Scott Bohachyk, Mba (He/Him) Email & Phone Number

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Vancouver, Canada Area

Scott works with a fantastic team at Ocean Wise's Youth Initiative. The Youth Initiative closely aligns its work with Ocean Wise's broader conservation portfolio, resulting in Youth programs with direct links to our other Initiatives: Fisheries and Seafood, Ocean Free Plastics, Whales, Seaforestation and the Changing Arctic. Our team of talented educators transforms the latest knowledge and recommendations from these colleagues to create engaging programs that empowers over 500,000 people each year to help protect and restore our ocean. Scott leads the strategic planning, monitoring and evaluation, partnerships and budgeting for the Youth Initiative. He continues to further his understanding and application of best practices around behavioural science, experiential education pedagogy and impact measurement. Grounded in a philosophy of collaboration, inclusion and reciprocity, Scott welcomes other partners to connect and see how our priorities may complement each other.

Ottawa, Canada Area

Scott led the strategic planning, implementation and evaluation of several UNA-Canada programs, including: The International Development & Diplomacy Programme, Canada Green Corps, Canada Green Spaces, the New Diplomacy of Natural Resources and Canada Service Corps. He oversaw a dynamic and talented team of 20 professionals who directly served over 1,500 diverse young people in Canada. He was responsible for all aspects of program management and the $5M budget. Scott also headed significant aspects of UNA-Canada's business development and government relations strategy. Through a network of domestic and international partnerships with government, universities, charities and industry he built partnerships that increase the scope, scale and impact of UNA-Canada's mission and vision. Scott led the design and writing of proposals to provincial, federal and corporate funders that resulted in over $15M of funding. He was also elected North American civil society representative for the third and fourth United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) in Nairobi, Kenya.

Ottawa, Canada Area

Scott was responsible for the overall strategic planning, implementation and evaluation of the International Development & Diplomacy Internship Programme (IDDIP). During his time at UNA-Canada, Scott oversaw the deployment of over 200 young professionals to over 20 United Nations offices around the world for six-month internships. He developed seven partnerships with Canadian universities to provide life-changing international experiences for dozens of co-op students.Working with a small team, Scott maximized limited resources to manage budgets, liaise with various levels of government, develop collaborative partnerships with universities and United Nations Agencies, steward donors, maintain the website, and track outcome metrics for evaluation purposes.

Thimphu, Bhutan

Scott led the strategic planning, promotion and coordination of an innovative online youth employment project titled, “Youth@Work Bhutan". Working closely with government, civil society, private sector partners and universities, Scott organized and led high-level consultations and workshops meant to inclusively analyze Bhutan's youth employment policies. He enhanced the Country Office's capacity to provide high-quality policy recommendations and development services to relevant stakeholders. He also provided strategic management and coordination to scale income generating opportunities, Brand Bhutan and social protection projects.

Botswana

Scott and two student colleagues comprehensively reviewed a decade-long HIV and AIDS volunteer program implemented by the World University Service of Canada (WUSC) and their local partner organizations. This primarily included collecting qualitative data by conducting interviews with key personnel in WUSC partner organizations across Botswana, and assessing WUSC's volunteers' attribution and contribution to their partners’ achievements. He formally presented the conclusions to key stakeholders and delivered a final report and recommendations for future policy use by WUSC and the Government of Botswana.

Vancouver, Canada Area

At the International Language Academy of Canada (ILAC), Scott created and tailored lessons for numerous learner requirements and challenged himself to create engaging and inclusive activities that served all students. Additionally, he advised international students considering attending Canadian post-secondary institutions. Since he also loves soccer, Scott helped arrange, and participated in, a weekly after-school soccer tournament for interested students and staff - ILAC's "mini World Cup".

Saudi Arabia

During his first year, Scott instructed an intensive English program to Saudi engineering students. In his second year, Scott was promoted, and, in addition to teaching, he supervised and evaluated five senior teachers monthly. This evaluation included: ensuring proper classroom management, effective instruction techniques/materials and professional etiquette were being met to university standards. He also worked collaboratively with other teachers to design dynamic teaching materials. He regularly assisted teachers with the online grading system and lead professional development workshops demonstrating various classroom management techniques. Many of his in-class discussions with students focused on ground water depletion, transportation issues and waste diversion/disposal.

Alberta, Canada

Scott taught about the origins of globalization and the impacts of globalization on economic, political and environmental issues in Canada and abroad. As a first year teacher, he created the majority of his lesson plans and gained valuable experience in assessment strategies, presentation techniques and time-management as well as all the daily expectations associated with the teaching profession.

Medan Area, North Sumatera, Indonesia

Scott gained practical experience in classroom management, inter-cultural communication and building collaborative work environments. He was exposed to several environmental and governance challenges in Indonesia, and the corresponding initiatives to promote sustainable development.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Business Administration And Management, General

Key Courses: Executive leadership, managerial economics, global business, creating high performance teams, leading innovation.

Master Of Development Practice (Mdp), Spec. Local Economic Development, 3.8/4.0

Activities and Societies: Co-elected as University of Waterloo representative to the MDP secretariat Scott analyzed Canadian/German.

Bachelor Of Education (B.Ed.), Social Studies & English

Advanced Tesol Certificate, Teaching English As A Second Or Foreign Language/Esl Language Instructor

Risk Management For Outdoor Programs