Kurt Innes - Chef de Mission

Kurt has made rich contributions to provincial, national, and international high-performance sport through a career spanning more than 30-years. As a 1992 Olympian, multiple time Canadian Cycling Champion, two-time recipient of the Coaching Association of Canada Coaching Excellence award, and most recently as the Director, Performance Solutions with the Canadian Sport Institute Pacific (CSI Pacific), Kurt has achieved excellence as an athlete, coach, and administrator. In his current role at CSI Pacific, Kurt works with National Sport Organizations to develop sport science and sport medicine performance solutions that will propel Canadian National Team athletes and coaches to success on the global stage. Kurt’s ties to Team BC and the BC Games run deep, as he has been a Team BC Mission Staff member on two occasions, served as a Team BC coach, and acted as the BC Games Mentorship Program Master Coach Mentor since 2020.
 

Heather Beatty - Assistant Chef de Mission

Heather has worked in the BC sport system for ten years and this is her second time on Team BC Mission staff. She is currently the Director of Sport Development at viaSport where she works closely with Provincial Sport Organizations to build capacity of the sport system. Prior to viaSport, Heather worked at Curl BC as the high performance and competitions manager. She enjoys yoga, running, curling and dragon boating in her spare time.  

Jarret Poitras - Operations Manager

David joined the BC Games Society as the Marketing and Communications Manager in May of 2022. He is responsible for developing and executing on the BC Games Society and Team BC marketing and communications plans.

A graduate of Western University, David has a wealth of experience in the world of amateur sports in Canada. He has worked in the athletic communications departments at Western University, the University of Victoria, and the University of Saskatchewan. Most recently, he served as Communications Officer at the Global Institute for Food Security in Saskatoon. His first Canada Games experience was in Niagara in August, 2022.