About Me

Born and raised in Prince George British Columbia,  I grew up loving the outdoors and enjoyed many competitive sports influencing my spirit for adventure and desire to be better.  I began my career in operational forestry and resource management, moving into landscape analysis supporting regional multi-stakeholder land use, to citizen-centred service delivery and senior executive management.  I have been amazed reflecting on the situations I have been asked to lead, the arenas I have facilitated strategy and change, and the people who have impacted me along the way.  I am truly grateful for the experiences I have had.

My wife and I are parents of three remarkable children, and the challenges of being a parent have framed my perspective on what success looks like: patience, unconditional love, failure, heartbreak, joy, adventure, and continuous improvement.  Parenting provided me the utmost challenge of reflecting on who I am, how I choose to respond, and evolve as a person and professional in the face of adversity.  Working through significant life challenges is something I leverage in my approach to work, life, coaching, and enables me to connect with people with impact.

I left my career for a period of time to support my wife's career and my family's goals in St Louis Missouri.  Having coached competitive hockey for 8 years, I had a life changing experience of being a coach with the St Louis Blues Special Hockey program that catapulted my joy of helping shape others.  Receiving the Coach of the Year Award in 2019 was a surprising highlight that recognized my joy of connecting with and supporting people.  Having returned to Canada in 2021 I carry this transformational experience into my life.

Professionally, I am continually sought out as a trusted confidante, a mentor, a coach, and trusted leader and colleague.

• Associate Certified Coach (ACC) through the International Coach Federation (ICF).
• Masters of Business Administration (MBA) - Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh School of Business.
• Bachelor of Science, Biology - University of Northern British Columbia.
• Post-graduate Advanced Technical Diploma in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) - College of New Caledonia.  

• Associate Certified Coach (ACC) with the International Coaching Federation (ICF).
• Lean Six Sigma certified.
• Learning Organization Provincial co-lead and Practitioner.
• Significant experience leading and coaching organizations through digital transformation.

I have more than 15 years experience leading organizations, teams, and programs for Indigenous communities, major industry, private consulting, and government.  

*Coaching experience:

• Executive presence
• Business leadership
• Effective communication (executive, peers, staff)
• Leading teams
• Value and purpose
• Becoming a new and emerging leader
• Health and self-care
• Time management
• Feedback loops
• Work/life balance
• Motivation
• Life transition
• Career transition
• Pursuing independence and trust in oneself
• Staff engagement

*Government of British Columbia:

• A/ Executive Director & Chief Information Officer, Corporate Online Services.
• Senior Director - Government Digital Experience.
• Director - Technology Portfolio.
• Director - Business Development and Integration.
• Program Director - Capital Projects.
• Manager - Business Information Unit and Ministry of Agriculture Transformation Lead.
• Manager - Strategic Initiatives Branch.
• Manager - eLicensing BC.
• Manager - FrontCounterBC (Citizen-centred service delivery).
• Project Manager - Crown Land Partnerships and Sales.
• Land Information Coordinator - Integrated Land Management Bureau.
• Designed and facilitated large scale engagement sessions including federal government, provincial government, Indigenous communities, regional landscape-level planning, economic development, Columbia River Treaty, Natural Resource permitting integration, strategic visioning/planning, business redesign, and organizational engagement.

*Land Stewardship Biologist - Principia College.

*GIS Analyst - Canfor Ltd.

*GIS Coordinator - Treaty 8 Tribal Association.

I would say my specialty is coaching executive and leaders.  I have a passion for supporting emerging leaders to gain confidence in their leadership abilities.  My experiences in natural resource management, communications, technology, organizational development and transformation all centre around seeing the big picture and aligning leaders, people, and teams to help them achieve their personal and career goals.

My favourite hobby:  long distance cycle touring.  The mental fortitude required to navigate long distances, hourly decisions, safety, logistics and the physical and mental strength to achieve the goal is deliciously difficult.

• Victoria, B.C. to Los Angeles California
• Winnipeg Manitoba to New Orleans Louisiana
• St Louis to Seaside Oregon via the Lewis and Clark Trail
• Washington D.C. to Boston Ma.

Other joys:

• Travelling:  The little I have done, has captivated me.
• Swimming.  A lifetime of challenging both body and mind.
• Hockey.  The best part of playing Sunday morning hockey is with my brother and my son.
• Golf.  A lifer pursuing the mental anguish of the game of golf.
• Cooking.  I adore exploring the amazing world of cooking
• Walking my dog.  
• A passion for motorcycling.  My wife, my son, and I all took the motorcycling safety course and licensing.  The sensation of being on two wheels is hard to describe.
• Concerts and music festivals!