B. Sc., M.Env.
Instructor, Geographic Information Systems
With a lifelong interest in conservation and landscape ecology, Yann completed a multidisciplinary BSc in Environmental Sciences at the University of Ottawa, with stints in Québec and Tasmania. He then took on a graduate project at Université de Sherbrooke, exploring field-based and remote sensing approaches for ecological mapping in Auyuittuq National Park, Baffin Island.
From 2004 to 2016, Yann worked for Parks Canada as a park warden, ecosystems scientist, ecologist team leader and acting resource conservation manager. His duties ranged from public safety to environmental assessment, from fauna and flora inventories to law enforcement and many things in between. Most notably, Yann helped operationalize a number of geospatial and field-based protocols for ecological integrity monitoring in the Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve, Québec. In 2018, Yann completed Selkirk College's ADGIS program, broadening and updating his geoscience skills.
A parent, paddler, climber, skier and all-around self-propelled nature hugger, Yann is an active member of several conservation, recreation and education non-profit organizations.