About Me

Sean is the spark behind Spark Coach. He holds a PhD in contemplative and arts education from Simon Fraser University and an MA in complexity science and inquiry-based learning from the University of Toronto. Sean once served as a faculty member in the Interdisciplinary Expressive Arts (IDEA) program at Kwantlen Polytechnic University, in the M.Ed. School Counselling program at City University of Seattle (Vancouver) and taught at McMaster University.

Sean has attended numerous mindfulness meditation retreats and trainings with prominent teachers including Gregory Kramer and Jon Kabat-Zinn. He also training in Daoist martial arts, theatre work, Afro-Brazillian percussion (Samba) and Solution-Focused Brief Coaching. As part of his recovery from academia, Sean is currently getting cooked by songs, wiggles, and sacred irreverence, part of his 2-year mentorship with Dr. Bradford Keeney and Dr. Hillary Keeney in ecstatic healing.

Sean lives with his wife Stephanie and son Theo in West Hamilton and you can sometimes find him freestyle rapping with kids at the HAAA park. He is also becoming an expert at writing his bios in the third person.