Brian has worked in education for 18 years, including nine years with StudyForge. He began his career as an education assistant for students with unique learning needs; he then became a middle-school teacher, a K-12 vice-principal, and then a curriculum developer and online high-school teacher. This breadth of experience in different areas of education are part of the reason why Brian was chosen to be the Director of StudyForge. His passion for providing quality, user-friendly curriculum has grown out of these experiences.
Brian’s first experience in online teaching began in 2016. He taught a Grade 10 hybrid class once a week. At the same time, he also took part in writing an online course for the first time. “Teaching in a hybrid model was a real challenge, but later on, when I was able to adapt an online course for the classroom, it made my life so much easier. This is one of the reasons I believe in what we are doing at StudyForge. I want to empower schools and teachers to deliver flexible models of education, and the courses that we write do just that. Can we create courses that are adaptable enough to work for students who are gifted and those who struggle and everyone in between? For online schools and a digital textbook for face-to-face teachers? I know we can.”
Brian is married, has four children, and lives in White Rock, British Columbia. In his spare time he is a songwriter and musician in a fledgling folk band.
In 2025, our mission is to continue to make online courses more learnable. Our core values and vision remain the same, we just want to be able to do it faster, and better – which means we have chosen to invest in growing and prioritizing our software. With that, Richard will be spending his time focusing on how to best innovate StudyForge’s technology to create tools that make online teaching and learning easier.
These changes solidify StudyForge’s commitment to provide our clients with high-quality curriculum and software, while continuing to evolve as we grow.
