Originally from Canada, I trained and worked in the UK as both a nurse and a midwife before discovering yachting. Once qualified, I worked on both sail and motor yachts around the world for a number of years before joining the bluewater team in 2004 as a crew agent.

After several years of working both in the crew department and as an instructor, it became clear my true passion was in medicine. In 2011, I was appointed head of Medical Training at bluewater.