Charmaine Crooks, CM, BA, OLY,

Charmaine Crooks, CM, BA, OLY is a Member of the Order of Canada (CM), Five-time Canadian Olympian (Athletics), Olympic Silver Medalist, former Member of the International Olympic Committee, award winning entrepreneur, sports and business leader. Recognized as a values-based volunteer and community advocate with over 30 years of experience in local, national and global sports from grassroots, high performance, leadership and Board levels.

Over 25 years’ experience serving on some of Canada’s largest private and public Boards as a corporate director in sectors including technology, property management, manufacturing, finance, health and entertainment. Based in West Vancouver Canada, she is founder and President of NGU Consultants Inc. (since 1997) a global consultancy delivering strategic advisory and corporate development services

She is a former elected member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and served on the Executive Board of the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC), VP of the World Olympians (alumni) Association and currently serves on the COC Olympic Foundation. As a trailblazer, she was the first woman and person of colour elected President of Canada Soccer in it’s over 100 Year History. She was the longest serving member of the Vanoc 2010 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games from the initial Bid to the successful Games completion. Awarded the IOC Women in Sport trophy for her tireless work as an advocate for gender equity in sport.