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Where did you earn your undergraduate degree and what was it in?
I earned my undergraduate degree from the Royal Military College of Canada. I graduated with a bachelor of arts in business administration. My choice for attending this university was part of the larger process to become a pilot in the Royal Canadian Air Force.
你为什么选择在MCAD攻读硕士学位?
After a long career as a pilot and officer in the Air Force, I had approached a point in my life where I was seeking change; I wanted to pour my energy into making the world a better, 更可持续的, 更快乐的地方, and felt that this program (after a lot of research) was perfectly suited for what I had desired. 作为传统意义上的非设计师, the MA in sustainable design program allotted the flexibility and environment for me to learn at the same pace as the others, 有设计师背景的人.
在线教育怎么样?
我的在线体验非常棒. 我不会说谎, there was a definite learning curve in the beginning, but provided that you were able to set aside some dedicated time every week, and continued to be active in the conversation, 这是很容易处理的. The sustainable design online experience had a perfect blend of rigidness and flexibility built into it!
硕士对你有什么影响?
The sustainable design program has been a real eye-opener for me. Each course within the program has tweaked or changed my mindset in one way or another. Not only has it helped to shape my vision for a second career, but has helped to change my (and my family’s) everyday decisions to live more sustainably. I look forward to sharing this knowledge with others and continue to push the benchmark towards a 更可持续的 future.
What was your biggest takeaway from the program?
回顾这个项目, there were so many aspects that stood out to me: the professors, 同学们, 课程, 项目, 可持续发展框架. 一切都是一流的!
然而, 回答你的问题, the biggest takeaway for me would have to be the ‘sustainable design experience.’ What I mean by this, is that for two and a half years, I was deeply immersed in sustainable design. I became a sponge and soaked up as much information as I could; I conversed with 同学们 who individually, and collectively had inspired me each and every day; and, 不仅仅是教, 但是有教授的指导, who all have incredibly diverse backgrounds. It was an experience that I was rarely accustomed to seeing. Each and every one of us was there to make a difference. We were a think-tank attempting to re-design the world, we were an advocacy group inspired to make a difference, we were a tribe working at the highest level.
What advice do you have for current MCAD students?
技术 has improved our lives in many ways and has made it more efficient, but there are still many improvements (especially ones that are sustainably driven) that need to be made. Using the frameworks and lessons learned from the sustainable design program will help this become a reality. We are all designers, collaborators, and change-makers for a better world of tomorrow.
Stay engaged, stay active in the conversation, and continue dreaming for a better tomorrow. It will help guide future sustainable actions!
Describe what you do for work and how you feel about it.
I recently took on the role as the executive director for 落后于马尼托巴省, a not for profit organization dedicated to recreational trail development in Manitoba. As the official body overseeing the coordination of trail building for the Trans Canada Trail (aka The Great Trail) in Manitoba, it’s my responsibility to provide coordination and oversight for all aspects of trail stewardship that is undertaken by our members. 作为一个狂热的户外运动爱好者和自然爱好者, I feel that I have been given an incredible opportunity to help inspire people to get outdoors, and in the process protect our most important and valuable resources.
你是怎么得到这份工作的?
Through the process of completing my post-grad practicum, where I worked with one of Winnipeg’s largest parks to help create a system to standardize their trail network, 完成我的毕业论文, where I designed a sustainable geared fitness trail, I was fortunate enough to make some very good connections who identified other lines of work that I may have otherwise missed. The position that I am currently working in became available a couple of months after graduating from the sustainable design program… and, 好吧, 剩下的就是历史了!
当前困扰?
小径! Devising ways to increase trail usage and enhance people's connection with nature.