Dr. Mickey Moroz heads to the Olympics in Paris as part of the medical team.
The Canadian Olympic Committee mission staff is sending 12 McGillians to Paris, including Montreal native David Paradelo (B.Eng '09), head coach of the women's water polo team, former Martlets volleyball player Marie-Andrée Lessard (BCom '01) of LaSalle, Que., who will serve in the role of Games Leadership.
Others include Michael Luck (BEd'15), a former varsity swimmer who now serves as high performance director with Badminton Canada; wrestling coach David Zilberman, a former McGill education student from Cote St. Luc, Que; and Hubert T. Lacroix (BCL '76, MBA '81). A former McGill women's basketball coach who was president of CBC/Radio-Canada, Lacroix is serving as COC Team Leader.
Another key post is held by Philip Jevtovic (BA '15), a former McGill basketball player who serves as director of high performance analytics and strategy with Canada Basketball.
The medical team includes a pair of physicians from the McGill Sport Medicine Clinic: Dr. Mickey Moroz (MDCM '16, MEd '18) and Dr. Gabrielle Ostiguy (Medical Fellowship '15). Also on board with medical services is physiotherapist Jami Boyd (MSc(A)PT '11) of Minnedosa, Man., and Tiffany Hunting (BSc PT '09, MSc '11) of Cowansville, Que., a head physiotherapist with Judo Canada who played varsity rugby at McGill.
Rounding out the COC staff on site is Emily Phoenix (BA '16), a team leader with Golf Canada, from Calgary, Alta., along with athlete apparel outfitter Shane Fombuena (BEd PE '13), chief sport officer Eric Myles (EMBA '11) and communications manager Manny Almela (BA '99) of Greenfield Park, Que., who once served as sports editor of The McGill Tribune.