Meet Your Board – Ridge Meadows Minor Hockey

Meet Your 2023 - 2024 RMMHA Board

Nick Davis - President

I’ve coached in the RMMHA for the past nine years and hope to continue for years to come. I’ve also coached soccer, softball, baseball and ball hockey and am always looking for opportunities to develop my coaching abilities.

My wife Kellie and I moved to Maple Ridge in 2009 and we have a son (Kolby) and daughter (Hailey). I may not have played a super high level of hockey, but I grew up playing minor hockey from the age of 4 until I was 17. Nearly every one of my favourite memories growing up has to do with hockey, hockey teams and hockey friends. Today, although scattered around BC and Alberta, most of my closest friends are the friends I played hockey with from the time I was 4 years old.

This is what I hope for our athletes. We need to focus on player development, but I also think we need to focus on growing a love for the game and instilling life skills and character traits that will benefit each player for the rest of their life. As an association, we win if our athletes look forward to the next practice, game and season.

Brad Scott - VP Administration

I have been a volunteer in Ridge Meadows Minor Hockey going into my eleventh year and have loved each of the different roles I have had the pleasure of serving in.

I have held positions as a Team Manager, Division Manager, a member of the RMMHA Discipline Committee, and most recently I was Vice President of C Hockey on the RMMHA Board.

I am very pleased to be back on the Board serving the membership in the role of Director and hope that my previous experience on the Board will be an asset for the new VP’s and President as they grow in their roles. I have lived in Maple Ridge for 19 years with my wife Angela and my daughter Julianna and son Matthew.

Outside of hockey, my career has been a cross section of Human Resource management, Labor Relations, and Operations Management and I currently work in the Transportation and Logistics field.

I look forward to bringing my business and people management experience to our Board. My desire is to work hard and do my part to make the RMMHA experience as positive as it can possibly be both on and off the ice for every athlete and family.

Peter Mandoli - VP 'A' Hockey

I have been a part of RMMHA coaching for the last 6 years and have met so many good people along the way. My wife and I both grew up in Coquitlam & moved to Maple Ridge to raise our 2 kids. I started minor hockey late at 9 years old and was drafted at 14 by the Spokane Chiefs (WHL). I ended up playing 4 years of junior hockey in the KIJHL, BCHL and OPJHL before moving onto university. I attended UBC where I was a student/athlete, academic all-Canadian & received a BSc in mathematics. After graduation I pursued a career in Financial Planning. I continue to play beer league today with friends that I met in minor hockey.

Amelia Norrie - VP 'C' Hockey

I am the mother of three hockey goons, who loves travelling, skiing and wine! I have coached, umpired and played FIELD hockey for over 30 years in both Victoria (where I grew up) and Maple Ridge (where I live). My favourite ICE hockey teams are the Rustlers and the Cudas. I plan events and raise money for work, and I am the social coordinator for my family and friends!

Devon Sivecki - VP 'H' Hockey

Ridge Meadows Minor Hockey Association has been at the centre of my life since I was five years old. I have been a player, a referee, and a coach. My first job was working at Bill’s Skate Shop, where I’ve sharpened more skates than I can count and learned there is always work to be done.

I am following in the example set by my Dad, who not only coached my brother and I, but served on the Board of Directors as Referee In Chief. My Dad showed me the importance of being a volunteer.

Together with my wife, Kim, we love watching our boys grow up in this association and are grateful for all of the volunteers who work to make minor hockey happen.

My goal for this season is to help the Board in creating a culture that allows all of our Rustler families to love this game and get as much from it as I have.

Sarah Bunten - Secretary and Communications Director

My husband and I moved to Maple Ridge in 2015 with our 2 boys Bradley 11 and Jack 10 who are very close in age. I have been involved with RMMHA for 3 years as a division manager. I am a hockey loving stay at home mom who enjoys volunteering with the hockey association. We have made some wonderful friendships that started because of our love for the game.

Nick Della Peruta - Risk Manager

I have coached and volunteered for over 11 years with the association. Having grown up in Metro Vancouver I moved to the Ridge Meadows area with my wife and 3 children in 2008.

My goal is to help guide the association through these very important upcoming years. I hope to work with the team (our board and its members) to make Ridge Meadows Minor Hockey association even better for all of our athletes and parents.

Sabriena Eyford - Director of Community Engagement

Tom Willard - Director of Coaching & Development

Dale Lupul - Tournament Director

I grew up playing minor hockey in Poco. My hockey path included two years with the Ridge Meadows Flames, three years JR A for the Burnaby Bulldogs, four years at University of Wisconsin Superior, five years in the minor leagues in Louisiana and New York with an NHL tryout for the New York Islanders.

This will be my 7th year in Rustlers hockey as my son Ashton enters his first year of U13 as well as coaching last season. I have a passion for coaching and enjoy being on the ice with the kids.

My favourite sports besides hockey include lacrosse, golf, and slo-pitch.

I am a Burnaby Firefighter as well as have a rustic furniture company called Rustic Meadows that I work along side my wife, Jerra.

I look forward to returning to the BoD and continue working with everyone in the Rustlers association for years to come.

Angela Finch - Director of Member Engagement

I'm a proud Mom of a Rustler! The reason I joined the board is to be involved in a Sport and with a community that I am passionate about. Hockey brings people together and builds relationships for kids and families both on and off the ice. These relationships are foundational for our youth and I'm excited to be part of their journey!

Off the ice, I believe in community engagement. I will leverage my board experience with other associations and through my job to help us grow our brand and community involvement. I'm an open book! I'm open to feedback and recommendations to help us do the best thing we can in our community and for our kids. I am really looking forward to working with our athletes and supporting parents both on and off the ice.

Derek Dudulec - Treasurer

I have been involved in both of my sons' minor hockey years coaching or assistant coaching since Hockey 1 (9 years). My love for the game started when I first stepped on the ice at age 10 and has continued to this day.

Following my final season in minor hockey, I had to decide between playing for a men's league team or signing a professional contract to play hockey in Europe. Seeing as I have no contacts overseas or have even received any interest in my hockey playing ability, a contract was never presented to me. I am proud to say that I am now a Division 3 Golden Seals member at Coquitlam Planet Ice. I signed up late for Divisions 1 and 2. Register early.

In my professional career, I coach and manage people with respect, teamwork and communication; these are important in a successful and professional environment and they are the principles I bring to coaching. I hope to bring these same attributes to the RMMHA Board and continue building on our strong foundation.

Thank you for this opportunity.

Jodi Barrass - Equipment Manager & Volunteering

Bio to come!