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Brampton Staff
EMILY PICKLES“I’ve been working since July of 2007 and the nickname Pickles has stuck with me. I love playing soccer and hanging out at my cottage with my family. I would love to travel to Hawaii one day. Making Waves is a great place to work; good hours, good staff and an awesome work environment!” |
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KIM SHEAHAN“I’ve been working at Making Waves since August 2008 and have earned the nickname Kimbo. I was a cheerleader for 5 years and absolutely love watching football. I’ve also traveled to Italy and Greece. I love teaching kids new things and seeing them succeed. Making Waves is a great place to work!” |
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ALEXANDER REID“I’ve been working at Making Waves since 2007. My favourite skills to teach are front crawl and side-glide 2 arms. I’m a shy guy but have mastered the art of Judo over the past couple of years. Making Waves is better than most jobs, I always know my hours months in advance and I help teach kids skills that could save their life.” |
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BRANDON CHANTLER“I’ve been working at Making Waves since January 2010 and people have given me the nickname Robin. I like playing baseball, hockey and Xbox. The best part about working at Making Waves is the people!” |
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LIZ WIGLE“My nickname is Liz and my favourite skill to teach side-glide 4 arms. I’m really in to art and painting. I enjoy taking pictures and watching wrestling in my spare time. Working with kids and watching them progress is very rewarding and satisfying. I love coming to work because everyone is so close, it feels like family!” |
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ALLISON BRADFIELD“My name is Allison, but some people call me Allie. I enjoy dancing and playing volleyball. I hope to travel to every continent at least twice in my lifetime! I love raspberries and I enjoy learning about psychology and anthropology in school. I love coming to work because each day brings something new.” |
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RACHEL SINGHMy name is Rachel and I’ve been working as an instructor since December 2009. I consider myself to be an athletic-girly-girl. I enjoy training for track and field and like studying art and science in school. Working with kids is great because we are teaching them life skills! The best part of work is definitely the great staff!” |
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SACHA TAYLOR“My name is Sacha but it seems that many people find it fun to call me Sacha Fierce. I’ve played the violin for 13 years and enjoy exercising in my spare time. My favourite food is green grapes. I love teaching dives and helping kids get better at swimming skills.” |
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RACHEL RYAN“Hi my name is Rachel and some people call me by my last name Ryan because I play hockey and rugby, it’s the name on the back of my jersey. I like to teach side glide 4 arms and whip kick on the front. I like learning about history in school. I would love to visit Greece one day!” |
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EMILY HARRISON“Hello! I’m Emily you can call me EM! I have been working at Making Waves for 3 years and have loved every moment of it. I find it is rewarding to teach children to swim. I like to play and watch lacrosse, and I find Collin Doyle very interesting. One day I hope to visit Greece and New Zealand!” |
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CATHERINE PETSCHKE“Hi I’m Catherine; I like to teach side glide 4 arms to children. I find it rewarding to see the children smile at the end of the lesson. I am a very shy person but working at Making Waves has the perfect environment for me. I enjoy swimming, reading and hanging out with my friends.” |
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KYLE BARNES“Hi I’m Kyle but people call me Barnesy! I like to teach side glide 4 arms! One day I hope to make it over to Japan for my vacation. I love to wakeboard on the lake and to go camping. I also enjoy writing music while eating pizza! I enjoy working at Making |
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DAVID ZYLSTRA“Hey I’m David but you can call me BATMAN! I started teaching in June 2010 here at Making Waves Swim School. I would really like to visit Ireland one day but have unfortunately never left the continent of North America! I like to watch and play volleyball, and in school Chemistry is the most intriguing of all the classes I take.” |
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MARIE TRICHILO“Hi I’m Marie; I have been working at Making Waves since September 2008 and the staff here are amazing! I like to teach front crawl. I love to go shopping and watch soccer! I will eat anything that is meat based! I’m in my first year of college and like learning about mathematics. I would one day like to visit France!” |
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JAMIE PRUFER
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NARINDER SIDHU“My nickname is Tandoori Flame and I’ve been an instructor since 2003. I love playing hockey and watching documentaries in my spare time! My favourite skill to teach is dolphin kick but the best part about being an instructor is watching kids smile as they pass their level!” |
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ALYSON MONERY“HI I’m Alyson and you may recognize me from the front desk at Making Waves! I absolutely love my iPad and I’m one of those people that research and look into everything! I’ve been all over the world but would love to visit Bora Bora some day. The staff at Making Waves is Fantastic!” |
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REBECCA FANNI“My names Rebecca but everyone calls me Ginger! My favourite sport is rowing and I love listening to music and playing piano in my spare time. I absolutely love ice cream and any type of Asian cuisine! Being a swimming instructor is great, the kids are awesome and you learn new things everyday!” |
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WILLIAM UNDERWOOD
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AUSTIN HARVEY-YOUNIS“My name is Austin and I used to be a student Making Waves. My favourite sport is football and video games are a definite spare time activity. I also love to play guitar and piano and I also draw and sing!” |
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DANE REEVES“My name is Dane, but you can call me Daino the Dinosaur! I’ve been an instructor with Making Waves for almost 4 years now and have decided that back floats are my favourite skill to teach. I am probably the only person in the world that can say they hate marshmallows but I will take a steak, medium rare any day!” |
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EMILY DODDS-HEBRON“My nickname is Em and I’ve been an instructor since 2004. I spend my summer’s canoe tripping in Muskoka and am currently studying to be a specialist in pediatric recreation therapy. Making Waves is a great place to work, I love meeting new people and working with the amazing staff!” |
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MELISSA RUGGIERO“Hey I’m Melissa and I love dancing and playing soccer in my spare time with the odd piano playing. I hope to one day travel to Australia and would eat pasta any day of the week. Working with Making Waves is awesome, I love the positive atmosphere and constant encouragement!” |
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EMILY CLIFFORD“Hi I’m Emily, and I have been working at Making Waves for over 2 years! I love to teach diving skills and I have way over 1,000 instructing hours! One day I would love to go visit Australia and see some kangaroos in the wild. I am a competitive swimmer but you would never know because I failed level 2 six times back in the day!” |
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KEVIN NUNN“Hello I’m Kevin but you can call me Kevstain. I started at making waves January 2009! I enjoy teaching front crawl to my students, and I have over 1,500 instructing hours. One day I would love to visit Germany! I eat tones of pizza as it is my favorite food! In school I like to learn about history and geography. In my spare time I like to go for car rides and sing my heart out!” |
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EMILY KEATES“Hi my name is Emily but I’m usually called Mini-Keates! I started working for Making Waves in 2010 and can already tell you that I love the people! My favourite sport is definitely hockey and I enjoy math and science in school. My spare time is spent on facebook and listening to Taylor Swift music!” |
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EMILY PLEASANCE“Hey I’m Emily and I can honestly say that Making Waves is like my second family! I think Dane and Narinder, some fellow instructors, are some of the most interesting people I know! I love playing volleyball and skiing and snowboarding. In my spare time I enjoy watching House with my buddies and eating tasty food.” |
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TORI DOUCET“Hey! I’m Tori, and I began swimming here in the summer of 2008! One place I would really like to go to would be Australia. My favorite sport is soccer, I think Bruce Willis is an interesting person, I love chocolate, and I’m interested in Politics and law. I think Making Waves has a good environment and a good method of teaching our students.” |
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ASHLEIGH HANSRAJ“Helloooo! Im Ashleigh, and I’ve been working at Making Waves since March 2009! I enjoy teaching Back Crawl. My favorite sports are Swimming and Volley Ball. I love French Fries and Pasta and my favorite subject in school is Economics. I like working here because the kids are awesome and they always make my days better.” |
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RUSHABH PAREKH“Hi I’m Rushabh, but you can call me Rush! I’ve been working with Making Waves Since March 2011! I would love to visit Paris th city of lights! I like to watch swimming on TV and also think that Theodore Roosevelt is an interesting person. I have been swimming since I was 16 months old! I like to work at Making Waves because I enjoy seeing the kids progress!” |
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PATRICK BISHOP“Hey I am Pat. I love teaching, swimming and working with kids so joining Making Waves just seemed to be the right choice. I would have to say my favorite skill to teach is back crawl. Swimming however is not my entire life, my favorite sport is rugby, I play the trumpet, and someday I hope to visit Ireland!" |
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CHARLOTTE FERWORN“Hello, people call me Char-char, I enjoy doing Bob’s and Backcrawl! One day I would like to visit Mariana’s Trench And I have all ready been to Australia and New Zealand! I think Oprah Winfrey is a very interesting person. I also eat a lot of Vegetarian Sushi! I love teaching kids and watching them grow and achieve something they have worked really hard at.” |
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MEGHAN GOUGEON“Hi there, you can call me Meg! My favorite skill to teach are the back floats! I started working for Making Waves in the Spring of 2011. I always wanted to go to Scotland and got a chance to spend time there this past summer! My favorite past time is swimming with my friends. I like working at Making Waves because my co-workers are really nice people.” |
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PRASOON JHA“Hey I’m Parsoon, and my favorite skill to teach is Back Crawl! I started teaching here at Making Waves in March 2011. I would like to visit Italy one day but so far I’ve been to USA, UK and India. My favourite sport is Basketball and I like to go to movies. I love working here because it has a great atmosphere.” |
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ALEXANDRA ROCHA“Hey I’m Alex and my favourite skill to teach is diving. Greece is a place I would love to visit! I’ve been to Italy and I love to play soccer! I enjoy eating exotic foods and would like to go skydiving! I think the staff at Making Waves are AWESOME!” |
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MELANIE PRIEDITIS“Hey I’m Melanie but you can call me Mel! I like to teach dives and I started working at Making Waves in March 2011! I would love to visit Europe! I have been to the Caribbean and Florida! My favourite sport is Soccer and I enjoy hanging out with friends. I like working at Making Waves because I love helping and teaching kids new skills.” |
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ADAM DAVIDSON“My nickname is Waldo, and to be honest I have no idea how that came out of Adam! I love swimming in general and definitely enjoy teaching it. I think one of the coolest things I’ve done in my life is drive right across Canada, ocean to ocean. I like playing video games and like most people I love eating pizza! Making Waves is a great place to work with lots of encouraging staff members!” |
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SONIA DHILLON“Hey my name’s Sonia, I was a student at Making Waves when I was younger! I love playing soccer and watching any movie that has Johnny Depp in it! I love working with children and believe that swimming is a life skill that everyone should know! Working at Making Waves is great, every shift is a new adventure.” |
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DANIEL BATTAGLIA“Hey I’m Daniel, or you can call me Danny B! Aside from swimming soccer occupies most of my spare time. I like going to movies with my friends, especially if it’s a Will Ferrell movie! I would love to one day visit Italy! Making Waves has a positive environment to work in and to be honest it doesn’t even feel like work when you’re here!” |
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SAMANTHA MENDLOW“Everyone calls me Sam and no one ever calls me Samantha! I absolutely love to travel, especially to Israel! I would love to visit Greece one day. I am currently studying History at university and enjoy reading in my spare time. Working at Making Waves is great, not just because my sister is the General Manager, but because everyone is so friendly and it’s an awesome work environment!” |
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REBECCA MUZOS“My name is Rebecca but a lot of people call me Becca! I love playing soccer and any kind of sport really during my spare time. Like most people I love eating pizza while studying kinesiology at Wilfred Laurier University. Oh and yes I love Justin Bieber too! Working at Making Waves is great - I love the family-like atmosphere!” |
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MICHEL ROCHA“Hello, I’m Michel and I’ve been working at Making Waves since the summer of 2010. I go to school at McMaster University in Hamilton and am currently studying Anatomy. My favourite sport is of course swimming and I would love to visit New Zealand! Call me crazy, but I think I could eat sushi almost everyday!” |
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KAYLA KNIPE“Hey I’m Kayla and I’ve been at Making Waves for 5 years! Back floats are my favourite skill to teach and I love playing soccer when I’m not at work! When I’m not studying, hanging out with friends is always great. I also absolutely love chicken fingers and fries. The best part about working here is knowing that my efforts are contributing to someone else’s success.” |
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RACHEL BRUNET“Hello I’m Rachel and love playing sports in my spare time, especially Ringette. I think I could listen to Taylor Swift all day while I work on my blogs! Music and pizza are definitely my favourite combo. Working in this type of environment is great because we are teaching kids new skills!” |
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RUSSEL MAIR“I wouldn’t say I’m a new instructor, I’ve taken all of my swimming lessons at Making Waves and now I’m a part of the instructing team! I’ve visited 10 different countries and 3 different continents, as you can see I love to travel! Being an instructor is great - I find it so rewarding to see progress in others.” |
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RACHEL PLATI“Hey my name is Rachel, I’m fairly new to the Making Waves team but so far the staff is great! I swim and play soccer in my spare time. I am also a cross country runner and can run for a really long time! Italian food definitely hits the spot but not as much as chocolate! If I had to choose, I would have to say that Johnny Depp is my favourite actor.” |
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MICHAEL LONGMEAD“My name is Michael, but my camp name is Vitamin D. I’ve been a camp counselor at Making Waves for almost 2 years now and I love the high energy work environment. I like playing football and watching the Big Bang Theory in my spare time. Human Geography is my favourite subject in school; believe it or not I’m actually a pretty nerdy guy!" |
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YVETTE RUIZ“Yvette Corvette, that’s the nickname I got! I enjoy traveling and I’ve been to every American state, Canadian province and to some cities in Eastern Europe! I can officially count to ten in six different languages! Swimming, hanging out with friends and eating Manchu Wok are definitely some of my favourite pastimes. I love the friendly staff at Making Waves!” |
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NATALIE CZOBIT“Hey I’m Natalie, I would have to say that rocket ship rollovers are my favourite skill to teach. I enjoy swimming and reading in my spare time and will eat General Tao Chicken or chocolate any day! The coolest thing I’ve ever done is flown a plane! Working at Making Waves is great - I love seeing people improve and grow with each new skill.” |
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GARETH BISHOP“Working at Making Waves has been great - the staff is fantastic and the work environment is really comfortable. I’ve travelled to England and the Unites States but would really love to visit China one day. The best part about being an Instructor is seeing kids smile and have fun during each lesson.” |
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JESSE SHEWFELT“Hey I’m Jesse! I’m a typical theatre guy, always positive and enthusiastic! I love acting, doing productions and playing music - I play piano and guitar. There is no better feeling then making music! I also love being an Instructor. It is such a fulfilling job with a great working environment too!” |
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LEXUS GOULD"Hey my name is Lexus but people like to call me Lexie. I love cheerleading! Some people don’t know that I was once on the family channel for an April Fool’s Day special! I love instructing because I enjoy working with children and helping them build self-confidence. I love working for Making Waves because it makes me feel like a part of the community!!" |
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JULIA SALUCIDEEN“Hi everyone I’m Julia and I love to shop! Some people probably wouldn’t know that martial arts is my favorite sport. I really enjoy working with children and I’d like to be a teacher when I finish school. I like helping kids learn new things. I love teaching side glide 4 arms and can’t wait to watch all the kids progress!!” |
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ANTHONY ROCHA“Hi I’m Anthony but people like to call me Rocky!!! I love to cook and I really love my nonna’s pasta. I like to instruct because I love to be in the water and I want to make sure that kids are not afraid of the water because there is nothing to fear!!” |
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LINNEA DAVIS“My name is Linnea and many people may not know that I’ve visited many places in the world like France, Philippines, Puerto Rico, St. Lucia and many more! I love Instructing because I think it’s a great feeling knowing that you are teaching people skills that could possibly save their lives. Making Waves is an awesome place with extremely nice people!” |
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SARAH MOORE“Hello I’m Sarah and I love everything about water, my favourite sport is swimming and I also love to sail. I really love teaching swimming so I can see children accomplish new tasks and then realize that I was the one who helped them! People may not know that I see Making Waves as more than a job, to me it’s a hobby!” |
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ADRIENNE O’SULLIVAN“Hi I’m Adrienne but you can call me Ade. I love teaching side glide and I love to watch children learn new things. In addition to swimming I also love to dance and have been dancing for seven years. Making Waves is sooooo much fun and way better than any other job!” |
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JUSTIN DOUCET“I’m Justin and I really like extreme sports, bmx biking and snowboarding. I think working at Making Waves is the perfect job for me because I love kids and really enjoy swimming. I also really like the staff and enjoying hanging with them outside of work!” |
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LINDSAY WALKER“Hey I’m Lindsey and I absolutely love my job because I’ve always loved swimming! Lacrosse and playing sports in general, take up most of my spare time, when I’m not studying of course. I love Licks Veggie Burgers and I’m proud to say that I can bite my toenails!” |
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JHEANELLE MAIR"Hi my name is Jheanelle and I’m quite familiar with the Making Waves atmosphere seeing as I took all of my swimming lessons here! Being an instructor is great! I like making a difference in people’s lives and the friendly working environment makes it that much better! I pass my time reading and eating pizza whenever I can!” |
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JONATHAN KNIPE“Hey I’m Jonathan but you can call me Jonny. I’ve followed my sister’s footsteps and started working for Making Waves. I like being an instructor because I like working with kids. I’ve travelled to lots of places around the world; Greece, Italy, Croatia, Alaska, Mexico, Jamaica and the Grand Canyon. Next stop Hawaii!” |
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ASHLEIGH BLACKWELL“My name is Ashleigh but a lot of people call me Blondie. I love playing all kinds of sports like hockey, kung fu, mixed martial arts, boxing, jujitsu, bmx biking and volleyball. I enjoy being an instructor at Making Waves because I get to meet new people and watch new kids smile everyday - plus the staff are awesome!” |
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