(Cornwall, On – September 14, 2009) The Canadian Colleges Athletic Association (CCAA) is pleased to announce the hiring of Meaghan Green as Communications and Events Coordinator.
Meaghan will be playing a key role in the coordination of National Championships.  She will work hand in hand with hosts and sport convenors to ensure the best experience possible for student-athletes and coaches.  As the Association’s Communications officer she will also be ensuring consistent and reliable dissemination of information from the CCAA office. 

 
"I welcome Meaghan to the Canadian College Athletic Association’s team and look forward to working with her to continue to improve the quality of our CCAA properties.  I am confident with her placement experience in amateur sport and her academic background that she will provide the CCAA with the energy and expertise that this position demands.  I believe its a win-win situation for both Meaghan and the CCAA, as this experience will facilitate her growth professionally while assisting the association in moving forward”, Sandra Murray-MacDonell, CCAA Executive Director.

“I am extremely excited to be working for the CCAA as the Communications and Events Coordinator.  This is a great opportunity and a great start for an aspiring career in sport.  I look forward to working with members of the CCAA as well as others involved in the preparation of National events and all endeavours in which I will be involved”, Meaghan Green, Communications and Events Coordinator.

Meaghan is a recent graduate from the Sport Business Management Program from Algonquin College.  This program only accepts candidates that have graduated with a college diploma or university degree.  Meaghan previously graduated from Carleton University with a degree in Psychology and a minor in French studies.  The Sports Business Management Program, focuses strictly on the business of sport; providing training in sports marketing and financing, event bidding, planning and management, legal aspects of sport and sport governance.  During this program Meaghan was placed in a number of sports settings including, Sport Canada, the Ottawa 67’s hockey club and Athletics Canada.   Meaghan is a sport enthusiast and a recent graduate of the Algonquin women’s soccer team. Please contact Meaghan by email at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or by telephone #613-933-6080 ext. 2211.

The Canadian Colleges Athletic Association is a national sport organization that enriches the lives of student-athletes through intercollegiate competition.

For more information, please contact:
Sandra Murray-MacDonell, Executive Director
Tel: 613.937.1508/ This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it