Instructors
Dennis Klick, MSc
Dennis is an environmental professional with over a deacde of experience in environmental law enforcement who specializes in Air Quality, Liquid and Solid Waste Management in both public and private industry. He has conducted government inspections and lead environmental regulatory investigations. As well, Dennis has conducted environmental audits of industrial sources including collecting environmental samples and presenting evidence in legal proceedings. His routinely works with a variety of government agencies and stakeholders to ensure regulatory compliance.
Dennis has an M.Sc in Environmental Practice and has been an instructor in the Health, Safety and Environmental Compliance Program at Langara since 2019.
Natalia Pashutina B.Eng, OHS Dip
Natalia is the Provincial Health and Safety Manager with the YMCA BC. After obtaining a degree as a Marine engineer and working in the construction and then in the health and wellness sectors, Natalie has completed the health and safety diploma program at SFU. Her love for health led to her working as a fitness and wellness coordinator, where she helped people who were injured at work go through rehabilitation. Through this role, she became interested in health and safety, as she wanted to know what caused workplace injuries and why.
In her health and safety experience working in construction, non-profit, crown corporation and educational sectors, she has managed programs involving emergency preparedness, risk assessment, incident investigation, audit, first aid, new worker orientation etc. Teaching has been a natural progression from her passion for being a trainer. Natalie teaches various workplace health and safety courses at BCIT, University of Victoria and Langara College.
Ben Parkin
Ben Parkin is an expert in Occupational Health and Safety Law. He has practiced law in British Columbia for over 30 years, including 16 years at WorkSafeBC where he is the Director of Litigation in the Law and Policy Department. Ben manages a team of lawyers and advises the organization on Occupational Health and Safety policy and conducts litigation relating to the validity of policy and regulation. He has appeared in the BC Supreme Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court of Canada in numerous legal cases relating to the occupational safety scheme. He has also acted for WorkSafeBC when they participate in coroner’s inquests relating to workplace fatalities. In addition, Ben enjoys sharing his knowledge and expertise with students in Langara’s Occupational Safety Law courses.
John Boylan, CCMPTM Prosci CMCP, M.Ed., PID, CUCA Lvl 1,
Certified LEAN Greenbelt
John brings over 25+ years in the post-secondary environment and held many middle- management administrative roles. He has over four years’ experience in the design and delivery of training workshops for students and their families on topics such as financial literacy, financial assistance programs, scholarships, bursaries and awards. In addition, John has designed, developed and delivered training programs for a cloud-based Finance software and ERP system, as well as designed and delivered a cross-training and knowledge transfer program for employees focusing on student advising and career development. He was a Policy Advisor on the design, delivery, assessment, and evaluation of the Canada Student Loans Program and has 7+ years in implementing organizational change management and training initiatives.
Currently, John is a Manager of Change Management at ICBC where he leads a team of six change practitioners on multiple complex corporate initiatives, including the implementation of a cloud-based Human Capital Management (HCM) system for the entire organization. John is also presently co-designing and implementing a long-term enterprise change management capability training program that will be introduced and executed throughout the company over the next several years. John is a board member of the Association of Change Management Professionals (ACMP) – Greater Vancouver Chapter and is also pursuing his coaching certification through UBC’s Extended Learning in conjunction with the International Coaching Federation.
