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 Steve Friesen
B.P.H.E. from McMaster University and B.Ed. from University of Western Ontario
Steve is the Director and Program Manager for Raise the Bar. Steve has been teaching high school in Guelph, Ontario for the past 22 years. For the last 10 years, he has been the department head of health and physical education at St. James Catholic High School in Guelph.
Steve has a passion for health and physical education and envisions having programs that provide every student with the opportunity to engage in physical activity programs that are rewarding and fun. Since September 2006, he has been seconded by the Ministry of Health Promotion to deliver the program goals and philosophy of Raise the Bar.
As Director, his mandate is to meet with the 72 school boards in Ontario and assist them in the development, improvement and implementation of intramural programs. These meetings typically involve superintendents, consultants and program leaders. Subsequent meetings and presentations involve staff and sometimes students - all in an effort to deliver more inclusive physical activity programs to the students of Ontario.
 Lara Paterson
B.A./B.P.H.E from Queen’s University and B.Ed. from University of Windsor.
Lara has been teaching Physical and Health Education for 15 years. Currently she has been seconded to KFL & A Public Health as a Physical Activity Specialist and works with teachers and students in the Limestone District School Board and is part of a number of community partnerships and initiatives. Lara is also actively involved with OPHEA as a Master Trainer and curriculum writer and is President of the Ontario Association of Supervisors of Physical and Health Education.
 Dave Inglis
University of Toronto B.PHE and B.Ed.
Healthy active living is integral to every aspect of Dave's life. He is currently the Department Head of Health and Physical Education at H.B. Beal Secondary School in London, Ontario. He is in his 23rd year of teaching/coaching. Dave's experience has extended beyond the Thames Valley D.S.B. to include 15 years at the Ontario Educational Leadership Centre where student leaders experienced and facilitated the organization and implementation of large scale intramural presentations. Dave has also acted as the Subject Chairperson for Health and Physical Education in the Thames Valley D.S.B., written and reviewed textbook materials for grades 9 and 10, and has been involved at the Ministry level editing and reviewing the new PLF 4C course profile. Dave is also a "healthy active" dad to two teenagers who keep him hopping.
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