CORK/ Sail Kingston is pleased to announce the hiring of Rae-Marie Holmberg as our new General Manager. Rae will begin her duties effective 1 January 2025 and as a resident of Kingston, she will be based in the CORK office at Portsmouth Olympic Harbour.
Rae has over 20 years experience in direct sports management. She started as a Soccer Club Administrator in British Columbia with over 2,000 players registered annually. She then managed the largest Steve Nash Basketball leagues in Canada with over 2,500 youth players, 200 teams and more than 200 volunteers. In 2019, Rae came to Kingston with her family and served for almost 5 years as General Manager for the Jr Gaels Soccer Club with over 3,000 players and over 100 volunteers. She coordinated the annual Kingston Gaels Cup Soccer Tournaments and Festivals with more than 2500 participants and their families coming to Kingston, as well as managing the Club’s indoor sportsplex.
“I am excited and proud to become a part of the CORK Sail Kingston team. I am looking forward to working with the dedicated volunteers, board and staff who have made CORK’s reputation both domestically and internationally. Kingston holds a very special place in my heart and to be able to bring people here for the sport of sailing is an honour. I look forward to meeting everyone in the coming months!” – Rae-Marie
Jamie Fraser, CORK Board Chair, noted, “We are exceptionally happy to have Rae joining the CORK team with her broad experience in leading large numbers of athletes and volunteers and managing major sporting events – the key elements of CORK. We look forward to introducing Rae to the great sport of competitive sailing and we know she will be a strong leader on the CORK team.”