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Kristi Herold:
Founder and Director
Rolston Miller: Co-Founder and Director |
Kristi Herold started the SSC in the Spring of 1996. Her formal
education came as a graduate of Queen's University's Commerce Faculty
(1993). Kristi's "real" education, however, was
garnered in grass cutting businesses during high school and as a
College Pro Painter franchisee during university. It was here
where she adopted her two main beliefs with respect to service-based
organizations: deliver what you promise and take pride in what you
do. These are the guiding principles that have allowed SSC to
get over 50 000 people active since 1996.
Kristi's passions are: her three children and pursuing an active
lifestyle. As a former provincial-level ski racer, Kristi has
since channeled her competitive energies into Ultimate Frisbee.
Kristi has participated in SSC ultimate, team handball and
indoor soccer. She is still waiting for her call-up to SSC
flag football.
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Rolston Miller was the second full time person for SSC, joining
his partner (and since wife) in the Fall of 1996 after competing as a
semi-professional road cyclist in the United States for 3 years.
Rolston completed his education at Queen's University (Honours Arts
1992), and while he enjoyed his time in the classroom, it was the
experience of playing on four OUA Championship varsity rugby teams
that taught him the value of hard work and sacrifice for your
teammates, not to mention the importance of a hand shake and a cold
drink after a hard-fought game.
Rolston's passions are: his family, Ultimate Frisbee, hockey, cycling,
snowboarding, history and music.
Rolston has participated in SSC ultimate, team handball,
basketball, floor hockey, indoor soccer and curling.
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Rob Davies:
Operations Director, Corporate Partner Liaison |
Hailing from Peterborough, Rob is also a Queen's
University graduate (Commerce 1998). Rob came to Toronto right
away, and while working for a somewhat spirit-crushing marketing
consulting company, he discovered the physical and mental benefits of
playing sports with the SSC. The Wednesday night soccer dynamo
known as "The Shaggers" began with Rob as a key offensive
component and franchise cornerstone. Rob is never happy with one win though, and this desire carries
over to his work with SSC.
His motto of "there is always a better way" translates into an
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Rob's passions are: sports
(soccer, hockey, running, caber tossing), friends and family, Reality
TV (Apprentice, Survivor, Amazing Race, Evening News), long walks on
the beach, romance novels, potpourri, freeing circus animals and Cat!
Rob has also participated in SSC floor hockey, basketball, flag
football, turf soccer, beach volleyball, Ultimate Frisbee, and the new All Sorts of Sports program.
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Blythe Underys:
Office, Facility and Customer Service Manager |
Blythe knows a lot of people. Some of them even build houses
out of hay. Blythe graduated in 1998 from Lakehead University
with an honours degrees in Outdoor Education and Geography.
After university, Blythe spent 3 seasons as an instructor with
Outward Bound developing a passion for winter activities (especially
if they include dogs!). Blythe also managed a cookie & ice
cream store at Mt. Tremblant for an 18-month period where she became
a snob about cookies & ice cream and an expert in chocolate. Blythe began her SSC experience first
as a player, then as an Event Coordinator, before finally taking a full time
position with our Admin Team. Blythe brings a passionate
"member's" point of view to every customer service issue she deals
with, always going the extra mile when it comes to listening to
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Blythe's passions are:
friends and family, dogs, the Buffalo Bills, sports, any fun activity
that requires dressing up, knitting, forensic science, and yummy
brunches.
Blythe has participated in SSC ultimate, floor hockey, soccer,
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Chris Loat: Operations Manager and Discipline Officer |
No one moves faster in lateral directions than Chris Loat,
a.k.a. "Scamper." While studying history at University of
Toronto, Scamper was heavily involved with the student intramural
program serving as the University College Men's Athletics
Commissioner for 3 years. Scamper was also a silver medalist
with the men's varsity squash team at the 2000 OUA team
championships. Post U of T, Scamper followed the path of part-time
SSC Event Coordinator to full time SSC Admin Team member.
Besides bringing a critical grammatical eye to the table (watch those
dangling modifiers!), Scamper's efforts ensure that over 240 divisions
of sports and 20 special events annually run smoothly. Scamper
personally reviews over 50,000 game results a year! |
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Scamper's passions are hockey, 24, Trivial Pursuit, South Park,
crosswords, jumbles and sleeping.
Scamper has participated in SSC floor hockey, softball,
ultimate, beach volleyball, court volleyball, soccer and curling.
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Andrew Blakeley,
Special Events and Event Coordinator Manager |
Andrew traveled to the thriving metropolis of Peterborough for his
schooling, where he learned that a passion for sports tends to follow
you wherever you go. While majoring in Cultural Studies and Creative
Writing at Trent University, Andrew spent most of his time outside of
the classroom participating in a variety of intramural sports,
including Ultimate Frisbee, Softball, Ice Hockey, and Broomball.
After graduating from Trent he traveled for half a year before
completing his education at George Brown College where he Studied
Sport & Event Marketing. Andrew currently plays Ice Hockey, Ultimate
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Jen Filippelli,
Office Manager and Evening League Facilitator |
Jennifer is yet another Queen’s graduate to join the SSC team. When
she is not learning about the way things “used to be” at Queens from
the older alumni at SSC, she can be found bonding with accounting
software. She studied economics and drama while at Queens and, yes,
she is aware that is a weird combination. While economics can
be very dramatic, there is very little economics in drama. Jen first discovered SSC when she and her friends formed the team
with the fear inducing name “Team I Heart” in the ASOS league. After
many winning seasons (and some non-winning, but she doesn’t like to
speak of those), she now has a stunning collection of “Team I Heart”
t-shirts that she cannot bear to part with. She has also played
softball and participated in a few bonspiels with SSC. |
Jennifer’s likes include winning, dancing, organizing elaborate
events with her friends and sushi. Jennifer’s dislikes include
losing, fake “heart” teams, traffic and Alex Trebek.
Jennifer hoped that everyday at SSC would be like her first day with
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Megan Davren:
Assistant Facility Manager and Evening League Facilitator |
Hamilton born and bread, Megan aspired at a young age to become an
elevator operator. A sudden change of heart saw her attend the
University of Western Ontario and graduated in 2000 with a degree in
Kinesiology. Megan played varsity lacrosse during her years at
Western. Not satisfied with just one degree, Megan continued on
to Durham College where she graduated with a degree in Sports
Administration and also played varsity soccer. What a slacker.
She has recently worked for Hamilton Thunder Soccer Club, Mohawk
College Campus Recreation and most recently coached soccer in Abu
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Megan's passion is soccer. She also enjoys junk food, reading,
dancing, brain teasers and a good argument! Her motto is : Good
Food, Good Friends, Good Times.
She is currently a member of the co-ed soccer team The Heat (based
out of Hamilton), and will be soon making an appearance in an SSC
league near you!
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Jen Krol
League Associate |
Though Jen spent her formative years out in the country surrounded by
fields, she decided to venture to the big city to attend university
at U of T. While there she discovered the joys of intramurals and was
soon playing (or trying to play) many different sports. When
attempting to play men’s rugby she often managed to get covered in a
lot of mud, which resulted in her being very photogenic for pictures.
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Ferguson the Dog:
Manager of Frisbee Chewing/Ball Eating and Sleeping
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Ferguson, aka "Gus" or "Walking Carpet" is quite fuzzy.
If you are visiting the SSC office, make sure to give him a pat on
his bouffant-like hair-do.
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