Volunteers


All KYBA executives as well as coaching and support staff are volunteers. The quality and strength of our programs depends on our volunteer base. KYBA is fortunate to have a very strong volunteer base which enables the organization to offer high quality programming. Please check KYBA Volunteer Guidelines for more details on volunteering with KYBA.

Michael Rider Volunteer Award


This award is given annually to: KYBA executive member, convener, coach or other volunteer; past or present; whose longtime contribution to the KYBA is significant and exemplifies the goals and values of the KYBA. 

The award honors KYBA’s longtime Registrar - Michael Rider. The KYBA website has a tribute to Mike which captures the essence of volunteerism; performed with character and devotion

Recipients of the Michael Rider Award:

2011 – Michael Rider *
2012 – Ratko Kovacina **
2013 – Paula Warnholtz
2014 – Ian Garonce
2015 – Bob Connors
2016 - Jayson Saikaley
2017 - Owen Kelk
2018 - Carleton Bovell
2019 - Andrea Morrison
2020 - Andrew DiMillo
2021 - Tejpreet Toor
2022 - Jeff Wilson
2023 - Steven Shannahn
2024 - Adib Chowdhury

2025 - Bryan Donohue


^ First year of award – Presented by KYBA President and Executive Committee
** Presented personally by Mike Rider at the final AGM he was able to attend

KYBA Life Members


Per the KYBA constitution, a “Life Member” is a person who served as an executive member, coach, or convener for ten (10) continuous years. 
 
The recognition of long-standing volunteers was introduced by KYBA in 2010 and represents our Volunteer Hall of Fame!


  • Vilhelm Boggild (year of introduction 2010)
  • Paul Cockburn (2010)
  • Bob Connors (2010)
  • Ian Garonce (2010)
  • Sara Hendsbee (2010)
  • Cindy Kulas (2010)
  • Fred Martin (2010)
  • Bruce Pearson (2010)
  • Donald Raizenne (2010)
  • Michael Rider (2010)
  • Stephen Underhill (2010
  • Chris Hollands (2011)
  • Shiv Bhasker (2012)
  • Ratko Kovacina (2012)
  • Jayson Saikaley (2013)
  • Paul Elstone (2014)
  • Adib Chowdhury (2016)
  • ​Andrew DiMillo (2017) 
  • Sohail Abbas (2018)
  • ​Owen Kelk (2018)
  • Carleton Bovell (2018)
  • Craig Warnholtz (2019) 
  • Wes Richardson (2020)
  • Craig Cluney (2021)
  • Cristian Samoila (2022)
  • Jeff Wilson (2022)
  • Jason Yamazaki (2022)
  • Todd Armstrong (2023)
  • Rick Delorme (2023)
  • Adam Garonce (2023)
  • John Kennedy (2023)
  • Lance Laporte (2023)
  • Nat Garrow (2024)
  • David Sloan (2024)