Marie Powell已经是CBE行政助理13年了。下班后，她担任了15年的特殊奥运会教练，培训智力残疾的运动员参加本地、省级和全国的雪鞋跑和田径比赛。

今年12月，她因作为教练所展示的韧性而获得了加拿大年度教练奖，其中包括在疫情期间为运动员创建了虚拟训练计划。Marie的虚拟训练计划受到了广泛好评，并开始为其他运动项目推出类似的计划。最近，Marie还因其积极的运动员和教练发展而获得了著名的SONA（Special Olympics North America）年度杰出教练奖。

多年来，Marie作为特殊奥运会教练，对无数特殊奥运会运动员的生活产生了积极的影响，经常收到他们在没有她的指导和支持下无法想象的成就。Marie是包容性的倡导者。她的项目和教练为运动员提供了学习社交和身体技能、团队合作和心智敏捷的机会，这些都对他们在体育之外的生活有益。

祝贺Marie！我们为您的成就感到自豪，并将您作为CBE员工加以庆祝。

​ Marie Powell获得Special Olympics Canada的认可

​ Marie Powell与特殊奥运会运动员合作​​

​Marie Powell has been a dedicated CBE Administrative Assistant for 13 years. After work she has volunteered as a Special Olympics coach for 15 years, training athletes with intellectual disabilities to local, provincial and national levels of competition in both snowshoeing and track & field.

In December, she received Canada’s Coach of the Year award for the resiliency she demonstrated as a coach, including the creation of virtual training programs for athletes during the pandemic. Marie’s virtual training programs were so well received that a roll-out of similar programming for other sports was followed. Recently, Marie received the prestigious SONA (Special Olympics North America) Outstanding Coach of the Year Award for her progressive athlete and coach development.

Over her years as a Special Olympics coach Marie has positively impacted the lives of countless Special Olympics athletes, often receiving feedback about how they achieved levels they never could have imagined without her guidance and support. Marie is an advocate for inclusion. Her programs and coaching provide athletes with an opportunity to learn social and physical skills, teamwork and mental agility that benefit them outside of sport.

Congratulations Marie! We are proud of your achievements and celebrate you as a CBE employee.

​ Marie Powell recognized by Special Olympics Canada

​ Marie Powell working with Special Ol​ympics athletes​​