Board of Directors

President	Vice-President
Peter Augruso	Paul-Claude Bérubé

Dale T. Briggs	Kelly Brown
Brian Burden	Terri Mattucci
Tony Delblond	Stephanie J. Geosits
Dominique Grégoire	Orest Konowalchuk
Brad Baker	Davide Xausa
Don Story	Gayle Statton

Board of Directors

PETER AUGRUSO (President)

Peter Augruso recently retired as the Assistant Deputy Minister for the Ministry of Labour for the Government of Ontario where he led the Ministry’s operations division of 1,000 staff. He has been a keynote speaker, and leader in in Health and Safety and Employment standards fields for more than 30 years. 

Throughout his professional career, Peter has continued to play, officiate, and administer the beautiful game.  He was elected as the 36th President and Chair of the Board of Directors in 2018 after sitting on the former OSA Board for five years.  His roots, however go back even further, having formerly been the District President of Soccer North West (SNO), President of one of the largest local clubs, as well as a team manager, coach and match official.  His background provides keen insight into decisions affecting Ontario Soccer and its members. 

Peter earned his Bachelor of Administration Degree from Lakehead University specializing in Human Resources and Industrial Relations.  He is also holds a Certificate of Achievement in “Alternative Dispute Resolution” (ADR) through the University of Windsor – Faculty of Law. 

PAUL-CLAUDE BÉRUBÉ (Vice-President)

Paul-Claude Bérubé has served on Canada Soccer’s Board of Directors since 2015-16. Originally from Trois-Pistoles, Québec, Bérubé earned a Bachelor of Law degree from Laval University in 1983 and became a member of the Québec Bar in 1984. Throughout his career, he has been very actively involved in the sport sector and social causes.

His various commitments have granted him the positions of Mayor of his municipality, Commissioner of the Regional School Board as well as Vice-President of the Regional Health Authority. 

Recognised worldwide for his expertise in human rights, he has given seminars and conferences on five continents. His passion for human rights is matched only by his passion for soccer, which he played since he was a young boy. In 2002, he returned to his roots as President of the Club de soccer juvénile du Richelieu, then as Vice-President of competition for the Richelieu-Yamaska region before joining Soccer Québec in 2010.

A specialist in governance, he has written and rewritten the general regulations of many organisations and has given provided training sessions in this area. It is therefore not surprising to find him on Canada Soccer’s Governance Committee. He has also chaired the Risk Oversight Committee.

He has served as a member of the Arbitration Tribunal of the Québec Bar, the Appeals Committee of Soccer Québec, and the International Senior Lawyers Project in New York. He was also named an honorary member of the Port-au-Prince (Haiti) Bar in 2015.

He has been retained by the United Nations Human Rights Commission on more than one occasion. In 2019, he received two Honorary Doctorates in India for his sustained commitment to the rights of people with disabilities in that country. In August 2019, the Government of Canada appointed him to head a brand new federal agency, “Accessibility Standards Canada”, for a four-year mandate.

Along with all these national and international commitments, he has been actively involved in his community by teaching Introduction to Law at Marcellin-Champagnat High School in St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec.

DALE T. BRIGGS

Dale T. Briggs was raised in rural New Brunswick and attained both an LLB and BA from the University of New Brunswick in 1984.  He has resided and practiced law in Moncton since his admission to the New Brunswick Bar in 1985, including his time at regional firm of Cox & Palmer as a partner.

He became involved in his local soccer community first as a recreational player and progressed through coach, Director and President of Moncton Codiac Soccer. He has served on Canada Soccer’s Board of Directors as the representative for Atlantic Canada since 2019-20.

Briggs has been involved in his community having served on numerous committees and boards. He has been active in his profession as senior counsel to firm clients and as a frequent presenter at continuing legal education and industry specific seminars on a wide variety of topics from real property, corporate, construction, community planning, estates and trusts, transportation and taxation.

KELLY BROWN

An experienced board director, corporate lawyer and business leader, Kelly Brown has been on Canada Soccer’s Board of Directors since 2020. She has served as the Executive Vice President, People, Legal & Corporate Affairs for Arterra Wines since 2018, the leading wine producer in Canada. In her role, her responsibilities include People and Culture, Legal, Risk Management, Government Relations and Communications. Brown has also served as the Chair of Wine Growers Canada since 2018. Before joining Arterra, Brown was the Chief People, Legal & Corporate Affairs Officer for Molson Coors Canada and served as a board director for The Beer Store.

Brown received her Bachelor of Arts (Honours) from McGill University and her law degree from Dalhousie University. Early in her career, Lexpert named her one of Canada’s “Top 40 Lawyers Under 40”. She was a finalist for Canadian General Counsel of the Year.  She also went “undercover” for Molson on the popular television series “Undercover Boss Canada”.

A lifetime soccer player and coach, she is proud to have served on Canada Soccer’s Board of Directors since 2020-21. Originally from Montréal, she now lives in Toronto with her husband and her daughter.

BRIAN BURDEN

Brian Burden has served on Canada Soccer’s Board of Directors since 2012-13 and has been Chair of the Audit & Finance Committee and Chair of Risk Management. He is a dual citizen of both Canada and the United Kingdom and has been a senior corporate director with over 15 years of board experience in public, private and not-for-profit companies. He was Chief Financial Officer of a public company for eight years. Burden has worked in Canada, USA and Europe and has played a leading role in strategy, corporate development and capital allocation processes.

Burden has experience in raising bonds and equity in both US and Canadian markets and has been involved in several key mergers, acquisitions and divestitures. He attended the Director Education Program and has achieved the Institute of Corporate Director Accreditation (ICD.D).

He has background experience in several industries including consumer goods and energy.

STEPHANIE J. GEOSITS

An experienced executive leader, Stephanie J. Geosits has worked with prominent sports organizations across North America. She founded All About Sports consulting in 2019 to support her clients in increasing opportunities and building communities through sport at all levels.

In Canada, Geosits established the Marketing & Communications department at Ontario Soccer and led grassroots clubs in strategic planning and growth initiatives.

While earning a Master’s in Public Policy (MPP) from the Harvard Kennedy School, she wrote her Policy Analysis Exercise on diversifying hockey for the National Hockey League. She also has experience as the Executive Director of The Carnegie Initiative for Inclusion and Acceptance in Hockey.

As a journalist, Geosits wrote for the Associated Press Sports Department and created the New York Yankees’ website, while serving as their Editor in Chief. She graduated magna cum laude from Columbia University with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Spanish Language and Literature, and Anthropology.

DOMINIQUE GRÉGOIRE

Dominique Grégoire was appointed on the Board of Canada Soccer in May 2023. Formerly CFO at Alberta Blue Cross and CEO at Western Life Assurance Company, Dominique is a seasoned executive leader in businesses of various sizes, including large and complex organization. Dominique has served on many non-profit and corporate boards and is well-versed on current financial accounting practices, strategy, risk management, change management, human resources and governance.

Part-time CFO with The Terry Fox Foundation, Dominique currently serves on the Board of Calgary Coop (a large retail organization operating in food, pharmaceutical, petroleum, home health care, liquor and real estate) where she is also Chair of the Human Resources Committee. Dominique was also nominated for a position on the Board of Directors of the Canadian Olympic Committee in 2021 and now serves on the Board of Triathlon Canada since 2021.

Dominique is a graduate from McGill University, who began her career with KMPG in Montreal, including 3 years in their Paris office focusing on mergers and acquisitions. Fully bilingual in French and English, Dominique is CPA, CA, ICD.D, having recently completed the Directors’ Program from the Institute of Corporate Directors.

Dominique is very passionate about sports and is actively practising cycling, fitness training, golfing and skiing, both cross-country and downhill.

OREST KONOWALCHUK

Orest Konowalchuk resides in Calgary, Alberta and was elected to the Canada Soccer (“CS”) Board of Directors in May 2023. Mr. Konowalchuk was recently appointed as a committee member on the CS Audit & Finance Committee and Compensation and Management Development Committee.

Mr. Konowalchuk is a Managing Director with Alvarez & Marsal Canada and brings over 17 years of senior corporate restructuring, insolvency and turnaround advisory experience to financially distressed companies and to senior lenders with distressed loans in the Alberta, the Prairies and throughout Canada. Orest earned a bachelor’s degree in commerce from the University of Manitoba and a diploma in business administration from Red River College. He is a Chartered Professional Accountant, Chartered Insolvency and Restructuring Professional, and Canadian Licensed Insolvency Trustee and is a member of the Insolvency Institute of Canada and other related professional organizations.

In addition to his professional experience, Mr. Konowalchuk has been involved in soccer in Canada for over 35 years, as a player, coach and as a referee. Beginning in the early 2000s, Orest was invited as an official to the CS National Referee Program and achieved a Nominated National Referee status. Mr. Konowalchuk came off the active list of officials and focused his attention on referee development as a CS National Referee Assessor and National Referee Coach for 11 years until January 2020. During this time, Mr. Konowalchuk was involved in the highest CSA National tournaments, including Club Nationals, CIS, and CCAA championships, including evaluating the CS National and FIFA referees within the Canadian Premier League and certain international friendly matches in Canada.

DON STORY

Don Story has served on Canada Soccer’s Board of Directors since 2010-11. He has primarily operated as Chair of the Canada Soccer’s Governance Committee as well as Chair of Concacaf’s Governance Committee. Story managed DCS Consulting, a consulting business which provides support to non-profit and sport organizations that request assistance in dealing with their organizational/governance challenges. 

Story has conducted assessments of the effectiveness and efficiencies of governing structures and processes, provided Board training, reviews and written by-laws and governance policy documents, and provided consultation on Board leadership and change management.

Story is a retired university professor, having served as a member of the University of Saskatchewan’s tenured faculty for 39 years. He has a PhD in Governance and Politics from the University of Toronto.

GAYLE STATTON

Gayle Statton has lived and flourished in BC all her life.  A multi-sport varsity athlete with a huge love of sport.  Gayle was on the BC Soccer Board of Directors since 2018 and President since 2020. Gayle was also the Chair of the inaugural Member Council for Canada Soccer – an inclusive Canada Soccer Membership Council striving for good strategic communications.

Gayle has 30+ years contributing to progressive and positive change at the grassroots levels in BC advancing to the Provincial and now the National levels of leadership.  Gayle has an established record of leadership, change and results.  Gayle is a Chartered Insurance Professional and holds many other business certificates (i.e., Strategic Planning, Portfolio Mgmt., Service Mgmt.).

Gayle’s personal and leadership brand includes striving for trust, transparency, good collaboration and communication and strong governance practices.

BRAD BAKER

Brad is a proud member of the Squamish First Nation and carries the ancestral name Tsnomot.  Brad has achieved his Bachelor of Education, Master of Education, and Doctor of Education in his post secondary career.

Brad has been an educator for  30 years  in the public education system in British Columbia.  He has been a teacher, an Administrator, and District Principal, and is currently the Associate Superintendent of Indigenous Education for BC’s Ministry of Education and Child Care.  Besides supporting and providing service to all learners across the province of British Columbia, he is also an Adjunct Professor at the University of British Columbia within the Faculty of Education

Brad is also active within his Squamish Nation, where he is a leader in policy, governance, and trust development.  He currently sits as the Chair for the Squamish Nation Wealth Secretariat, Trustee for the Squamish Nation Trust, and a member of the Squamish Nation Constitution Working Group.   All of the Squamish Nation entities that Brad participates in is to ensure the continued economic growth and financial responsibility of the Nation for future generations.

Brad started playing soccer at the age of 5 and continued to play until the year 2018.   During his playing days, Brad was an outstanding goalkeeper that was a  member of several representative teams for British Columbia, including playing in National Championships, Canada Summer Games and Western Canada Summer Games.  He also had the opportunity to attend training camps for U16 National team during the lead up to the FIFA U16 World Championship hosted in Canada, and was privileged to play in a warm up match against the United States.  Brad was also a member of the Vancouver 86ers Reserve Team while playing soccer for Simon Fraser University.

Beyond the sport of soccer, Brad was involved with rugby as a coach and administrator.  Brad’s rugby teams won 10 provincial high school championships.  He was President of the BCHSGRA for 12 years and witnessed the growth of the women’s game, sending players to the Rugby World Cup and to Olympic Games.  He was a member of Rugby Canada’s Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility Working Group.

Brad’s leadership includes – General B Member Canadian Olympic Committee, ViaSport BC, Gord Downie – Chanie Wenjack Fund.  He is also a proud alumnus of the 2017 Governor General of Canada’s Leadership Conference, where the focus was building a stronger Canada.  

Part of the responsibility that has been placed upon Brad by his Nation and family is to enhance the awareness and values of Indigenous Peoples across Canada. 

DAVIDE XAUSA

Davide Xausa was appointed to the Canada Soccer Board of Directors on May 4, 2024 in Montreal, Canada. Davide is a former Canadian international soccer player who represented Canada from 1993-2005 at the U-20, U-23 and World Cup Team level.  He is also the CEO and Chairman of one of North America’s leading mobility services companies and an award winning entrepreneur and leader.

Now based in Vancouver, BC, Davide started his career at the University of Portland where he received his BA in Finance (1994-1997) and was recognized as a 4-time WCC First Team player, 2-Time All-West First Team player and 2-time NCAA All-American. After the 1996 Olympic qualifying campaign, which ended with a dramatic loss in the final qualifying game to Australia in Sydney, Davide embarked on a decade long professional career in Europe.  During that time, Davide played for teams in England, Scotland and the Netherlands and played/scored in the UEFA Cup.  Davide has 32 international caps for Canada and was an integral part of the team that won the Gold Cup in 2000, participated in the Confederations cup in 2001, won a bronze at the 2002 Gold Cup and multiple World Cup qualifying campaigns. Davide ended his career playing two (2) seasons with the Vancouver Whitecaps before his retirement in 2006.

See Davide is the CEO Chairman and co- Founder of Velofix Group of Companies, North America’s leader in last mile mobility services, where he leads a business of over 100 people, 50 Franchise Partners and 120+ locations.  Davide is the also the President of a real estate investment trust focused on retail and service/commercial level investments.  Davide leverages his unique combination of business and leadership skills on a daily basis and will bring a wealth of business and commercial/entrepreneurial expertise to the Canada Soccer Board. Davide lives and works in Vancouver, British Columbia with his wife, Regan, and two sons, Grayson and Hudson, who are both actively playing in the BC Soccer system.

TERRI MATUCCI

Terri Mattucci is an award-winning advertising and marketing professional with over 16 years of experience in the field. She is currently Senior Director of Strategy and Growth Marketing at Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (“MLSE”). 

In her time at MLSE, she has held leadership roles in brand, digital and commercial programming for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Toronto Raptors, Toronto FC and Toronto Argos. She has also held Digital and Content leadership positions and spearheaded the build and operation of MLSE’s first internal agency team to service corporate partners with bespoke marketing programs. 

Prior to MLSE, Terri worked in the advertising industry at respected agencies in Toronto and New York taking on integrated marketing leadership roles. Her client roster touched several different categories including CPG, health and wellness, telecom, tech, and food & beverage. 

Terri was born and raised in Etobicoke playing competitive soccer in and around Ontario. She has also held coaching positions for youth girls at the rep level. 

Terri is fluent in English and French and earned her Honours B.A in Communication and French Studies from York University in 2008. She also holds a degree in Creative Advertising from Seneca College where she graduated with Honours. In her spare time, she gives back to the community by mentoring students and young professionals in the sports and marketing space. 

Terri Mattucci was elected to the Canada Soccer Board of Directors in May 2024. She currently lives in Hamilton, Ontario with her husband and their two adopted dogs.

TONY DELBLOND

Tony Delblond was appointed to the Board of Canada Soccer in May 2024. Currently serving as the Partnership Director for the Montreal Alliance, a professional basketball team linked to the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL), Tony brings a wealth of experience in sports management and business development.

Tony is also a former Senior Business Development Manager and Sales Supervisor with the Montreal Alouettes, a prominent team in the Canadian Football League (CFL). His extensive career in sports extends internationally, having held the position of Business Development Manager at Poitiers Basket in France.

Fluent in both French and English, Tony is a graduate of Dominican University in Chicago and Sup deV in Paris. His academic background laid the foundation for a dynamic career that spans across continents and sports disciplines.

Beyond his professional achievements, Tony is passionate about sports, gym, basketball, travel, and podcasts. His commitment to these interests underscores his dedication to a well-rounded and active lifestyle, reflecting his enthusiasm for both personal and professional growth.