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Diversity Advisory Group

The Diversity Advisory Group (DAG) exists in an advisory role providing support to the association on matters regarding diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI).

The DAG is made up of a group of volunteers with expertise and lived experience within the diverse landscape of CASI and snowboarding in general.

DAG VOLUNTEERs

Cat Church
Castle Mountain, AB

Petra Eikelenboom
Silverstar, BC

Kim Leming
Vancouver Isl.

Liz Say
Big White, BC

Danny Shi
Montreal, QC

Luke Yang
Tremblant, QC

Melissa Penney – Co- Chair
CASI BoD President

Dom Smith
CASI BoD QC Rep

Rob Whelan – Co-chair
CASI Communications & Engagement Manager

Terms of Reference

The DAG functions under these terms of reference, established in September of 2024.

Socializing statement

CASI’s priority to inspire the world’s best snowboard instruction with the vision to be global leaders in instructor education, innovation and professional development that is synonymous with a thriving, diverse and accessible snow sports community. The DAG was created to support this mission and vision where ideas of diversity, equity and inclusion run in parallel with our core purpose as a snowboarding association. Our initial goal is to highlight the diversity exists currently within the CASI community, especially where it connects back to snowboarding.

As the group and association evolves, recognizing and reaching diversity that doesn’t currently exist within CASI can become a focus.

Resources

This is an informal curation of resources that is in no way exhaustive or exclusive. It is a collection of resources that the members of the DAG have found useful in their lived experience and others that have been shared with us by members of our community over time. It should be noted that these resources are listed in no particular order.