Faculty

Instructional excellence that will help ensure your program success is offered by a team of highly dedicated and qualified faculty and instructors.

Caroline Depatie, PPE, MA Leisure & Sports Management.  Instructor of TOUR 111 Tourism Introduction:  Theory & Practice.

Peter Holden, B.A., M.B.A., L.LB.  Instructor in Business Department at Capilano University for 20 years.

Greg McCracken, Platinum PADI Course Director, is the owner of Ocean Quest Watersports and is one of the most active and experienced PADI Course Directors (Instructor Trainers) in North America.  He has issued well over 1200 instructor level certifications and trains instructors for Ocean Quest as well as many other dive centres throughout BC and Alberta.

Lydia Watson, BA, Capilano Diploma in Outdoor Recreation Management and MEd (Education).  Lydia owns Off the Edge Adventure Sports in Sechelt.  She has been working in the outdoor recreation industry for 15 years.  She has taught a variety of courses in Communications, Outdoor Education and Marketing at various post secondary institutions.  Lydia currently teaches Tourism 112 in the MTBO program and CMNS 154 in both the MTBO and Scuba Dive Operations programs at Capilano University.

Catherine Evans, Instructors Diploma, BSc in Zoology,  Owner of licensed Tour Operation for past 23 years.  MA in Tourism Management in session.

Jim Rossi, MSc (Marine natural products & bio-chemistry), BSc (Biochemistry), PADI Scuba Instructor MSDT. Instructor of Marine Tourism and Interpretation.