Tammy Adams is a longtime member of the Canadian Council of the Blind (CCB) and currently serves as president of the CCB Rocks chapter—a dynamic group that fosters peer support, advocacy, and accessible recreation for people who are blind, deafblind, or living with vision loss.

Megan Kinna is a Canadian professional lacrosse player and coach. Raised in Maple Ridge, British Columbia, she started playing lacrosse at age four and developed a strong, physical style on the field. Kinna played collegiate lacrosse at Northwestern University, contributing as a four-year starter. She was also part of Canada’s U-19 National Team that won gold at the 2015 World Championships.

Professionally, Megan has competed in the Women’s Professional Lacrosse League (WPLL) and Athletes Unlimited Lacrosse (AU), earning recognition for her aggressive transition play and powerful shot. A six-time member of Team Canada, she has represented her country in both box and field lacrosse at international championships.

kinnascrew.com

The Granny Basketball League is a non-profit organization to provide fun, competitive exercise for women age 50 and older playing six-on-six basketball.

Dr. Trish Tucker is a Professor in the School of Occupational Therapy and the Director of the Child Health & Physical Activity Lab at Western University. Dr. Tucker’s expertise are in the broad areas of health promotion, physical activity, and childhood obesity prevention. Her primary area of research is the measurement and promotion of physical activity with a particular focus on preschool-aged children.

Nigara Shaheen was born in Afghanistan. When she was six months old, her family moved to Pakistan, fleeing the Afghan War. At age 18, she moved to Kabul to study at the American University of Afghanistan.

Shaheen qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics on the Refugee Olympic Team. She competed in the women's event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.

Owner, Jessie Thomas, lost her job as an instructor and coach after 13 years in the fitness industry in March 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. She not only needed to find work but saw a need in her community to keep people moving, connected and safe. So in June 2020 she converted her family’s 88 acre farm into a playground for outdoor fitness. Because exercise equipment and weights were so scarce at the time, Jessie got creative by using things like hay bales, logs, tires and other things that were common to the farm.

farmgirlfitness.ca

Beckie is an Olympic gold and silver medallist, and the first Canadian to win an Olympic medal in cross-country skiing. She is the founder of Spirit North, a national organization dedicated to improving health, wellness and education outcomes for Indigenous youth through sport and play.

Meimei Weston is a passionate athlete and an advisor and for The Canadian Health and Fitness Institute (CHFI). Meimei played soccer on Ontario's provincial team, ran for Team Canada, and rowed as a varsity athlete for Harvard.

Sharelle Samuel is a student-athlete graduate from UCLA and Harvard, with a concentration in Economics and a secondary in Psychology. Her interests lie in business, marketing, international relations, coordinating events, consulting, legal work and consumer/client relations.

Keira Christie-Galloway started running track at age 14 in 2014. She had outgrown gymnastics and her coach suggested track and field. Within two weeks she won long jump silver at a provincial meet. Keira holds the Canadian U20 and U18 records in the 100m hurdles.

Sarah Douglas is a Canadian competitive sailor born in Burlington, Ontario. She started sailing at the age of 7 in Barbados and competed at her first world championship at age 10 in the optimist class. Sarah won gold in the Laser Radial at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru, and took silver in the 2023 competition in Santiago, Chile. She is now an ambassador for Fast and Female.

Jordyn Pettit is a personal trainer and nutritionist now living in Canada. She is an accomplished athlete and model from Wellsville, New York. A standout basketball player, she excelled at Wellsville High School before continuing her career at Alfred State College.

Beyond basketball, Jordyn has built a successful modeling career and a strong social media presence, particularly on TikTok, where she shares insights into her life. She has worked on various commercial, influencer, and television projects.