Jeff has spent more than 3 decades in the areas of human development. Whether personal fitness training and martial arts or as a lifestyle fitness coach. Additionally, Jeff spent 7 years in South Korea teaching English as a second language. He taught children and adults ranging from 4 to 65 years of age. Some of his clients included executives of some of the largest companies in the world.
Jeff’s commitment to lifelong learning and passion for seeing others reach their full potential has led to a diversified portfolio. In 2009, after 7 years in South Korea, Jeff returned to Canada to provide support to his aging parents. His professional background and experiences in Sociology and Gerontology supported his endeavor for the next 5 years.
Throughout this time, Jeff also continued his pursuit in human development specializing as a certified fitness trainer from the International Sports Sciences Association and lifestyle fitness coaching from DSW Fitness. Jeff’s focus was on helping his ailing father up until his passing and soon after helping his mother until her passing as well.
With the focus on rebuilding his career, Jeff’s dedication to helping others led him to the safety and security profession. The company also provided him with training in such areas as Confined Space Rescue (which he still presently does) as well as being certified as an Emergency First Responder.
The security side of the company led Jeff to the introduction to non-violent crisis intervention. He soon became the company’s instructor and worked in various settings including long term care, hospitals, volunteer firefighters, and a variety of businesses. In addition, the education Jeff received from the Confined Space Training and Emergency First Responder program allowed for continued work in the paper mill and mining industry in and around the Thunder Bay region.
To ensure Jeff’s knowledge was current and up to date, he did an extensive review of programs offered in non-violent crisis intervention which led him to the “Crisis Consultant Group”. After 2 years of being certified through CCG and the increasing demand for the non-violent crisis intervention training, Jeff completed 5 additional programs offered by the company specializing in different forms of de-escalation.
Jeff’s passion is to make a positive difference in the world and goal is to share his knowledge and experiences with everyone he meets either personally or professionally. Jeff has looked forward to being a part of the Crisis Consultant Group team since the very beginning and eager to share their curriculum with his present and future clients.
