Staff

Terracentric prides itself in having a highly trained staff team that works effectively to bring you the best possible experience. Each guide and/or facilitator brings a unique background and exceptional skill set to their work. All have Wilderness First Aid certification, and have a wide range of other certificates, skills and experiences that make them the best in their field.

All of our staff are chosen for their passion and love of sharing, educating, empowering and exciting clients in the environment that is their back yard.

Christine Hollmann, Operations Manager

Christine is an outstanding adventure leader and educator who has worked in international youth development and adventure tourism as facilitator, guide, tours and programs director and manager since 1990. Christine is a creative and resourceful program planner with talents in building unique outdoor and adventure learning environments for people from all walks of life. Her adventure based workshops for students in alternate school settings have earned her a solid reputation as a leader in out-of-the box learning.

With a BA in Psychology from UBC, Christine brings a strong human relations and group process aspect to our programs, along with organizational and business management skills. Other technical and process skill certificates include Wilderness First Aid, Adventure Learning with Youth, Canadian Recreational Canoeing Association Sea Kayak Instructor and business management credentials. Christine is a highly knowledgeable about the Desolation Sound area having lead many overnight sea kayak trips over the past ten years.

Christine was lucky enough to grow up in Powell River, and her early adventures were outdoors with her family, whether in the garden, taking extended boat trips, searching for chanterelles, camping or hiking. After university, she spent two years traveling as both student and staff with the international youth organization “Up With People” . Based on an experiential model of learning, she gained valuable facilitation, workshop presentation, counseling and group management skills. Christine also returned to the organizations headquarters in Colorado for two years to assist with staff training programs.

Christine is a founding Director of Terracentric and continues to deliver front-line programming as well as providing general business management and support.

Amy Heather, Administrative Assistant, Office Coordinator, Instructor & Facilitator

Amy Heather joined the Terracentric team in 2007, bringing with her a rich background in education, recreation, and community development (not to mention a love of stats!. She has a Masters Degree in Environmental Education and Communication, an Undergraduate Degree in Canadian Studies and English Literature, and a Professional Development Certificate from SFU (teacher education program). She has spent the past 20 years honing her educational & administrative skills through children’s programming and instruction, public and private education instruction, recreational programming and instruction, and small group workshop facilitation.

Amy has a keen interest in supporting people to experience and understand how awe-inspiring the natural environment is, particularly the rich bio-region in which she lives. Her belief that all life is precious has inspired her to spend much of her time outdoors - hiking, paddling, sitting in the sun on the beach...whatever she can get! While most of her work time is spent in the office at Terracentric, she has been known to escape into nature to instruct an educational program every now and then!

Amy is also passionate about community development, and has spent much time both volunteering and working for a variety of non-profit organizations. Her interest in community development has lead her to become an experienced and professional strategic planning facilitator and non-profit board consultant.

KYRIE MANN, Kayak Guide & Office Staff

Kyrie Mann graduated from St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia with a Bachelor of Science degree in May, 2009, claiming a Joint Advanced Major in Biology and Earth Science. Also during her undergraduate studies Kyrie travelled to northern Norway on a full scholarship to study Aquaculture. She joined the Terracentric team once she returned home to Powell River and is very excited to begin working in what she thinks is the most beautiful place on earth.

Kyrie grew up in Powell River and learned to love everything outdoors-y from an early age: hiking, canoeing, kayaking, boating - essentially anything involving trees, water or mountains. During her final year of high school at Brooks Secondary School she was a member of the BOATT (Brooks Outdoor Adventure Tourism Training) Program and during this 5 month program discovered a new passion for kayaking our beautiful coastal waters. This spring in preparation for commencing work with TCA Ltd. she recertified herself in Wilderness First Aid and completed a 10-day Assistant Overnight Guide course out of Tofino, BC. She is very excited to share her coastal BC world with you!

EMILY JENKINS, Kayak Guide & Office Staff

Emily is an undergraduate at the University of Victoria, majoring in Geography with a minor in Environmental Studies. Every summer Emily leaves her home town of Victoria to relocate in small coastal towns. Several years ago Emily lived in Lund and is now returning to work with the Terracentric team.

Emily is a certified Assistant-Overnight kayak guide, and has discovered a way to combine her science degree and her passions. Emily grew up sailing, camping and living beside the ocean. Tide pooling, photographing plants and sea life, exploring coastlines, beachcombing and creating natural art remain key elements of her life. Emily is excited to be providing outdoor educational opportunities  and raising awareness in the beautiful natural setting of the Northern Georgia Straight region.

SAMANTHA GARSTANG Adventure Learning Facilator, Skills Instructor, Guest Instructor

Samantha Garstang has been working with all ages in the field of Outdoor Recreation, Experiential Education, and Adventure Learning for 11 years. Her focus is on helping people to develop leadership, communication and team building skills. This is accomplished by the careful integration of natural environment, awareness of self and others, and the use of a progression of activities that, when reflected on, act as metaphors in everyday life.

She teaches in both English and French. Samantha holds an Outdoor Recreation Management diploma from Capilano College and is presently completing a BFA from Emily Carr, working toward a Bachelor of Education. Samantha's experience ranges from summer camp to work with school groups, teachers/administrators, First Nations groups, work in isolated northern communities, with youth at risk, and adjudicated youth.

She has also run childrens adventure programs from her home. Presently living on Denman Island, Samantha is part of the development of a Permaculture land base which explores sustainable agriculture and agroforestry. She is a Red Cross First Aid and CPR Instructor, holds an OFA level 3 certificate, is an Advanced Wilderness First Responder, Sea Kayak Guide and Canoe Instructor, as well as a swimming Instructor/Lifeguard. Her passion is awakening the magic that exists in us when we experience growth and change.

Samantha brings strong leadership and creativity to our facilitation and instructional team. Her area of focus with Terracentric has been leading our French language Challenge Ropes Course Programs since 2003.

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