Elissa joined the CSI Pacific team in 2017, while still competing for Canada in both Rugby 7s and 15s. Having witnessed firsthand the high-performance environment created by CSI Pacific, she was eager to join such a driven team and contribute to the business side of sport. In addition to her goal-oriented mindset, her procurement and logistics experience as well as her accounting background bring an analytical perspective to the Institute.

The key priorities in her current role as a Business Development Manager include the management of CSI Pacific’s public-facing services, the creation of a community engagement strategy as well as executing all reporting and grant requirements with key stakeholders to secure funding and ongoing operations.

Elissa’s love of Excel spreadsheets, lunchtime Spikeball games and forced jogs with her Australian Shepherd Wesley are quite the contrast from her Olympic days – yet somehow involve the same level of competitive spirit.