Engaging Girls and Women in Sport Mini Series
Brought to you by SIRC and Canadian Women & Sport
Part 3: Engaging Black Community Coaches
Racialized girls and women face significant hurdles as athletes and coaches, on top of the barriers faced by all women and girls in sport. Engaging and empowering Black coaches in the community can have an immense impact on the positive sport experiences of young black girls and women.
In this webinar, panelists will explore the lived experience of Black community coaches and discuss ways to decrease barriers and increase support for Black youth and adults to coach at the community level.
Wednesday, February 16, 2022
1:00-2:00pm EST
Speaker Biographies
Dr. Leisha Strachan is a first-generation Black Canadian, proud daughter of Jerome and Margaret Strachan who immigrated to Winnipeg 53 years ago from the Caribbean island of Grenada. She is blessed to stand on the shoulders of elders in her family and Black community in Winnipeg who came to Winnipeg facing discrimination and racism yet remained for the opportunities that they foresaw for their children.
Shauna graduated from Brock University (BSM ’05) and then went on to pursue post-graduate studies: first attaining a Sport Business Management Graduate Certificate from Durham College in June 2006, then moving on to complete a Master of Science and Sports Management from West Virginia University in May 2008.
Born and raised in Halifax Nova Scotia, Mariah Wright has over ten years experience coaching soccer and helping young athletes to achieve their goals. She is currently working as a team Head Coach for Halifax County United and Farias Soccer Academy. Mariah is in her fifth and final year of university as a student athlete, and will be completing her Bachelor of Arts in Communications with a Minor in Business from Mount Saint Vincent University (MSVU).