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Under the Distinguished Patronage of:

Her Honour
The Honourable Janet Austin, OBC
Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia

Ocean Ambassadors connects people with the ocean, and engages them on the issue of
plastic pollution.

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We offer teachers a short curriculum for use in their classroom, which culminates in a
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group paddleboarding experience and an interactive, on-the-beach workshop.

Students in grades 2 and 5 through 8 as well summer camp participants get their minds
challenged, their feet wet, and their hearts inspired.

Jenn Wesanko
Jenn’s lifelong passion for nature – including the ocean, forest and mountains – led her to
partner with Alison to create Ocean Ambassadors Canada.

As a leader in the environmental community for the past ten years, Jenn provides hands-
on guidance for groups such as Canada’s Eco scal Commission, the National Film Board of
Canada, the Dalai Lama Centre for Peace and Education, the GLOBE Series, Equiterre, and
Smart Prosperity Institute. She is co-founder of the Circular Economy Partnership, an
international organization that supports circular economy initiatives globally.

Jenn’s experience working with federal cabinet ministers, private sector CEOs, Indigenous
communities and leaders in the charitable sector provides her with a unique, real-world
understanding of how to work with diverse stakeholders to make amazing things happen.
Her enduring passion for nature – including the sea, forests. Jenn is principal of Jenn
Wesanko Communications, a boutique communications company with a reputation for
creatively taking big ideas from the boardroom to the street.

Alison Wood
Alison operates Mt. Seymour Ski Resort with her husband. A former competitive sailor
and triathlete, her lifelong love of the oceans also includes kayaking, and prone and stand-
up paddleboard (SUP) racing— which has taken her to the Maui2Molokai (M2M) channel
crossing race and to the ISA’s World SUP championships in Fiji.

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A lifelong educator, her experience includes developing and teaching continuing education
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courses for BC paramedics, developing curriculum and courses for Sail Canada, and
developing ski instructor programs for Mt. Seymour.

A resident of West Vancouver, she serves on BC Sailing’s board of directors.

“The inspiration for Ocean Ambassadors came while on my SUP board in Deep Cove. The
incredible beauty of the ocean was regularly contrasted with garbage oating in the water. We
need to inspire people to protect our oceans, and to do that we need to get people to the beach
and onto the water to experience its magic.”

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