Own The Podium
John P. Mills has extensive experience in leadership and governance within the sports and recreational sectors. Mills currently serves as a volunteer board member for Own The Podium since July 2018. Previously, Mills held the position of former Chair of the Board of Directors at the Canadian Basketball Foundation from June 2011 to August 2020 and served as Chief Operating Officer at Richmond Olympic Oval from September 2008 to September 2019. Mills also co-chaired the Board of Directors at Canada Basketball from July 2011 to September 2018 and was President of Marine Drive Golf Club from December 2014 to December 2016. Earlier roles include Assistant Deputy Minister for the Province of British Columbia from 2006 to 2008 and President of Calgary Olympic Development Association (now WinSport Canada) from 1998 to 2006. Mills holds a degree from the University of British Columbia.
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Own The Podium
Own the Podium is an innovative and collaborative initiative without precedent in Canadian sport. It was created to bring together the key parties involved in leading and funding excellence in Canadian sport, with specific emphasis on achieving excellence at Summer and Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. Own the Podium makes recommendations to national funding parties on the amount of resources allocated to targeted winter and summer national sport organizations, Canadian Sport Centres, innovation and research, and other needed programs. Own the Podium also monitors the implementation of the targeted National Sport Organizations’ high-performance programs to ensure maximum performance results and intervenes where necessary. À nous le podium est une initiative de collaboration d'avant-garde sans précédent dans le sport au Canada. Elle a été créée dans le but de réunir les partenaires clés engagés dans l'encadrement et le financement de l'excellence dans le sport au Canada et de mettre l'accent sur l'excellence aux Jeux olympiques et paralympiques d'été et d'hiver. À nous le podium formule des recommandations aux partenaires financiers nationaux sur les montants à accorder aux organismes nationaux d'hiver et d'été ciblés, aux centres canadiens multisports, à la recherche et à l'innovation et aux autres programmes requis. À nous le podium fait également le suivi auprès des organismes de sport ciblés de la prestation de leurs programmes de haute performance afin d'assurer des résultats optimaux et intervient au besoin.