Experience

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  LIVE WELL Exercise Clinic North Vancouver

  • Owner and Clinic Director

    • Jan 2018 - Present

    LIVE WELL is a medical fitness clinic specializing in supervised exercise and healthy lifestyle coaching for people who have chronic health conditions such as heart disease, diabetes, obesity, and for prevention.

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  BC Public Service Agency

  • Vancouver, BC

  • Human Resources Consultant

    • Apr 1990 - Feb 2017
    • Vancouver, BC

    Provided generalist human resources and labour relations services to supervisors, managers and executives in the highly unionized BC Public Service, including coaching and resolution support for complex issues, such as sexual harassment, bullying, attendance and performance management, investigation of misconduct, and contract interpretation.

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  Vancouver Pretrial Services Centre

  • Vancouver, BC

  • Senior Correctional Officer

    • Jun 1983 - Jun 1990
    • Vancouver, BC

    A member of the operational team that opened the Vancouver Pretrial Services Centre, a maximum security adult remand facility in Vancouver, BC. As such, I worked all line correctional officer and supervisory positions. Responsible as the Officer-in-Charge for the Admission and Discharge of prisoners. classification of sentenced prisoners to provincial correctional centres, supervision of the living, segregation, program and hospital units. Additionally, responsible for the recruitment, hiring. training and supervision of newly hired Correctional Officers.

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  Justice Institute of British Columbia

  • Vancouver, BC

  • Staff Development Officer

    • Jun 1979 - May 1983
    • Vancouver, BC

    Developed and implemented the Youth Correctional Officer training program which serviced a number of secure and open facilities for incarcerated youth throughout British Columbia. I also provided curriculum design and instruction to both this and the Adult Correctional Officer program in the areas of interpersonal communications, conflict resolution, report writing, officer self defense and control techniques.

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  BC Corrections Branch

  • Centre Creek Camp

  • Youth Correctional Officer

    • Sep 1977 - May 1979
    • Centre Creek Camp

    Responsible for the supervision and case management of young offenders incarcerated in an open camp setting.