Alexa Loo
Free Seminar, Please RSVP
November 16, 2010 (Point Grey Campus)
Registration Deadline: November 10, 2010
Please register before this date to ensure event is not canceled.
Program Summary:
Are you a professional who is interested in being inspired and motivated to take control of your career? Here is Alexa Loo’s story: She dreamed big and never lost sight of her Olympic dreams.
You Will Learn:
• Techniques to get motivated and stay focused.
• How to not only overcome obstacles but turn the obstacles into opportunities and open doors for your career.
Presenter Bio:
Alexa Loo is a seven time national champion and two time Olympian in the snowboard parallel giant slalom event. She represented Canada in Torino, Italy, making history as the first Canadian woman to compete in the event for Canada. She then went on to compete at home in the Vancouver 2010 games where she placed 12th.
As an 11 year veteran of the national snowboard team, Alexa was a pioneer in the sport, being the first Canadian woman to make a worldcup final and the first to reach a World Cup podium. She has 3 world cup podiums (one silver and 2 bronze), 11 Continental Cup wins and 22 Continental Cup podiums.
Alexa recently retired from competitive snowboarding ranked 1st in Canada and tied for 9th in the World! Alexa is a chartered accountant, working at Entrust CAs in Richmond. She continues to be give back to sport by serving on the Audit and Finance Committees for the Canadian Olympic Committee, coaching entry level track and field with the Richmond Kajaks and motivating and inspiring others to aim high, work hard and give back by speaking at schools and community events.
Who Should Attend:
This workshop is open to all AAPS members
Program Information:
November 16, 2010
12:00pm-1:00pm
Student Union Building
6138 Student Union Boulevard (view location map)
Rm 216 & 214
To Register:
Simply send an email to aaps.pd@ubc.ca with the event name in the subject line.
