Rob Lemmon

Experience

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  Rescue Canada Resource Group Inc.

  May 1996 - Aug 2021

  Senior River Instructor
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  Maritime Adventure Centre

  Aug 1997 - Feb 2012

  Owner/Operator

  Instruction in sea kayak, whitewater, rock & ice climbing, big canoe, swiftwater rescue, and wilderness first aid. Adjunct instructor at Washington County Community College in Calais, Maine.

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  NB Tourism & Parks

  Aug 1998 - Aug 2000

  Adventure Training Project Executive

  Managed contract staff and provincial adventure tourism training programs. Developed Risk Management Plans for NB Provincial Parks.

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  New Brunswick Community College St Andrews

  Aug 2000 - Aug 2010

  Adventure Recreation/Leadership Instructor

  One of the primary instructors in the two-year Adventure Recreation and Leadership programs. Developed all curriculum and taught the following courses - Risk Management, Leadership, Intro & Advanced Sea Kayak, Whitewater Kayak, Lake/Tripping/Moving Water Canoe, Rock & Ice Climbing, Wilderness First Responder, Swiftwater Rescue, Applied Leadership, Facilitation Skills, Natural History, Community Stewardship, Winter Skills, Navigation, Outdoor Cooking.

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  Washington County Community College

  Jan 2010 - now

  College Instructor Adventure Recreation & Tourism - Adjunct

  I teach sea kayaking, mountaineering, avalanche rescue, rock climbing, whitewater canoeing, and backpacking.

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  New Brunswick Community College

  Sept 2010 - Sept 2011

  Curriculum Designer

  Designed curriculum for new Tourism Training programs at the New Brunswick Community College.

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  Maritime Daytripping Inc.

  Feb 2012 - now

  Entrepreneur

  Maritime Daytripping Inc provides outdoor adventure recreation and tourism activities and training in New Brunswick and beyond. We offer instruction/guiding in a range of year round adventure pursuits.

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  Scouts Canada

  May 2013 - Oct 2014

  Executive Director - New Brunswick

  Working closely with key volunteers to increase membership; develop financial resources through new community partnerships; liaise with business, government and community leaders; maintain sound organizational and fiscal management activities; enable positive volunteer and employee relationships; and ensure the consistent and safe provision of Scouts Canada’s youth and volunteer development programs and activities.

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  New Brunswick Department of Tourism, Heritage & Culture

  Apr 2016 - Aug 2021

  Park Manager - New River Beach & Herring Cove Provincial Parks

  - Overseeing all day-to-day operations and maintenance;- Supervision of capital construction projects;- Inventory control, and security of the property within the park;- Human Resource Management including all aspects of staffing, staff training and development, scheduling, and collective agreement administration;- Coordination of tourism initiatives;- Developing community partnerships;- Ensuring compliance with all applicable legislation and policies;- Budget preparation and expenditure control. Show less

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  Department of Tourism, Heritage and Culture

  Mar 2023 - now

  Executive Director of Parks & Capital