Ashton Aumen

University of Victoria, Recreation and Health Education

Ashton is a decorated academic and athlete who was recently awarded the University of Victoria President’s Scholarship, Varsity Honour Role, and Academic All Canadian Scholarship, as well as winning three consecutive National Championships with the UVIC Vikes Women’s Field Hockey Team.

Ashton is passionate about coaching as a way to give back to her community and currently coaches the Spring League for Cowichan Field Hockey, Cowichan Indoor league, Field Hockey BC Technical Development Program, and junior girls’ basketball at Cowichan Secondary School. She is also an active umpire with Cowichan Field Hockey as well as Vancouver Island Ladies Field Hockey Association.

Ashton will be a graduate of the University of Victoria with a Bachelor of Arts in Recreation and Health Education in the Spring of 2022, after which she plans to start a career working as a Recreation Aide at Sunridge Place Long Term Care and Assisted Living, where she completed two Co-op work terms.

Julie Kaufman

Lanagara College, Bachelor of Recreation Management

Julia is a lifelong learner passionate about advocating for leadership development, barrier free recreation services, and drowning prevention initiatives. She is a BCRPA Registered Fitness Leader (Aquatics Specialty), is HIGH FIVE® certified, and has completed the Pool Operators Level 1 course.

Julia also has with a vast amount of experience working in professional recreation settings. She is the co-chair of the Lifesaving Society’s Program Advisory Group, a Master Instructor Trainer with the Canadian Red Cross, a National Trainer with the Lifesaving Society, and currently the Aquatics Supervisor for the City of Richmond.

Julia will be completing her Bachelors degree in Recreation Management from Langara in Spring 2022.

Keenan Bevan

Vancouver Island University, Bachelor of Tourism Management (Recreation Major)

Keenan has spent 9 years working and volunteering in the field of recreation, including as a Senior Leader and Youth Recreation Advisor within the Regional District of Nanaimo’s recreation department. He believes community recreation is key to the healthy development and preservation of people, environment, happiness, culture, and most of all community.

Keenan brings his years of experience into the classroom and is known widely as a leader and a mentor. His academic achievements include making the Dean’s list at VIU and receiving the Recreation & Tourism Award for Excellence in 2019.

Keenan will be graduating the Bachelor of Tourism Management (Recreation Major) at VIU in Spring 2022.

Alanna Tieszen

Lanagara College, Bachelor of Recreation Management

Alanna Tieszen has been described as intelligent, curious, and a life-long learner. Faculty of the program describe her as thoughtful and analytical, and she asks relevant compelling questions that push her thinking as well as that of her peers. She has a heart for building a community that is well and engaged.

Throughout her academic studies, Alanna has been able to maintain high marks, and produce works of academic excellence while also working full-time as Lifestyle and Program Manager at Chartwell Renaissance Retirement Residence in Langley, creating and delivering recreation programs to over 150 seniors. She also volunteers as Run Director for the DRIME Run for the Nations, and as Substitute Instructor at Richmond Academy of Dance, while also enjoying many recreational activities.

She is looking forward to continuing to help people reach their full potential and offering opportunities that challenge their perceived understanding of quality of life.

Dave Osborne

Vancouver Island University, Bachelor of Arts, Recreation and Tourism Management program

David has been described as a leader and a mentor, in both his classes and in his work as a skating instructor in Nanaimo, helping youth develop their individual skating and hockey skills. He has also been described as an ambassador for community sport and recreation, and someone who creates positive and meaningful change within the local community.

David has been a Dean’s List student since 2019, while also working as a skating instructor for the City of Nanaimo. He is active in the community as a volunteer hockey coach with the North Island Silvertips, and is an athlete, participating in multiple sports. He’s also had experience working in municipal parks maintenance in Ladysmith.

David has a passion for sustainable outdoor recreation and protecting the environment, and sees recreation playing a large role in protecting it. His goal is to lead with ideas that will help shape the future world of recreation and leisure as well as motivate his peers to rise to their potential abilities. He looks forward to a career where he can provide recreation experiences for the community and create sustainable outdoor recreation spaces that protect our environment.

Dylan Myers

Langara College, Bachelor of Recreation Management

Megan Fortune

Vancouver Island University, Recreation and Tourism Management

Nicole Bracewell

University of Victoria, Recreation and Health Education