June Spotlight: Jayme Menzies

Jayme Menzies is a role model to say the least. Jayme spent 5 years playing at the
University of Winnipeg where her impact and influence on Indigenous youth and athletes became a large part of her identity as she discovered and explored her Métis heritage. Jayme’s coaching career started while she was in highschool and continued throughout and after her years at UofW. Her coaching accolades include a gold medal at the Canada Summer Games in 2017, coaching the NAIG provincial volleyball team for 10 years, Manitoba’s Peter Williamson Memorial (Train to Compete/Train to Win) Award, the Indigenous Female Coach of the Decade Award and to top it all off, she co-founded a volleyball club, Agoojin that was driven to eliminate the many hurdles Indigenous women and two-spirit athletes have when it comes to elite sport

In Jayme Menzies style, the list of community involvement does not stop there. Jayme spends the college athletics season coaching the CMU blazers. Off the court, Jayme shows that you really can do it all, including a full time job as a policy analyst at Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs and being a mother to her son, Kona. Jayme also spends her time facilitating for the Aboriginal Sport Circle’s Coaching Module and sitting on the board of directors for Volleyball Manitoba.

Congratulations on all of your accomplishments Jayme, we wish you all the best as you continue to be your authentic self, inspiring and supporting those around you.