Heather Bartling

Heather started her Athletic Administrator career at Bonnyville Centralized High School in Bonnyville, Alberta. As AD in her school, Heather hosted numerous Zone and Provincial Championships. Heather spearheaded both the 2013 Curling provincials and the 2015 3A Girls Volleyball Championships. Heather has hosted multiple zone championships at Bonnyville. Heather took on the Zone secretary for the North East from 2015 to 2017. She also held multiple leadership positions within the zone, most notable being basketball commissioner and ranker. Heather also became involved in the ASAA during that time and took on many leadership roles in the ASAA. Heather was Director of Athletics for the ASAA from 2013-2016. Then took on the role of Sportsmanship Commissioner from 2016-2020. Her involvement in the higher administration for athletics lead her into her involvement with the CIAAA. Heather is one of the main presenters for the organization. She has represented Canada numerous times at the NIAAA. She has presented multiple workshops and LTI courses throughout Canada. Not only is she a presenter for the organization, but also a course co-author of LTI 722, 710, 501 and the new Unified course 633. Heather has also created multiple work Heather has taken on many roles within the CIAAA organization and is currently the Committee Chair for the CIAAA awards committee. With her involvement with the executive of the ASAA, Heather had the opportunity to take kids down to Indianapolis for the NFHS student leadership conference. In response, Heather believed that Alberta could do something similar for our student athletes. She was one of the lead organizers and founders of the IMPACT Leadership conference in Alberta. A 2-day student leadership conference around leadership in athletics. Heather created many of the workshops and breakout sessions that are still used today at the conference. Heather made the move from Bonnyville to the North Central Zone when she took a position at Frank Maddock School as the Assistant Principal. In the last few years, Heather has been an active member of the North Central Zone and has hosted multiple championships. She has been a valued member of the zone and continues to make improvements to the zone. She has made a concerted effort to change the culture of athletics in the building. She is a strong believer in educational based athletics. We have seen this shift in the behavior of her athletes at multiple sporting events throughout the zone. This culture shift has been impressive to watch. Heather is a dedicated Athletic Director and Administrator for her school. She advocates for her students and student athletes. She has set the direction for her programs and values educational athletics at its finest. She holds her athletes accountable and they respect her for it. She has made such a positive change for her school which is evident when playing her teams. Her leadership on the Provincial and National stage have been invaluable. She is respected internationally as a role model on athletics. She has made an indelible mark on Alberta’s high school landscape. It is with great pleasure that we induct Heather into the Hall of Fame as a 2020 Athlete Administrator.