I am a husband, father, PhD student and full time Lecturer in the Health Outdoor and Physical Education (HOPE) program area in the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy, Faculty of Education at The University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver, Canada. I have a Master’s degree from the University of British Columbia and his research focuses on Enacting Curricular and Pedagogical changes in Physical and Health Education. I am a trained K-12 PHE teacher and was previously a secondary PHE Department Head, PHE teacher and Assistant Athletic Director.My passions lie in the promotion and advocacy for Quality Physical and Health Education and the Physical Literacy movement. I currently teaches PHE K-12 Methods Courses and Teacher Inquiry in the Teacher Education Program and engages all learners and creates and sustains conditions for professional collaboration across education, sport, recreation and health. I contribute to teaching in the HOPE Ed. Masters Cohort. I am a firm believer that when we open ourselves up to listen, share and collaborate, best practices emerge. I received the UBC Faculty of Education Lecturer Teaching Prize in 2019 for the recognition of the significant contribution that he has made to the Faculty of Education programs. I enjoy coaching a plethora of youth sports including his daughters teams and is an advocate for sport development and the promotion of physical literacy. I have taken on a number of projects including a national focus group with teachers on the 60 Minute Kids Club Challenge, Building Physical Literacy Capacity within Schools, Sport, Recreation and Health sectors and Peer Leadership and Physical Literacy Promotion in Elementary School Children.Most recently I have been working along with the core management team on the SPA-PL project - a BC provincial health initiative supporting K-7 elementary school teachers in promoting physical activity and physical literacy throughout the school day.