Hockey Canada hires vice-president, diversity and inclusion
CALGARY, Alta. – Hockey Canada has introduced that famend variety, inclusion and human rights chief Irfan Chaudhry has been employed because the group’s first vice-president, variety and inclusion, and can start his function on April 12.
Chaudhry joins Hockey Canada from MacEwan University, the place he most lately was the establishment’s director of the workplace of human rights, variety and fairness. In addition to his place at MacEwan, Chaudhry volunteers as a board member for the Edmonton Police Commission, participates in Public Safety Canada’s Expert Committee on Countering Radicalization to Violence, sits on the Alberta Hate Crimes Committee and is an advisor to the Canadian Council of Muslim Women.
“Having Irfan join Hockey Canada is a significant addition to our organization, and we are excited to have him lead the development of a vision and strategy to create and sustain a culture within hockey that embraces and promotes equity, diversity and inclusion,” stated Denise Pattyn, senior vice-president of individuals, tradition and inclusion. “His accomplishments and wealth of knowledge and experience in higher education and sport will be incredibly valuable to Hockey Canada, and we look forward to welcoming him in April.”
The founding father of Grow the Game, a hub for anti-racism sources for the hockey neighborhood, Chaudhry was introduced with the Emerging Leadership Award by the Canadian Association for the Prevention of Discrimination and Harassment in Higher Education in 2018, and lately was awarded the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Medal in recognition of his vital contribution to Alberta.
Since 2022, Chaudhry has been a member of the Hockey Canada Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Group, which helps the implementation of the group’s fairness, variety and inclusion strategic plan, and supplies session and suggestions to speed up variety and inclusion objectives and monitor outcomes.
“It is an honour to join the team at Hockey Canada,” stated Chaudhry. “This is an exciting time of transformation for the sport, and I am looking forward to continue the foundational work of the Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Group, and build a true culture of inclusion within Hockey Canada as well as the broader hockey ecosystem throughout the country.”
In his new place, Chaudhry might be a member of Hockey Canada’s senior management group, and based mostly in Edmonton, Alta.
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