My name is Kevin Bourne. My love affair with sports started in the mid-1980's going to exhibition stadium in Toronto to watch Blue Jays games with my parents and sister. Inspired by Jesse Barfield, I eventually got my first taste of organized sports- little league softball- where my fondest memory was getting the game winning catch in a championship game. My next taste of organized sports came almost a decade later when I joined my high school football team. A few games in I was asked to lead a special team and was asked to be a captain. Although our play was only used once in the whole season, I was still proud. Now that I'm a father of two boys I get to pass on my love for football, baseball, hockey, and basketball to my kids.
Growing up in Toronto was an amazing experience. I was exposed to professional sports at the highest level and the value of entrepreneurship. My last few years in Toronto I dreamed of working for an organization like Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment; an organization that made people proud of their city and put it on the map. The reason I want to work for OSEG is, first, the excitement of working in sports, but also the desire to get people excited about their city and let the world know that we're here.
Now an Ottawa resident for almost five years, I have a big passion for our city. Although I came to Ottawa with public sector aspirations, I now really want to be a part of the growth and diversification of our city and the only place to do that is in the private sector.
I consider myself both left brained and right brained. I'm very professional and analytical, and I'm a strategic thinker, but I'm also creative and imaginative. I'm just as comfortable in a business suit and dress shoes as I am in a baseball cap and jeans. I love to work, but I also love to create and play.
So...that's me in a few paragraphs. That's Kevin Bourne.
