Lori Munro-Sigfridson currently holds the position of Active Healthy Living (AHL) Consultant for the Tri-County Regional Centre for Education in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. In this role, she has worked with other departments and community agencies to create the first integrated adaptive physical education program in Nova Scotia. Lori holds her Masters of Arts in Education in both Leadership Foundations and Curriculum studies and her Masters of Science in Therapeutic Recreation.

Lori began her career teaching at schools in both Nova Scotia and Florida. It was her experience working with students with disabilities at this school that made Lori turn her attention to therapeutic recreation and adaptive sport. She worked for over 10 years in the area of adaptive sport and recreation, in both a clinical and community settings.

Brian is a post-secondary educator and researcher focused on both pre-service and in-service teacher training in the area of physical education and coordinates the Graduate Diploma in Physical Education at Douglas College in New Westminster, British Columbia. Brian holds degrees in Human Kinetics (BHK, UBC), Elementary Education (BEd, UBC), Educational Psychology and Special Ed. (MA, UBC), and Curriculum Theory and Implementation (PhD, SFU).

Brian approaches health and physical education holistically, combining his experiences as a participant, volunteer, educator, and researcher. As a participant, Brian represented Canada in the 1996 Olympics (sailing) and continues to enjoy all flow sports, with a recreational focus on skiing and biking. As an educator, Brian has worked as an elementary school teacher, a recreational and performance coach, and as post-secondary faculty. Brian volunteers as President of the largest bike racing development club in British Columbia and gained valuable experience sitting on the Board of the Critical Thinking Consortium from 2008-2012.

Jennifer is a Physical Education and English teacher (grades 9-12) at Edward Milne Community School in Sooke, British Columbia. She created a Physical Education course called Women’s Active Living, which has greatly increased the number of girls enrolled in elective Physical Education in her school. The course is now being offered at 2 of the 3 high schools in the Sooke School District.

She holds a Bachelors of Education in Physical Education and English from the University of Victoria. She also holds a Master of Arts in Physical Education from the University of Victoria. In 2006 she was the winner of the Maxwell Cameron Medal in Education at the Secondary School level. She was also awarded the Dr. Andy Anderson Young Professional Award in 2009 for her outstanding contribution to the Physical Education profession in British Columbia. She is a frequent contributor of articles to the Physical and Health Education Journal. Her research interests involve girls in PE, the use of team building exercises, teaching dance, and using technology in PE.

Shannon has been teaching Health and Physical Education since 2005 when she began her career as a High School teacher in Regina, Saskatchewan. After completing her M.Ed., Ph.D., and years of graduate work, she began teaching at Mount Royal University in Calgary where she currently teaches in both the Education and the Health and Physical Education Departments. Working alongside school-aged and post-secondary students is one of her favourite aspects of being in the field. Shannon has served on numerous conference planning committees, has led the development of provincial curricula, and written a few textbook chapters, but remembers most the people and relationships along the way. You may have come across Shannon at PHE Canada, SPEA, or HPEC conferences over the years.

Encouraging teachers and students to "do nothing" is the focus of Shannon’s research. Spending time alone, outdoors, and without technology is something that anyone can do for their well-being and mental health, anywhere. This simple idea of taking a "time out" to "do nothing" is something that she has tried to impress on her own two kids and partner, although it does admittedly take some practice. She challenges you to ‘take a time out’ outside, and reflect on what makes health and physical education so powerful in the lives of our students and youth.

Cole Wilson recently retired from Saskatoon Public Schools where he was serving as the Curriculum Consultant for Physical Education and Health. He is currently at the University of Saskatchewan serving as an instructor in the Department of Curriculum Studies, teaching Methods in Elementary Physical Education and Elementary Health Methods.

Cole left grade twelve in Ladner, BC vowing to never set foot in a school again and promptly got a job at Kentucky Fried Chicken. After 6 days at KFC, attitude sufficiently adjusted, Cole began a journey that saw him spend the next 39 years in schools, including 25 teaching K-12 PE. He made the wise decision to move to Saskatoon and attend the University of Saskatchewan where he received a BSPE, B.Ed. and M.Ed. in Curriculum Studies/Kinesiology. Cole’s love of free swag and passion for attending Phys. Ed. Conferences led him to sit on the Board of Directors of the Saskatchewan Physical Education Association (SPEA) for 15 years, serving in many capacities, including President.
 
Cole’s amazing wife and two sons have joined him in many physically active adventures and supported his passion for the power of quality physical education in meeting the learning needs of students.

Grant is currently the Coordinator of Healthy Living for the Louis Riel School Division in Winnipeg Manitoba. Now in his 33rd year as an educator he has taught K-12 physical education in both rural and urban settings. For 25 years Grant has worked as a supervisor/consultant/coordinator helping physical educators and health educators implement curriculum and develop new programs. This includes a two-year secondment with Manitoba Education responsible for the development and implementation of the mandatory grade 11 and 12 PE/HE credits.

Grant is also a Past President of both what now is PHE Manitoba and PHE Canada. Grant has remained an active member of PHE Canada as a member of the Physical Education/Physical Literacy Advisory Committee and the Legacy Fund Committee.

Grant is a sessional instructor at the University of Manitoba in the Faculty of Education where he teaches the Senior Years: Teaching Physical Education/Health Education course. He has presented at numerous divisional, provincial and national conferences on such topics as: heart rate monitoring, risk management, and PE programming and assessment.

Grant continues to enjoy playing hockey and golf, cycling, working out, and taking active vacations with his family and tries to embody being a participant and not a spectator in the game of life.

Lara Paterson has been teaching Health and Physical Education for over 22 years in both the Toronto and Kingston area. She is a Physical Activity Specialist in partnership between the school board and the local public health unit and serves as a community liaison. Lara has been an integral part of the writing and release of the 2015 Ontario HPE Curriculum, worked as an OPHEA Master Trainer and Safety Guidelines Consultant, been part of the leadership Canadian Sport for Life Kingston, written and facilitated HPE Additional Qualification courses for Queen’s University, served on the Ontario Ministry of Education Physical Activity Advisory group and served two terms as President of OASPHE.

Lara received her Bachelor of Physical and Health Education, with a minor in Health from Queen’s University in 1990.  She was the recipient of the Oasphe Teacher Advocacy Award (2005) and Victor Angelosante Award (2011), Supervisor Advocacy Award 2012.

Sylvie Beaudoin is an Associate Professor at Université de Sherbrooke. She holds a doctorate in Education with a specialization in educational intervention in physical activity. She is currently involved in the Kino-Quebec Research Chair on the adoption of a physically active lifestyle in a school context, in which she is responsible of the Professional Development line of research.

After enjoying a year-long field trip in Jasper (AB) after her bachelor degree, she got back to Quebec and started a still on-going 15-year stretch as a member of the FEEPEQ. Even if she is still non-officially retired from playing hockey, she’s challenged herself to participate in several triathlons over the last two years. As a mother of two young daughters, she is looking forward to discovering the world with them.

Ross is the Physical Education and Health Subject Coordinator for the Anglophone West School district. He consults and supports 69 different schools on 13 different curriculums, staffing, and many different projects, including work on Formative/Balanced Assessment Using Technology, Universal Design for Learning, Personalized Learning in PE and Health Promoting Schools.

Ross holds a Master in Education focusing on Special Education and Counselling from the University of New Brunswick. He has been an invaluable contributor to Physical Education in the Province of New Brunswick. He has served on the board of New Brunswick Physical Education Society (NBPES) for 16 years, and for the last 10 years, he was serving as the President of NBPES as well as Council Member of PHE Canada’s Council of Provinces and Territories. He has piloted various programs for PHE Canada and help lead the FMS project for students with disabilities, At My Best and Health Promoting Schools. He was recognized for his contributions earning him the Andy Anderson Young Professional Award in 2006, the Ken Taylor Award in 2012 and the TAPHE Nova Scotia Partnership Award in 2016.

Kaelin Tingley is a middle school physical educator at Riverside Education Centre in Milford, Nova Scotia. Kaelin holds a Master of Education degree in Physical and Health Education Curriculum studies from St Francis Xavier University. While teaching most of her years in middle school physical education, Kaelin has had an opportunity to act as the physical and health education consultant for the Nova Scotia Department of Education and Early Childhood Development.

Kaelin has an interest in leadership development, middle school sport, and physical activity among middle school female students. She is keen to attend professional development opportunities whenever possible. An avid figure skater growing up, Kaelin enjoys coaching learn to skate and power skate programs with her local skating club, while keeping active herself with Crossfit workouts.

Cheryl is a Physical Education Teacher at Colonel Gray High School. She has also been the Health and Physical Education curriculum specialist at the Department of Education, Early Learning and Culture. She has over 26 years of experience in the public education sector, including physical education and health at various levels. She has researched, designed, developed, piloted and implemented provincial curricula, frameworks, policies, and advocacy.

Cheryl is currently a Board member of Parasport/Recreation and the PEI School Milk Foundation. She has served as the President of the Prince Edward Island Physical Education Association, Council of Provinces PEI representative, and PHE Canada Board of Directors representing Prince Edward Island. Cheryl was the race director for the first Canada Games triathlon event in 2009, and the PEI co-chair of the first PEI Inclusion Summit for physical education teachers. She is an active executive member of the PEI School Athletic Association, and has collaborated with partners to develop PEI Sport External Credit.

Mike Pittman has been a Physical Education teacher with the Newfoundland and Labrador English School District since 2004. A graduate of Memorial University’s School of Human Kinetics and Recreation, Mike has long been an advocate for Physical Education in the K-12 school system. He builds school culture through physical education programming and offering a wide variety of extra-curricular activities.

For the past several years, Mike has been involved as an executive member with the Physical Education Special Interest Council in Newfoundland and Labrador and serves on the Planning Committee for the 2017 PHE Canada National Conference. Mike resides in St. John''s with his partner Krista and their son Xavier.

Giang Nguyen is currently a Financial Business Partner at the Bank of Canada. She is responsible for providing strategic and financial advice to enable sound decision making that supports corporate and business objectives. She contributes to effective corporate planning, management of financial resources and management of enterprise risks. She has her Chartered Accountant (CA) designation, and a Bachelor of Commerce from the Telfer School of Management.

Giang is passionate about living a healthy and active lifestyle, and stays active by running, spinning, hiking, and spending time outdoors. She also volunteers with Big Brothers Big Sisters Ottawa as a Mentor for their Go Girls Program to help girls in grades 6-8 to promote active living, balanced eating and feeling good.

Dr. Antony Card started as Dean of the Faculty of Education at Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax, in September 2018. Prior to that, he was Dean of the School of Human Kinetics and Recreation, Memorial University of Newfoundland and Associate Vice-President (Research) for the Grenfell Campus of Memorial University. Antony completed his doctoral work at the University of Southampton U.K. and emigrated to Canada in 2002. Antony is the Managing Editor of the Revue phénEPS/PHEnex Journal.
 
Antony has taught PE methods courses to primary/elementary education students and online Master of Physical Education courses in Comprehensive School Health and Leadership in Physical Education. His research projects have focused on children and youth in Newfoundland and Labrador and engaging policymakers, practitioners and researchers in jointly setting priorities for youth health in schools across Canada, such as with the development of Core Indicators and Measures of Physical Activity. Antony is currently working with the Qalipu First Nation on a project funded by the McConnell Foundation to support the social and emotional development of young people through a comprehensive approach to healthy school communities.

Dr. Lee Schaefer is an Assistant Professor at McGill University in the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education. His research is focused on teacher education and specifically looks at early career teacher sustainability and socially just physical education teacher education aspects. He also works closely with Indigenous communities in thinking about ways to create a wellness physical activity program that is both culturally responsive and sustainable. He has been involved with PHE Canada since 2005 and held a number of roles, most recently the President of the PHE Canada Research Council.

Lee will bring a wealth of experience in strengthening PHE Canada’s national networks and moving forward high priority populations.