Erin de Sousa
Erin is the founder and current President of the Burnaby Bears Field Hockey Club. She grew up playing field hockey in Burnaby and has been coaching and volunteering in the community since 2007. Erin is a Federation of International Hockey (FIH) ranked umpire, plays in the Vancouver Women’s FHA Premier Division with the Meralomas Club, and is an alumni of the University of BC Thunderbirds Women’s Field Hockey program.
| Bears 1 (2019/2020) | Bears 2 (2018/2019) | | U18 Bears (2018) | Bears 1 (2017/2018) | | Bear Cubs (2017) | U18 Bears (2017) |
Sade Alexis
Sade grew up playing field hockey in Burnaby, becoming a coach herself in 2013. She has played recreationally and competitively for over ten years, including FHBC Southeast High Performance teams as well as Team BC. Sade is a recent graduate of Emily Carr University of Art and Design - she generously donated her skills to create our club logo.
| Bears 2 (2019/2020) | U16 Bears (2019) | | Bears 2 (2018/2019) | U15 Bears (2018) | | U14 Bears (2017) |
Chelsie Goodchild
Chelsie is the current Vice-President of the Burnaby Bears FHC. She has been playing field hockey her whole life and began coaching in the community in 2005. As a long time resident of New Westminster and a teacher at their secondary school, Chelsie is the bridge between the Burnaby and New Westminster field hockey worlds. Chelsie’s niece (seen in her photo) is our tiniest bear and number one cheerleader.
| U18 Bears (2019) | U16 Bears (2018) | | U15 Bears (2017) |