We would like to officially introduce Steph Neystrong, our new Executive Director, to the KYSA community!
Originally from One Hundred Mile, Steph has a BA in Communication from the University of North Dakota, where she received a full athletic scholarship to play women’s hockey as a goaltender. She played for 4 years as a starter while obtaining her degree. Since then, Steph has been coaching and/or managing hockey for over 10 years in various settings and for various organizations. Most recently, Steph has worked as a Project Coordinator with an engineering consulting company since moving to Kamloops in 2013. Even though her background is primarily in hockey, Steph played Community and Select soccer as a youth!
“Ultimately, I enjoy sports and am passionate about helping youth pursue their dreams through athletics and for the enjoyment, fitness and being a team player that playing on a team brings!”
Steph starts with us in December and is taking over for Missy Cederholm. Missy shifted to a new role with the Kamloops Blazers Hockey Club at the end of August. Missy had a significant impact on our association helping to successfully navigate us through the pandemic and we are excited for her in this new opportunity.
Welcome to the team Steph!