A former star York Lion has added another accolade to her resume. Sandra Levy, the Lions' female athlete of the year in 1992-93, was announced as Chief People Officer last Friday, Oct. 2. 
 
In addition to her athlete of the year nod, Levy had an outstanding career with both the field and indoor hockey teams. As a member of the York field hockey team, Levy was a five-time OWIAA all-star (1985-89) and a four-time CIAU all-Canadian (1986-89).
 
She was a member of York's CIAU silver-medal teams in 1984-85 and 1986-87 as well as the 1988-89 CIAU bronze-medal team. Levy was selected a tournament all-star four times at the CIAU championship. She was also a four-time OWIAA all-star (1986-87, 89-90, 90-91, 92-93) with York's indoor hockey team that won three golds and one silver OWIAA medals. As a member of the Canadian national team, she competed in the 1988 and 1992 Olympic Games. 
 
Levy obtained a BA in English in 1990 and a LLB from Osgoode in 1995.
 
The native of Kingston, Jamaica is no stranger to the Canadian Olympic structure – Levy also has a long, decorated career donning the red and white on the international stage.
 
As an 11-year veteran of the women's national field hockey team, Levy competed at Seoul 1988 and Barcelona 1992. She was a silver medallist at the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana, four years after winning bronze at the 1987 Pan American Games in Indianapolis. 
 
After retiring from her athletic career, Levy continued her involvement with the COC having been selected to the Mission Team at the Nagano 1998 Olympic Winter Games to provide legal support for athletes and named Team Canada's Chef de Mission for the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games. 
 
Locally, she had a role in strengthening Canada's Olympic Movement through her involvement with several international competition bids in Toronto, serving as Director of Special Projects for the Toronto 2008 Olympic Bid Corporation and as a member of the Board of Directors and Chair of the Human Resources Committee with the TORONTO 2015 Pan American/Parapan American Games Organizing Committee.
 
Levy, who will assume her role as Chief People Officer on November 9, 2020, has received numerous awards and accolades for her contributions throughout her career, including the Governor General's Canadian Leadership Conference award in 2004, the Johnny F. Basset Award for Sporting Excellence and Community Values in 2000, the Who's Who of Women in Canada in 1995 and an induction into the York University Sport Hall of Fame in 2003.