Meet Our Staff!

 Pat grew up paddling at the Carleton Place Canoe Club and paddled at the National level for many years. Passionate about sport and athlete development, Pat is a Competition Development Certified coach through the National Coaching Certification Program. He has been coaching at the CPCC for over 12 years, 9 of which have been in his current role as Head Coach. Pat is currently enrolled in the Advanced Coach Diploma program at the Canadian Sport Institute Ontario to further his professional development.

Ellie began paddling with the Carleton Place Canoe Club in 2010. Ellie became a full-time high-performance athlete around the age of 14, when she began training year-round and competed at various regional, provincial and national championships throughout her paddling career. Ellie began coaching in 2015, and transitioned into a full-time coaching role in 2019 after attending her first-year of university, following her time as U14 Program Coordinator she became the Program Manager at the Carleton Place Canoe Club. Ellie is certified under the NCCP as a Canoe Kids Coach and Entry-Level Competitive Coach, as well as has earned  various multi-sport certifications such as Safe Sport Training, Sport Nutrition and various others.  Ellie graduated from St. Francis Xavier University is 2022 with a degree in Human Kinetics, with a minor in Sport Management.