Beth Ali was appointed the Executive Director of Co-Curricular Athletics and Physical Activity Programs on November 1, 2016 after serving as the director of intercollegiate and high performance sport since August, 2010.
Ali is a recognized leader in Canadian inter-university and high performance sport, bringing 20 years of professional and volunteer experience in administration, coaching, event management and program development. A Level 4/5 certified coach with the National Coaching Certification Program in field hockey, she spent 17 years at U of T’s Faculty of Physical Education and Health as intercollegiate manager, program manager and head coach of Varsity Blues field hockey before taking on more senior roles elsewhere.
Ali was the associate director of athletics and recreation at Ryerson University and was also previously the associate director of athletics at the University of Waterloo. She recently served as chef de mission for the 2011 FISU Winter Games in Turkey.
She spent six years on the Field Hockey Canada national team coaching staff before becoming the high performance director of both the men’s and women’s programs from 2005-08. Ali represented Canada at the 2002 and 2006 Commonwealth Games as well as the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Through both her personal and professional experience, Ali is a dedicated supporter of sport development and the benefits of sport in the development of the whole person, especially the positive impact it has on a student-athlete’s university experience.
