With a love of sports and competition, a keen spirit to serve others, and an excellent mix of education and various work experiences, Carmelle is committed to create a loving, supportive atmosphere where athletes at all levels flourish to reach their greatest potential.

Carmelle fell in love with the game of basketball at the very young age of 5 years old. She continued to excel in the sport throughout the years while also partaking in volleyball and track & field as a heptathlon. Growing up, Carmelle was quite athletic and was blessed to receive multiple awards and recognitions all through elementary, middle and high school. Basketball was always her number one, so she also participated in travelling competitive club teams alongside her school team gaining great exposure throughout North America. Her God-given talents allowed her to continue her basketball career at Capilano University where she graduated with a Bachelors in Business Administration and a concentration of Strategic Human Resources Management. At her time at CapU, she had the privilege of leaving her mark by always leading by example and helping her teammates to play to the next level through demonstrating constant communication, drive and hard work ethic.

Here are some of her notable basketball collegiate career awards:

• 2015-2016 PACWEST Second Team All-Star
• 2016 & 2017 PACWEST Tournament All-Star
• 2016 & 2017 PACWEST Silver Medallist
• 2016-2017 PACWEST Player of the Year
• 2016-2017 CCAA All-Canadian
• 2016-2018 3-time PACWEST Conference All-Star
• 2017-2018 PACWEST Tournament MVP
• 2017-2018 PACWEST Gold Medallist and Provincial Champion
• 1163 Career Regular Season Points (1st all-time in CapU Blues history, 3Rd in PACWEST)
• 658 Career Regular Season Rebounds (1st all-time in Blues history, 6th in PACWEST)

Shortly after graduation, Carmelle began her career in the financial sector, excelling in various roles in the banking industry for the past five years and counting. Presently as a financial advisor/educator, she educates clients on various financial options to empower them in making the best decision in order to reach their financial dreams/goals. For her own personal development and to better cater to her clients needs, she acquired additional certifications with the Insurance Council of BC-Full Life Licence Qualification Program and the Canadian Securities Institute- Investment Funds in Canada. Throughout the years, Carmelle remained actively involved in the basketball community whether that was volunteer work via coaching, reffing, scorekeeping or working relationships with Abbotsford Basketball Association and; presently, for more than 8 years at PrimeTime Sports Company by helping to ensure premium customer service is delivered at basketball events for all ages and levels hosted throughout Canada.

Carmelle’s enthusiasm for building solid relationships and empowering youth truly branches from her various work and life experiences. As your dedicated mentor, she is thrilled to be a part of your athletic journey and beyond!

EDUCATION

Full Life Licence Qualification Program (LLQP) Certification: April 2024
CSI- Investment Funds in Canada Certification: September 2023
Bachelor of Business Admin & Advanced Diploma in Strategic HRM: June 2019

• Employee engagement utilizing 5 C’s (care, connect, coach, contribute & congratulate)
• Employer & employee relations
• Training & development
• Negotiation tactics/strategies
• Compliance & alignment of day-to-day practices with company culture

Capilano University, North Vancouver, BC

• Player of the Year, Provincial Basketball Champion, CCAA Sports All-Canadian, CapU All-Time Leader in Points & Rebounds
• Women’s Basketball Team Captain & Student-Athlete
• Some courses included: Leadership in Teams, Organizational Behaviour, Human Resource Management, Managing Change, Finance, Economics, Management Decision Making, Project Management, Performance Management, Microsoft Office tools

EMPLOYMENT

PrimeTime Sports/BC Basketball Events, Vancouver, BC: May 2016 – Present
Site Coordinator

• Providing excellent customer service is achieved by greeting and answering customer inquiries as well as handling entrance fee payments.
• The ability to multitask is shown through ensuring that my gym location runs smoothly by checking in with scorekeepers to see whether they’ve updated scores and results on the tourney machine app, but before that to make sure that they know how to maneuver the scoreboard and the scoresheet; by making sure that referees, scorekeepers and coaches know the tournament rules and by ultimately being accessible throughout my shift, so that anyone can ask me questions.
  Abbotsford Basketball Association: January 2019 – March 2020
  Coach
• Enhancing the skills of grades K-2, grades 3-5 and grades 6-8 boys’ and girls’ basketball is achieved by focusing on the fundamentals of the game such as: dribbling, shooting, passing and communication.
• Providing a positive and valued experience for those receiving service within and outside Abbotsford Basketball Association is accomplished via good spirits and attitudes while remaining in accordance with its mission and objectives.

VOLUNTEER

WJ Mouat Secondary School: November 2021 – February 2022
Assistant Coach

• Volunteered as being assistant coach to Junior Girls’ Basketball team by teaching the rules and skills of the game while tying it to life aspects.