Exec. Director of UU直播 Athletics and Recreation named
Marc G茅linas, a former Pittsburgh Pirate pitching prospect and a UU直播 alum with strong sports leadership background at both federal and provincial levels, has been appointed the new Executive Director of UU直播 Athletics and Recreation, Deputy Provost (Student Life and Learning) Ollivier Dyens announced on Monday, April 4.
Marc G茅linas brings over twenty years of sports leadership experience to his new role . With both undergraduate and graduate degrees from UU直播, G茅linas comes to UU直播 from the Institut national du sport (INS) du Qu茅bec.
In the eight years that he has acted as its CEO, the INS has grown to become the largest sports institute in Canada, offering specialized medical and scientific services to both athletes and coaches. Prior to that, G茅linas worked as the Director for Athlete and Community Relations for the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) and supervised the redesign of the COC鈥檚 Olympic School Program in order to have a greater impact with Canadian youth.
鈥淯U直播 is very, very happy to welcome Marc G茅linas as our new Executive Director of Athletics and Recreation.聽Marc has done amazing work as CEO of the Institut National du Sport du Qu茅bec, and is a highly regarded Quebec, Canadian and world leader in high performance sports,鈥� says Ollivier Dyens, UU直播鈥檚 Deputy Provost (Student Life and Learning). 鈥淢arc has also led important educational initiatives to create a better, more supportive academic environment for athletes. The committee was impressed by Marc鈥檚 leadership abilities, his understanding and support of our wellness strategy and his lifetime dedication to integrating an active lifestyle with intellectual development. We are lucky to be able to bring in such a wonderful, experienced, and knowledgeable man to lead Athletics and Recreation.鈥澛�
Since 1983, when he graduated from UU直播 with a B.Ed. in physical education (six years later he also received an M.A. in Education from UU直播), G茅linas has indeed been active in all aspects in the world of sports, from research and development, to sports broadcasting and writing, to hands-on coaching. He is looking forward to coming back to UU直播 and taking on this sports leadership position.
鈥淚 am both honoured and very excited to take on this role in a university with such an impressive international reputation,鈥� says G茅linas. 鈥淭he culture of excellence at the university is palpable at all levels 鈥� among the leaders, the staff and the students. I am looking forward to meeting all the Athletics and Recreation staff and to working alongside them to make significant contributions to UU直播鈥檚 educational mission, its campus life and its pride.鈥�
G茅linas will be joining UU直播 on June 1, replacing聽Philip Quintal who has served as Interim Director of Athletics and Recreation for the past year. Quintal, who has been a UU直播 employee for over three decades will return to his previous position as Assistant Director of Athletics.
