Richard has been coaching & teaching a variety of sports for over 30 years in the Metro Vancouver area. Richard has been involved in the mountain biking community since 2010, when he first began leading group rides across Metro Vancouver with the Vancouver Mountain Bike Meetup Group.
After completing Endless Biking‘s Mountain Bike Instructor Training Program in 2013, he obtained his Level 1 Instructor certification from the Professional Mountain Bike Instructor Association (PMBIA) in 2015. He now works closely with the Tri-Cities Off-Road Cycling Association (TORCA) on many initiatives.
Richard is a Level 2 Certified Canadian Ski Instructor Alliance (CSIA) Ski Instructor and is working towards obtaining his Level 3 CSIA certification. He has taught at Grouse Mountain Resort for the past 18 seasons.
Richard is also a Level 1 Canadian Adaptive Snowsports (CADS) Ski Instructor and volunteers his time with the Vancouver Adaptive Snow Sports (VASS). He is an Entry-level Alpine Canada ski coach and a certified soccer and baseball coach for the Coaching Association of Canada’s National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP).
Additionally, Richard has his Canadian Red Cross Emergency First Aid CPR/AED Level C certification and is equipped to respond to most trail emergencies.
Richard retired early from corporate life in 2014 and holds a BA in Economics and an MBA in Information Technology Management. Richard lives in Port Coquitlam, is married with three boys, and has four grandsons.
Richard is an ambassador for Norco Bicycles, Kinetik Cycles, and Trailforks.
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