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Jocelyn Templeman moved from England to the Kootenays in early 2008 as a newly minted permanent resident of Canada. She has since obtained her cherished Canadian citizenship. She came to the college with over 15 years of experience in purchasing and has relished becoming a Canadian public sector procurement geek and obtaining her Public Sector Procurement Professional designation. Starting as the

Beginning my textile studies at Cherryville and at Handcraft House Textile School in North Vancouver in 1974, I have continued my studies and research over the years with celebrated weavers such as Suzanna Lewis, Robert Loewe and Madelyn van der Hoogt. In 1989 I collaborated in the design and production of 50 official sweaters for the BC Winter Games, and in 1990 received a Knitting Guild of

Instructor, Psychology

Instructor, Program Coordinator, Ski Resort Operations and Management

Taya has been an employee of Selkirk College since 2008. She is an alumna of the Early Childhood Care & Education Certificate and the Human Services Diploma. An educator at heart, Taya has taught across the lifespan, finding her passion in adult education. Taya has served as a faculty in the Human Services programs, School Chair for the School of Health and Human Services and is currently the Dean

"It took several decades and a number of career changes to achieve my initial goal of becoming a teacher.” — Ron Greavison In order to become a teacher, I took courses part time while working in a sawmill, as a miner and as a faller. Then started a retail electronics store and once it was running smoothly, decided to finish a degree. I obtained a BSc degree at Eastern Washington while working

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Terry O’Gorman has been teaching first aid for 14 years. Dedicated and experienced, he says the best part of being an instructor is “seeing the lights come on when students gain confidence in their skill set.” Terry has been a BC Ambulance Service paramedic for the last 12 years and his depth of knowledge as a first aid instructor is only matched by his ability to make the material interesting. A

Wren brings a wealth of Occupational First Aid training experience to Selkirk College, having worked in industry as a first aid attendant for 25 years. Wren has worked in industrial construction, with Ministry of Forests as an initial attack firefighter, as an ambulance attendant for BC Ambulance Service and as a ski patroller and tail guide for cat skiing operations - among others. More recently

"Engaging with students from all over the world continues to be the highlight of my career." Danny began his career as an EFL (English as a Foreign Language) teacher in Tunisia, North Africa where he worked for three years at AMIDEAST, an American NGO, teaching mainly business professionals, followed by three years in the Department of English at the National University. Upon returning to Canada

Instructor, Carpentry