Athletes' Council Representative
Josh Vander Vies is an active Canadian national team boccia player who competed in the 2004 Athens Paralympics and holds silver and bronze medals from the Americas Cup. He is currently a student at the University of British Columbia Faculty of Law. A powerful inspirational speaker, Josh brings to corporate, government and community audiences the message that any obstacle can be shattered.
In 2006, Josh was elected to the International Boccia Committee as Athlete Representative by the boccia players of the world. Josh acts as Athlete Council Representation on the Canadian Paralympic Committee Board of Directors. He holds an honours double major in Political Science and French from the University of Western Ontario. He is also a 2003 national Terry Fox Humanitarian Award recipient.
