Taryn’s career has been driven by her passion to support youth and communities to be healthier through sport. She has worked for the Canadian Soccer Association, the International University Sports Federation, Hockey Canada, and more recently Free Play for Kids as the technical director of a hockey program for youth who would otherwise not have access to the game. She played soccer for Team Alberta, the Edmonton Scottish Angels, and the British United Football Club, and was a student-athlete for the University of Alberta Pandas hockey team, winning four U-Sports National Championships and five Canada West titles from 2002-2007.
Taryn was on the board of directors of Alberta Sport Connection from 2017-2019 and she has remained the grant advisor for the Cameroonian Canadian Foundation in Calgary since 2015. Currently, she is a doctoral student in the Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation at the University of Alberta, researching sport management.
