Dean Brown (squash)

Dean Brown, born in Ajax, Ontario was a top ranked junior and national squash player, and now a partner, and Executive Vice President in charge of operations, with the Cambridge Group of Clubs [1] in Toronto. ^[1]

Dean started his squash career at the Ajax Community Centre under the tutelage of Dennis Goodfellow (now the Head Squash Professional at the Toronto Athletic Club) [2]. Dean won 8 Ontario Junior Championships and competed internationally as a junior player for Canada. ^[2]As a senior player, Dean achieved a top 10 national singles ranking before a career on the International Squash Doubles Association Professional Tour [3] where he achieved a #2 ranking.^[3].

Following his graduation from the University of Western Ontario, Dean worked as the Head Squash Professional of Toronto's Adelaide Club [4], eventually moving to the Cambridge Club [5] where he became the Club's General Manager in 2001. In 2006, Dean moved back to the Adelaide Club as General Manager, where he spearheaded the club's new positioning and a $2M renovation^[4].

In 2008, Dean became a partner in the Cambridge Group of Clubs^[5], joining Clive Caldwell, ^[6]Bill MacDonell ^[7] and the late Jack Lawrence ^[8]. The company owns and operates 4 health clubs in Canada: the Adelaide Club, the Cambridge Club and the Toronto Athletic Club in Toronto, and Canada's oldest Sports Club^[9], Club Sportif MAA in Montreal [6].

Dean is married (to Shannon Clancy) and has two children; daughter, Charlotte (b. 2004) and son, Declan (b. 2007).^{[citation needed]}

References

1. ^ www.cambridgegroupofclubs.com/profile_dean.htm
2. ^ http://www.ussquash.com/ssm/pages/player_profile.asp?id=60587
3. ^ http://www.squashtalk.com/doubles/doubles10.htm
4. ^ www.cambridgegroupofclubs.com/profile_dean.htm
5. ^ http://fitnet.ca/comm/index.php/2011/6/conversation_DeanBrown
6. ^ www.cambridgegroupofclubs.com/profile_Clive.htm
7. ^ www.cambridgegroupofclubs.com/profile_bill.htm
8. ^ www.thestar.com/article/676320
9. ^ http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/Outing/Volume_12/outXII01/outXII01c.pdf

External links

1. Cambridge Group of Clubs [7]

2. Toronto Athletic Club [8]

3. Adelaide Club [9]

4. Cambridge Club [10]

5. Club Sportif MAA [11]

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