Paul Melia, President and Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport, Ottawa
As President, Chief Executive Officer and Secretary-Treasurer of the CCES, Mr. Melia leads the management of CCES' operations, including the administration of Canada's Doping Control Program and working with governments and sport organizations to build a national ethics strategy for amateur sport. He is President and Chairman, True Sport Foundation and Past President, Association of National Anti-Doping Organizations (ANADO). He is also former CCES Director of Education and Communications, Chief Operations Officer and former Regional Vice-President of In-Touch Survey Systems Inc.
Mr. Melia is a graduate of the University of Ottawa with a Masters degree in Health Administration. He is former Chief of the Tobacco Programs Unit at Health Canada, responsible for the direction and management of the Department's tobacco use reduction strategies. Mr. Melia has extensive knowledge and expertise in the development and implementation of public awareness, education and social change campaigns for a variety of health and social issues