in business. She is also theowner of Circumpolar Concepts. In2010, Sunniva represented Traf at theGirls for the Cure “Heroes” Forum. InJune 2013, she will lead a new groupof Trafalgar women and friends onyet another adventure, climbing Mt.Kilimanjaro to raise funds for Traf’sOpen Hearts. Open Minds. Open Doorscampaign for student bursaries andfor Forgirlsake – to help build thefirst all girls high school for refugeesin Kenya. For her dedication tosupporting a world of opportunitiesfor women and children and forsharing her own sense of adventure,Sunniva is one of our 125 Women ofTrafalgar.Jody Foster 1980Attended Trafalgar: 1975-1980Education: BComm, Concordia UniversityHockey Hall of Famer/Athlete/VolunteerJody set off to see the worldafter graduation, spendingsix months in Japan teachingEnglish. She climbed Annapurna inNepal, a three-week trek. Twentyyears later, Jody climbed Mt.Kilimanjaro, raising $27,000 for theStephen Lewis Foundation for thefight against HIV/AIDS in Africa. Shesays that reaching the peak “wasincredible, but meeting the childrenfrom the orphanage in Kenya wasphenomenal.” Jody runs the familybusiness, ACF Transportaide, astaffing and recruiting companyspecializing in transportation, lightindustrial work and office personnel,which she joined in 1983, earningher degree in Quantitative Methodsat night school. Jody returned toMontreal to run the company and is“a member of the first women’s Canadian Pond HockeyChampionship Team, now featured in the Hockey Hall of Fame”now the sole owner. She volunteerswith a respite camp for specialneedschildren – some intellectuallydisabled, others with autism,hearing loss and Down syndrome.Jody credits Trafalgar and physicaleducation teacher Ms. Layton forher success in life and her ongoinginterest in athletics. She continuesto play hockey for the ConcordiaAlumnae, and has won a varietyof sports awards for ice hockey(Concordia alumnae), ball hockey,football (nationals, worlds) andmore. Jody is a member of the firstwomen’s Canadian Pond HockeyChampionship Team, now featuredin the Hockey Hall of Fame. Her teamhas won the title three times in fiveyears. For her adventurous spirit andher commitment to bettering theworld, as well as being inducted intothe Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame,Jody has been chosen as one of the125 Women of Trafalgar.18 | 125 Women of Trafalgar
A t h l e t i c sJoanne Kay 1988Attended Trafalgar: 1984-1988Education: BA (Communication Studies), Concordia University; MA (Communications), McGill University;PhD (Sciences de l’activité physique), Université de MontréalTriathlete/Journalist/Policy Analyst/EducatorJoanne Kay is a former Canadiannational team triathlete whosecurrent career spans everythingfrom sport policy R&D to academiaand journalism to coaching. Afterranking in the top 10 nationallyand internationally in triathaloncompetition from 1997-2002,Joanne turned her talents to fieldsrelated to athletics. Joanne is a seniorresearch and policy analyst withSports Canada, which has givenher the Director General’s Awardfour times. She is also a consultantto the Secretary of State for Sport,a professor and lecturer at Queen’sUniversity and at the Université deMontréal in the departments ofPhysical & Health Education andKinesiology respectively. Joannecredits Trafalgar for honing herwriting skills. “Whether applied todrafting a letter of intent, a doctoralthesis, an article or a policy brief,the ability to write effectively hasopened up more opportunities forme than has any other skill.” Sheis an award-winning journalist forpublications including The NationalPost, The Montreal Gazette andThe Ottawa Citizen. Her work onadventure racing has been publishedin the International Review for theSociology of Sport Journal. Joannetakes great pride in instilling in herchildren a passion for sport and activelifestyle. According to Joanne, “Trafembraced and supported excellence“a consultant to the Secretaryof State for Sport”in all its forms. The scientists, theathletes, the actors and the musicianswere all encouraged to excel.” Joanneadvises young women to “collectskills and build networks througha very broad range of experiences– especially those that may appearnon-traditional.” For being one of thetop Canadian athletes in her chosensport, representing Canada on theworld stage and pursuing her talentin athletics in non-conventional waysafter retiring from elite competition,Joanne has been selected as one ofthe 125 Women of Trafalgar.Lindsay Staniforth 1992Attended Trafalgar: 1987-1992Education: BSc, Queen’s UniversityWorld-Class SailorLindsay Staniforth’s love ofsailing led her to join theCanadian sailing team.From 1997 to 2000, she rankedfirst in Canada, competing in 11World Championships and thePre-Olympics in Sydney, Australia.Lindsay dedicated herself to trainingfull time, on and off the water. Shedesigned and constructed complexrigging systems, was responsible fortransporting equipment to over 15countries, and designed promotionalmaterials for sponsorships. Inaddition to these responsibilities,Lindsay worked with the media topromote sponsorships and donations,helping the team to maintain an“The Canadian Yachting Association named LindsayFemale Athlete of the Year in 1993”internationally competitive trainingschedule. There was very littlenational support at the time andsponsorship was crucial to be ableto compete against the betterfundedlarger countries. In 1992,Lindsay won the Women’s 470Class Championship and receiveda Bronze medal at the World YouthChampionships in Lake Geneva.The Canadian Yachting Associationnamed Lindsay Female Athlete ofthe Year in 1993 and nominated herfor the YTV Achievement Awardsin Sport in 1998. Lindsay is one ofthe 125 Women of Trafalgar for heroutstanding accomplishments as anathlete representing Canada in elevenSailing World Championships.Shaunna Burke 1993Attended Trafalgar: 1998-1990Education: MA Psychology, Algonquin College; PhD Psychology, University of OttawaSports Psychologist/Mountain Climber – Mt. EverestShaunna Burke was pursuingher doctoral studies in sportpsychology on what motivatesMt. Everest climbers when she joinedBen Webster, a film-maker andprofessional climber, in his climb upMt. Everest. Webster was filming aDiscovery Channel documentary onthe physiological and psychologicalfactors involved in climbing Mt.Everest. Unfortunately, the Sherpasdecided that conditions were notgood, and they terminated the climb850 metres short of the summit.However, Shaunna was determined“the second Canadian woman to successfully reach thesummit of Mt. Everest.”to conquer the mountain. In 2005,she and Webster were sponsoredby Telecom Ottawa, the Ottawa-Carleton School Board (OCSB) andAlgonquin College to provide realtimesatellite video transmission fromMt. Everest directly into classroomsin the OCSB district. Webster wasunable to finish the climb, buton May 28, 2005, Shaunna wassuccessful, climbing 26,000 feet. Sheis currently working on a three-yearproject sponsored by AlgonquinCollege, Ottawa, studying the socialsupport benefits and the physicaland psychological effects on breastcancer survivors as they climb Mt.Kilimanjaro, Africa. Shaunna Burkeis a 125 Woman of Trafalgar forbecoming the second Canadianwoman to successfully reach thesummit of Mt. Everest.125 Women of Trafalgar | 19
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