Staff
Kirby Cote – Executive Director
A vision impaired athlete who represented Canada at three Paralympic Games. She delights in creating accessible and inclusive spaces through the lens of sport and recreation. Kirby values opportunities to cultivate community and connections so that everyone can be active.
Board Members
Jarrett Yaworski – President
Jarrett was first introduced to accessible sport in November 2013 by a friend who invited him to come assist in coaching wheelchair basketball. He has remained a long term dedicated volunteer with the Manitoba Wheelchair Sport Association (MWSA) ever since. Jarrett is also considered one of the founders of ASC Manitoba and serves in the role of President.
Jared Funk – Vice President
Jared Funk is a 3 time Paralympic medalist in wheelchair rugby and played with Team Canada for 13 years. He has worked as a Rehabilitation Counsellor Assistant for Spinal Cord Injury Manitoba and with RBC and Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries in there Customer Relations Department. He has been involved in many different accessible sport and general disability awareness initiatives throughout the past 25 years.
Terry Pratt – Treasurer
Terry is ASC MB’s treasurer. He is a longtime wheelchair sport athlete having participated in Wheelchair Basketball and Wheelchair Racquetball for many years. Terry is a past President of Manitoba Wheelchair Sport Association and an accountant by profession.
Janis Brackman – Board Member
Janis has been the Vice President of Manitoba Blind Sports Association for five years.. She brings her passion for advocacy and inclusion in sport and recreation for blind and vision impaired persons!
Doris Koop – Board Member
Doris has been involved in accessible sport for decades. As a vision impaired athlete, coach, builder and these days she is the executive director of VIRN (the Vision Impaired Resource Network). We are honored to have such a leader in accessible sport, join our board!
Spencer Lambert – Board Member
Growing up with a disability in Manitoba Spencer was able to try a variety of adapted sports because of the amazing organizations hosting them. These sports allowed him to travel and gain new experiences. During his time as an athlete, Spencer’s father filled the role of president for sledge hockey and wheelchair basketball organization’s boards. This gave him a glimpse of how important the role of members and volunteers are. Now that he is no longer playing sports competitively, Spencer joined ASC Manitoba to give back to his sports community by getting involved to support and help grow more programs.
Dave Bileski – Board Member