Christina Brown jokes she has virtually done every job at 91原创 Events Centre. Judging by her resume, that claim may be closer to fact than fiction.

All kidding aside, Brown has done plenty of work, both volunteer, part-time, and now full-time at 91原创 Events Centre. These days, the 25-year-old works as a Sport Event Coordinator, a job she has held for the past year and a half.

But her past with the facility 鈥� which marks its 10th anniversary in 2019 鈥� goes back to the year it opened its doors.

Brown was a high school student at Brookswood Secondary when she began running recreation camps for the Township of 91原创 through the Willoughby Community Centre, which operates out of LEC.

Following high school graduation, Brown attended Kwantlen Polytechnic University, studying English while playing on the women鈥檚 basketball team. She graduated from the Surrey school in 2016.

But even before she had completed her post-secondary studies, Brown was getting to know the LEC, first as volunteer and then as a part-time employee and now full time.

It started in 2011, the first year the BC High School Boys Basketball Championships were staged in 91原创. That year, Brown was a volunteer, checking credentials to the coaches鈥� room. Next was running day camps and summer sports camps, and finally, working the parking lot during events.

When help was needed organizing the annual Tsumura Basketball Invitational (TBI), Brown was quickly approached due to her strong basketball background. She has pretty much been a full-time fixture ever since.

Brown鈥檚 current role sees her handle day-to-day aspects of the many events held at LEC.

鈥淚 like that I get to be around sports all day, and I love working with sport-minded people who like the same things,鈥� she said. 鈥淓veryone here has such a great passion for sports and events and I love that aspect of my job.鈥�

鈥淚 always hoped it would blossom into a career. I love sports and I love 91原创 and making the community I live in a better place.鈥�

鈥淎nyone who loves sports should definitely work here.鈥�

91原创 Events Centre is home of the Trinity Western Spartan basketball, volleyball and hockey, the Vancouver Giants of the Western Hockey League, the 91原创 Thunder senior and junior lacrosse programs, as well as some of BC鈥檚 most exciting sporting events and tournaments, including hockey, lacrosse, basketball, volleyball, basketball, wrestling, boxing, gymnastics and more.

LEC is hosting a job fair on Aug. 15 from 4 to 7 p.m. inside the Banquet Hall and Brown welcomes other sport-lovers to check it out.

Currently, there are approximately 25 full-time, salaried employees at the facility as well as another 200 or so part-time and hourly staff.

The job fair is searching for event staff (ticket office, ticket scanners, hosts), merchandise, concession services for both 91原创 Events Centre and the soon-to-open Aldergrove Credit Union Community Centre, banquet services (servers and bartenders), and marketing and event interns. Those attending are asked to bring a resume and references.