Living our Purpose.

#canadaEconnected

Innovation

Developing and providing innovative partner driven educational programs, tools and special CEA initiatives for diverse groups and organizations at different skill levels to build on awareness.

Inclusivity

Co-ordinating events and meetings to engage members throughout diverse communities to participate in esports, active esports and related sport activities or events.

Collaboration

Convening and collaborating with leaders and stakeholders in esport, sports and active esports to promote the benefits of participation and shared values.

Having Fun

Building resources and tools for supporting the purpose of the society, whether through signature events, partnerships, sponsorships, subscriptions and memberships.

Say hello to our team

Jay Balmer

Chair

Finance, Audit Committee Chair

Jay Balmer is a leader of creative projects with a professional background that spans multiple industries, from video game development and product strategy to live event production and public facility design. His professional passion is simply for leading teams to create great experiences for all stakeholders.

Jay has been applying his skills in the video game industry since 2003 while continuing to advocate for skateboarding in Canada. At Electronic Arts he worked on the premiere snowboard game, SSX3, and created the concept for the award winning EA skate. franchise. At Microsoft Studios he was the leader of an Incubation Team that explored new experiences and business models for future products, including XBOX One and Hololens.

Jay is a founding director of Canada Skateboard, the official governing body of skateboarding in Canada. He is also a co-founder and the COO of Session Games, a mobile game company in Vancouver that is focused on social-competitive games based on real sports, including an exclusive partnership with Fédération Internationale de Ski, the governing body for international winter sports.

Sandy Millar

Board Director – Governance

HR Committee Chair

Sandy Millar has been in the Canadian risk management and insurance sector for over 15 years as a Sr Executive and currently Managing Partner, Equa Specialty Inc. He has expertise in governance in the private and non profit sectors. In addition to his professional management experience, Sandy brings a wealth of sport-specific knowledge and leadership insight to the Canadian Esports Federation board.

Jody Rebak

Board Member

Technology & Innovation Committee Chair

Jody is Dapper Labs, Chief of Staff, and focuses on helping the world's most loved brands bring their communities onto the blockchain. Jody works in partnership with the Executive Team on long term business efforts and strategic partnerships, Jody is the first point of contact for our investor, strategic partner, and acquisition opportunity relations.

Jody attended the University of Toronto and began her professional life by founding Emery Lifestyle, an on-call personal assistant and errand service. After Emery, Jody was Director of Partnerships and Business Development for a venture-funded sports media company. SendToNews, and Director of Client Services at a payment technology platform, VersaPay.

Anson Henry, OLY Board Member

Athletes and Players Committee Chair

Content creator for CBC Sports, Canada’s Olympic broadcaster – Storytelling in both summer and winter sport. Specialist in track and field analysis. Former track and field athlete and member of Team Canada from 2001-2009 - (2004, 2008 Olympian).
Also attended the Rio 2016 Olympics and the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics as a journalist. Producer, host and creator of video game talk show PARLAY on CBC Sports.

Avid gamer.

Spiro Khouri