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In 1993, I graduated from Mount Douglas Senior Secondary in Victoria, B.C. after 13 years in the French Immersion Program and having completed the French Advanced Placement program. In high school I excelled in most subjects ranging from Computer Assisted Drafting to various sciences winning a $1000 Provincial scholarship for my achievements.
Growing up on the water in Victoria, I’ve always had an interest in the natural world, and I decided to follow a path studying biology. After one and a half years in a University Transfer Program for sciences at Camosun College in Victoria, B.C. (1994-1995), I started my undergraduate program at the University of Victoria (UVic) in September 1995.
I was accepted into the Biology Co-op program thus allowing me to gain field skills and experience in conjunction with my classroom education. I completed 3 co-op work terms providing me with excellent hands-on experience (please see my employment history for detailed descriptions of my roles during these work terms). I graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Biology at UVic in May 1999 with distinction.
Over the next five years, I continued to gain experience and knowledge while traveling around B.C. and throughout the world working in the adventure tourism/hospitality industries. Further training included the PADI Divemaster (Feb. 2000) and PADI Dive Instructor (May 2002) courses, a tourism staff course on the Great Barrier Reef in Australia (May 2002), various hospitality related programs including the Food Safe and the Responsible Service of Alcohol courses, First Aid and C.P.R. at an industrial level (Ocupational First Aid Level 3), adventure sport guiding courses (including snorkeling/diving, canoeing, ATV/snowmobile, mountain biking, hiking, and zip-line tours), and various computer training courses.
In 2005, I returned to Victoria, B.C. and enrolled in two courses in the Hospitality and Tourism Program at Camosun College. These were Marketing for Tourism (Winter 2005) and Environmental Stewardship (Winter 2006) where I achieved top marks.
Having graduated with Distinction from BCIT (British Columbia Institute of Technology) with a Diploma of Technology in Marketing Management (Entrepreneurship), I have developed business skills that compliment my BSc. in Biology and my years of employment experience.
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- Certificate of Excellence, BCIT, Burnaby, B.C. (May 2009)
- Alumni Association Award and Medallion, BCIT, Burnaby, B.C. (May 2009)
- Frithjof Grohne/Karo Award, BCIT, Burnaby, B.C. (May 2009)
- Outstanding Directed Studies Project, BCIT, Burnaby, B.C. (May 2009)
- SABRE Business Simulation Award - 2nd Place, AMA Collegiate Conference, New Orleans, LA (March 2009)
- Dr. G. Wynne Powell FCGA Award, BCIT, Burnaby, B.C. (October 2008)
- Vancity Capital Scholarship in Entrepreneurship, BCIT, Burnaby, B.C. (October 2008)
- SIFE Outstanding Venture Partner Award, SIFE BCIT, Burnaby, B.C. (February 2008)
- Environmental Stewardship Certificate, Camosun College, Victoria, B.C. (April 2006)
- Fundamentals of Marketing Certificate , Camosun College, Victoria, B.C. (April 2005)
- Bachelor of Science with Distinction, University of Victoria, Victoria, B.C. (May 1999)
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- Sherry Kirkvold (June 2006). Environmental Stewardship Professor, Camosun College.
- Paula Pothier (April 2005). Applied Career Transitions Project Coordinator, University of Victoria.
- Ruby Littlepage (January 1995). Biology Professor, Camosun College.
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- Marketing Management Program, British Columbia Institute of Technology, Burnaby, B.C. (August 2008)
- Bachelor of Science Program - Biology, University of Victoria, Victoria, B.C. (September 2006)
- University Transfer Program - Sciences, Camosun College, Victoria, B.C. (September 2006)