Executive director
Secretary (Canada) & Recovery Programs Project Manager
Secretary (Canada) & Recovery Programs Project Manager
Tiffany Lodder
Secretary (Canada) & Recovery Programs Project Manager
Secretary (Canada) & Recovery Programs Project Manager
Secretary (Canada) & Recovery Programs Project Manager
Nancy Cooper
Treasurer (Canada)
Secretary (Canada) & Recovery Programs Project Manager
Treasurer (Canada)
Kim Dorrrington
CEO
US Military Liaison & Recovery Programs Ambassador
Training Development Director
Diezel Lodder
Training Development Director
US Military Liaison & Recovery Programs Ambassador
Training Development Director
Eric Schnaithmann
US Military Liaison & Recovery Programs Ambassador
US Military Liaison & Recovery Programs Ambassador
US Military Liaison & Recovery Programs Ambassador
Jason Leach
Beneficiary Trustee (Canada) & Recovery Programs Manager
Beneficiary Trustee (Canada) & Recovery Programs Manager
Beneficiary Trustee (Canada) & Recovery Programs Manager
Christopher Anderson
Beneficiary Trustee (USA) & Ambassador
Beneficiary Trustee (Canada) & Recovery Programs Manager
Beneficiary Trustee (Canada) & Recovery Programs Manager
DeWayne (Crawdaddy) Crawford
Logistics Support Liaison
Beneficiary Trustee (Canada) & Recovery Programs Manager
Logistics Support Liaison
Karen Nightingale
Liaison Officer (Petawawa)
Liaison Officer (Petawawa)
Liaison Officer (Petawawa)
George Sisak
Liaison Officer (Kingston)
Liaison Officer (Petawawa)
Liaison Officer (Petawawa)
Blair Freeman
Communications Director
Communications Director
Communications Director
Secretary (USA)
Communications Director
Communications Director
Lynn Friedman
Team Photographer
Team Photographer (Motorsports)
Team Photographer
Jennifer Kusche
Social Media
Team Photographer (Motorsports)
Team Photographer
Sam McEachern
Team Photographer (Motorsports)
Team Photographer (Motorsports)
Team Photographer (Motorsports)
Jake Galstad
Board of Trustees
Bob Saville
Fabio Napoleoni
Lynn Friedman
Along with wife Nadine, owner of safety equipment supplier NaroEscape Motorsports and supporter of Operation Motorsports since its inception. Former Porsche Club of America (PCA) and current Sportscar Club of America (SCCA) board member, with nearly 30 years of motorsports experience, including racing, instructing, coaching, and team own
Along with wife Nadine, owner of safety equipment supplier NaroEscape Motorsports and supporter of Operation Motorsports since its inception. Former Porsche Club of America (PCA) and current Sportscar Club of America (SCCA) board member, with nearly 30 years of motorsports experience, including racing, instructing, coaching, and team ownership. Advisor to multiple small businesses in the motorsports and automotive communities.
Lynn Friedman
Fabio Napoleoni
Lynn Friedman
From a race car fan as a kid to on track / racetrack experience as an adult, motorsport has always been a part of my life. Currently I serve on the national staff of the Porsche Club of America, coordinating member hospitality and fan experience at Porsche Car Corrals in the US and Canada. I am also the Clubsport Series Coordinator for PC
From a race car fan as a kid to on track / racetrack experience as an adult, motorsport has always been a part of my life. Currently I serve on the national staff of the Porsche Club of America, coordinating member hospitality and fan experience at Porsche Car Corrals in the US and Canada. I am also the Clubsport Series Coordinator for PCA Club Racing. In 2019, I provided driver support for the Operation Motorsport team at the Race of Remembrance, Anglesey, Wales.
I am privileged to serve as secretary and an ambassador for the Operation Motorsport Foundation. Being a part of the Foundation provides me an opportunity to give to those who have given so much of themselves for our country.
Fabio Napoleoni
Fabio Napoleoni
Fabio Napoleoni
American born artist who’s paintings are thought evoking and emotionally driven.
After meeting Tiffany and Diezel and quickly noticing the deep passion they both have towards helping veterans by introducing them into the motorsport world I knew I wanted to be a part of this organization.
My admiration for beautiful fast car and the profo
American born artist who’s paintings are thought evoking and emotionally driven.
After meeting Tiffany and Diezel and quickly noticing the deep passion they both have towards helping veterans by introducing them into the motorsport world I knew I wanted to be a part of this organization.
My admiration for beautiful fast car and the profound respect for those who serve and put their lives on the line made it a must for us to help in any way we could.
Seeing first hand the effects this has on the beneficiaries made us thrilled to be a part of the team.
Travis Hill
Hector Martinez
Hector Martinez
Hector Martinez
Hector Martinez
Hector Martinez
Ambassadors
Janet & Nick Polasek
Charles L. Buchanan IV
Charles L. Buchanan IV
Our biggest Canadian supporters. Janet has been the driving force behind all of our great beneficiary testimonials and our link to all things Corvette.
Charles L. Buchanan IV
Charles L. Buchanan IV
Charles L. Buchanan IV
Event coordinator extraordinaire
Grier Martin
Charles L. Buchanan IV
Grier Martin
The reason this all came to be.
Organization and Mission
Additional Information
Established on June 28, 2017 Operation Motorsport promotes the physical, emotional, psychological and educational life skills necessary for recovery and reintegration into civilian life.
Operation Motorsport has three distinct roles: to provide motorsport as a recovery activity, to provide training and qualifications to return Beneficiaries to work, and as relationship managers to the motorsports and automotive industry for vocational opportunities for the ill and injured service members and disabled veterans.
Involvement in the preparation, development, coaching and teamwork in motorsports competition is a hugely cathartic experience. By competing in racing and working together in motorsports hospitality we engender a real team ethos. It is about so much more than just driving – car preparation, logistics, support and race management all present challenges to be overcome. All of these aspects will be part of the Excite – Engage – Empower programs, and Operation Motorsport’s Beneficiaries will enter the program at the Excite level and transition through at their own speed and desire to the Engage and Empower programs.
The Community Need
Approximately 1,000 Regular Force members of the Canadian Armed Forces are medically released annually because they no longer meet Universality of Service. The Joint 2013 Life After Service Survey found that 25 percent of medically released respondents, who were Veterans with Regular Force Service, reported a very or moderately difficult transition to civilian life and of that, 60% of disabled veterans are unemployed. The US Army numbers are even more staggering, with the Army being the largest of the 4 services, there are approximately 17,000 US Army Soldiers that are separated with a medical disability annually.