Jean Claude Munyezamu, originally from Rwanda, is the founder and Executive Director of Umoja Community Mosaic (formerly known as Soccer Without Boundaries). Umoja helps refugee, immigrant and low income families get involved in the community through innovative youth programs, including sports, music, after school programs, summer camps and community events. The organization also supports minority groups through culturally appropriate food hampers, translation services, and system
navigation support. Jean Claude has been acknowledged for his work in the community through various awards and recognitions.

2010- Member of the organizing committee for the commemoration of the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi of Rwanda
2012- Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal
2013 - 2016 Member of the Alberta Premier's Council on Culture and Arts
2018-Was named one of “Twenty Compelling Calgarians”
2019-Recipient of the Western Legacy Award for Innovation
2019- Finalist for the Immigrant of Distinction Award
2021 - Calgary Black Achievement Award
2021-Glenbrook Community Association Partnership
2021-Lieutenant Governor's Leadership for Active Communities
2022-Volkswagen FC Game Changers Squad
2022-Immigrant of Distinction Award
2022-Recipient of Community Justice Awards in the Leadership Category
2022-Recipient Queen Elizabet ll Platinum Jubilee Medal

Jean Claude's story has appeared in Canadian Geographic Magazine, Reader's Digest and in the travel memoir Road Trip Rwanda by Giller Winning Author Will Ferguson. Jean Claude was also featured in the Canada 150 anthology What's Your Story: A Canada 2017 Yearbook.

He lives in Calgary with his wife and three children.