Okanagan Coach | MVP Player | Role Model
As a two-time volleyball provincial all-star, provincial tournament Most Valuable Player (MVP) and 2005 Okanagan Lakers Female Athlete of the Year, Wong was one of 10 students chosen for the 2005 Canadian Colleges Athletics Association’s inaugural Female Coach Mentor Program to support the professional development and mentorship of young coaches. Citing a lack of qualified female coaches across all sports in Canada, Wong is confident female coaches as role models will translate into young female athletes choosing to pursue and continue athletic careers. Wong will be among the second UBC Okanagan graduating class in 2007 -- an achievement she’s confident will open doors. Aside from finishing her last year of Arts courses, she just accepted a position as Regional Coach with Volleyball BC’s Okanagan office, where she previously organized clinics and tournaments as the Youth Coordinator. It’s a role that will allow her to continue encouraging students to overcome barriers in achieving success -- and bringing a female perspective to the process. |
Jackie Wong is blazing a trail in more
ways than one.