MANAGER, EVENTS
Jennifer Smart
The Manager of Events provides leadership in all areas of event, planning, development and delivery ensuring the appropriate management of all events including supplying input to budget preparation, managing human resources and delivering effective operational plans. This person provides input with the design of all event marketing collateral and event advertising materials and is responsible for creating a method of evaluating event success by introducing measures of financial success, growth in participation or membership, exposure and/ or media coverage.
Jennifer Smart is employed as the Manager of Events for Rugby Canada. Having been with the organization since 2007, Jennifer has been involved in a number of roles. She began as Intern working in various capacities, particularly administration and event delivery during the winter/spring of 2007. Following her role as an Intern, Jennifer was appointed as an Executive Assistant to the CEO where she worked under Graham Brown to delivery day-to-day administration and various special projects. Due to a vacancy in the Events department in 2009, Jennifer took over as Event Coordinator and led the delivery of all of Rugby Canada’s major events, including but not limited to the Ireland and Wales test Matches in Vancouver, BC and Toronto, ON respectively, the Rugby World Cup Qualifier Match in Edmonton, AB and the National Age Grade Championships in Markham (2009) and Calgary (2010).
Jennifer graduated from Wilfrid Laurier University with a Bachelor of Arts in Communications and Durham College with a Graduate Certificate in Sport Business Management. She has passion for theatre and has recently performed in a number of community based productions. Jennifer enjoys soccer and ball hockey and has competed in both sports for many years.
Originally from Belleville, Ontario, Jennifer now lives with her husband in Oshawa, Ontario.
Contact Information
Rugby Canada
30 East Beaver Creek Road
Suite 110
Richmond Hill, Ontario
L4B 1J2 Canada
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