producer / artistic director / choreographer / fight director / educator /adjudicator

career highlights

1972 - Present Freelance Director/Choreographer/Fight Director/ Producer/ Educator/ Special Events Consultant

2018 - Present Adjunct Professor/Guest Director - Theatre Department University of Victoria

1998-2021 Faculty Member, The Canadian College of Performing Arts

2017-18 Interim Managing Artistic Director/Transition Consultant - Canadian College of Performing Arts

2010 Ceremonies Team Member for the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games. Creative and Artistic Advisor

1997-2010 Co-Founder Managing Artistic Director, the Canadian College of Performing Arts, Victoria, Canada

2007 Staging Director/Choreographer, the Unveiling of the New 7 Wonders of the World, Lisbon, Portugal

1993-2003 Producer/Artistic Director, Experience Canada / Spirit of a Nation

1998 Consultant, Office of the Auditor General of Canada, Ottawa, Canada

1996-1997 Producer/Artistic Director, Special Olympics World Winter Games, Toronto, Canada

1996-1997 Producer/Artistic Director, Confederation Bridge Opening Ceremonies BridgeFest, Prince Edward Island, Canada

1993-1997 Member/Chair, Advisory Committee for Marketing and Planning, National Capital Commission, Ottawa, Canada

1991-1997 Artistic Director, The Charlottetown Festival, Charlottetown Prince Edward Island

1992-1994 Producer/Artistic Director, XV Commonwealth Games Opening and Closing Ceremonies, Victoria, Canada

1993 Member Advisory Committee curriculum development George Washington University, USA

1991-1992 Producer/Artistic Director, Experience Canada, Nationwide Tour for Canada’s 125th

1990-1991 Producer/Artistic Director, Canada Winter Games, Opening/Closing Ceremonies, Prince Edward Island, Canada

1988-1989 Artistic Director, Canada Summer Games Opening/Closing Ceremonies, Saskatchewan, Canada

1976-1989 Founder/Director Jazz Department, Resident choreographer, Royal Winnipeg Ballet, Winnipeg Canada

1986-1988 Artistic Director/Senior Choreographer XV Winter Olympics Games Opening Ceremonies, Calgary, Canada

1981-1988 Co-Producer/Artistic Director, Canadian Heritage Festivals, Nationwide

1984 Artistic Director, Manitoba Royal Gala, Winnipeg, Canada

1976 - Present Dance adjudicator across Canada, Nationwide

1972-1975 Member of the Performing Company, Charlottetown Festival, Prince Edward Island, Canada