AHS Alumni Ami Richter (BA '01, Recreation and Leisure Studies) and Heather Moyse (BSc '00, Kinesiology) are coming back to campus for TEDxUW.
Ami Richter (BA '01, RLS), founder of Lug travel accessories, is just a regular gal. But how does a "regular gal" with a knack for design end up on a phone call with the folks from O, The Oprah Magazine? The answer is surprisingly simple: a lot of hard work and a little luck along the way. When Richter and her future husband Jason founded Lug in 2005, they saw a sea of "black and boring" in the travel accessory market, and they knew they could brighten it up. Soon after they got a call from one of Oprah's editors, about featuring the smart and stylish Puddle Jumper bag on the famed O List – an honour that felt like a big high-five for a job well done.
From a heart of gold to a passion worth gold, it is no surprise to those who’ve met her that Heather Moyse (BSc '00, KIN) won Olympic gold. With her bobsled pilot Kaillie Humphries, the duo became Canada's first-ever Women's Bobsled Olympic gold medal at 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Heather has also represented Canada on the National Senior Women’s Rugby team in 22 international rugby games. Because of an ankle injury, Heather decided to take up track cycling to give her ankle a break. After clipping into pedals for the first time in June 2011, and riding on a track for the first time in September 2011, she earned her spot to represented Canada in the Pan American Cycling Championships in Argentina in March 2012, making track cycling her third national sport for Canada.
As an exemplary role model in both sport and life, Heather is an inspiration to people of all ages, and stands as a symbol of what it is to be a true leader.