TEACHER /COUNSELOR/ REHAB SPECIALIST /MASSAGE PRACTITIONER
Private Practice, Victoria, BC 1974 - 2020
Led 200 Seminars and workshops, taught evening classes in massage and wellness for 32 years
30,000 Individual client sessions, treatments for relaxation, injuries, and health conditions
Personal wellness programs, counseling, mentoring.
DIRECTOR OF MASSAGE; BODYWORK
Hollyhock Educational Retreat Center 1983 - 1995
Cortes Island, BC
Provided service for the largest Healing Arts Center in Canada
Started with the company from inception, and established Bodywork and Wellness Department
Evaluated, hired, and trained seven staff members for the department
Supervised, managed, and scheduled work / Conducted regular staff meetings
Led workshops in massage, bodywork, wellness, relationships, and personal communication.
FOUNDER / CHAIRPERSON
Canadian Chair Massage Association 1998-1999
Victoria, BC
· Designed a Chair Massage Training Program
· Wrote press releases and arranged for media coverage
· Taught seminars in Chair Massage to groups of up to 15 participants
· Established organization.
COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE CONSULTANT
Eero Voutilainen Management 1990-91
Consulting Co., Helsinki, Finland
· Led communication seminars to facilitate community development in Helsinki & Central Finland
· Provided consultancy services to the largest management consulting company in Finland
· Trained executives and managers in communications skills and personal wellness
· Taught complementary health programs to Doctors and health professionals
· Initiated the formation of Men’s Groups.
PHYSICAL THERAPIST / COUNSELOR
Victoria Stress & Pain Medical Center 1985 - 1986
Victoria, BC
· Provided medical assessments, and wrote medical reports
· Participated in a whiplash research project for the Insurance Corporation of BC
· Specialized in the treatment of Acute & Chronic Pain
· Treated a wide variety of health conditions, injuries and diseases
· Led group sessions in stress and pain management.
· Co-facilitated the month-long residential program. Physical therapy, hydrotherapy & counseling.
PHYSICAL THERAPIST / COUNSELOR
Institute for Complementary Medicine 1987-1989
Victoria, BC
· Utilized a collaborative, team approach to find solutions to medical problems
· Provided recovery programs offering a broad spectrum of treatment modalities
· Participated in a whiplash research project for the Insurance Corporation of BC
· Treated a wide variety of health conditions, injuries, and diseases
· Co-facilitated the month-long residential program. Physical therapy, hydrotherapy & counseling.
PRINCIPAL of Oracle Community School
Cortes Island, BC 1993-1995
· Established an alternative school for Grades 7-12, 30 students, 50% funded by BC Ministry of Education
· Hired 20 part-time teachers
· Developed an alternative life skills curriculum
· Specialized in kayaking, canoeing, rope courses, wilderness, and vision questing with children 11-18 years.
FOUNDER/BUSINESSMAN
PSC Natural Health Foods Business 1978-1980
Victoria, BC
· Set up marketing and distribution service for Vancouver Island
· Built and managed associated restaurant and bakery
· Established cooperative management and profit sharing
PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND RECREATION TEACHER
School District # 36, Surrey, BC 1976
· TEACHER Grades 7 10
School District # 72, Campbell River, BC
· Educational dance and educational gymnastics 1977-1978
· All subjects – rural school Grades 7-10 1974-1975
TEACHER
Physically and Mentally Challenged Students
SD # 57, Prince George, BC 1973-1974
· Developed syllabus and program / Designed and built educational materials
· Taught and administered the program for the Ministry of Education, BC
PROGRAM SUPERVISOR OF RECREATION
Corporation of Delta, Delta, BC 1972-1973
· Developed, marketed, and administered community programs
· Hired and managed 40 staff members / Facilitated staff professional development
· Scheduled community user groups in 14 schools and adjacent playing fields
· Wrote a weekly recreation column for local newspapers
· Reported to Parks and Recreation Commission / Cooperated with City Hall Departments
· Established senior citizens facilities, teen facilities, 500 children in daycare programs,
and one in every thirteen citizens was involved in a community-sponsored program.
WORKSHOP LEADER
Hui Ho’olana, Hawaii 1993-1998
· Photography Inner and outer visioning
UNIVERSITY TEACHING ASSISTANT; SUPERVISOR
University of Alberta 1969-1972
· Taught 100-level courses in the Faculty of Physical Education
· Supervised physical education students in their teaching practice in schools through the Faculty of Education.