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Gordon Richardson, Executive Director
Gordon joined the Lifesaving Society as Executive Director in 2006.
Prior to joining the Lifesaving Society, Gordon held senior management positions in several emergency health services organizations. Gordon’s management experience includes managing small business, complex occupational health services and international health care experience.
Gordon has a long history of volunteering in the not-for – profit community. In the past he has served on the senior management committee of the Victorian Order of Nurses at both the provincial and municipal level, he has volunteered with the Heart and Stroke Foundation and the Arthur Kidston Memorial Camp.
Gordon has had considerable experience in the development and delivery of several courses including Medical First Responder, Advanced Cardiac Life Support, CPR and Emergency Cardiac Care and all levels of first aid training.
Paul D'Eon, Special Projects Director
When the province announced the Nova Scotia Lifeguard Service (NSLS) contract had been awarded to the Lifesaving Society on March 8, 1999, Paul D'Eon was hired shortly thereafter to manage the program. Paul began working with the NSLS as a lifeguard in 1975 when the program was administered by the Canadian Red Cross. In 1984 he was promoted to the Coordinator role, and has been involved with the NSLS ever since.Paul holds a B.A. in Physical Education and Recreation from Acadia University and has been involved as a volunteer with many recreation and sports related organizations, most recently as President of Recreation Nova Scotia and on the national steering committee for the Sport of Lifesaving. Paul's role with the Society is to manage the Nova Scotia Lifeguard Service contract in addition to other responsibilities.
Hylda Tucker, Member Services Manager
Mike Maguire, Program ManagerMike joined the Lifesaving Society in 2013 as Program Manager. He holds a Bachelor of Recreation Management from Dalhousie University, as well as a Master of Arts in Leisure Studies.
Mike has extensive lifeguarding and instructing experience with the Dartmouth Sportsplex, HRM Aquatics and the Nova Scotia Lifeguard Service. He has also represented Nova Scotia on the program revisions committees for the National Lifeguard and Leadership awards.
Heavily involved with Lifesaving Sport, Mike has participated, officiated and coached for several years. He was recently named co-head coach of the Nova Scotia Canadian Surf Lifesaving Championship team, as well as the Provincial Lifesaving Championship team, the Dartmouth RamFish.
Ryan Nearing, Public Relations Officer
Ryan is a public relations student at Mount Saint Vincent University. He is currently completing his first co-operative education placement this summer with the Lifesaving Society.
Although he has no formal training in lifesaving, he grew up on the lake in Cape Breton, and spent many summers swimming at beaches. Aside from his studies, he is actively involved in campus life at the Mount, and is an avid runner and walker.
Abby joins the Society as the Swim to Survive Summer Coordinator. She is a Saint Mary’s University Arts student, as well as an avid lifeguard.
Harry Critchley, Summer Aquatics CoordinatorHarry joins the Society this summer as the Summer Aquatics Coordinator. He is a recent graduate of the University of King's College.
Harry worked for the Toronto Police Lifeguard Service for three years and is the founder and former president of the Dalhousie/King's College Swimming Society.
As Summer Aquatics Coordinator, Harry will oversee the administration of the new Swim to Survive for Adults program, as well as a variety of affiliated swimming education outreach programs, while also assisting with administration at the Society's Spring Garden office.
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