A dynamic leader in higher education with over twenty years of experience of designing and implementing applied research and learning opportunities for students, colleagues, and community members in Canada, Ghana, and Tanzania. As professor within the Department of Recreation and Tourism Management at Vancouver Island University Aggie has filled several leadership roles including (a) Department Chair, (b) Graduate Program Chair, (c) Vice-Chair Faculty of Management (FOM) Council, (e) Senator, (f) Vice-Chair of Senate's Planning & Priorities sub-committee, and (g) Director of the World Leisure Centre of Excellence at VIU. 

​Who Am I?

As a professor in the Department of Recreation and Tourism Management at Vancouver Island University, I am fortunate enough to live a life of learning, adventure, and exploration. I am also honoured to live, work, and play on the unceded territory of the Snuneymuxw First Nation. 

My educational journey took me from Vancouver Island, BC to Nova Scotia, Ontario, and Alberta. Since returning to the Island and VIU, I have led field schools to the Yukon, Central America (Mexico, Belize, Guatemala), Ghana, Kenya, and Tanzania, participated in funded international development projects, taught hundreds of students. 

I am currently the Board Chair of the Tourism Nanaimo Society, a member of VIU's Senate, Vice-Chair of VIU Senate's Planning & Priorities sub-committee, and have been elected to VIU's Board of Directors (July 2025 start). As the Director of the World Leisure Centre of Excellence at VIU, I am actively engaged in applied research and consultancy that aids community organizations while helping students developing important skills.
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Leisure Services are Essential Services
Not all those who wander are lost - JRR Tolkien