Jeff is an entrepreneur, designer, educator, and devoted father. Besides being the co-founder of Vildhus, he is also the founder of Canadian Wild Schools, and a practicing landscape architect.
Jeff's love for nature and adventurous spirit have led him across all seven continents, including both polar landscapes, guiding countless expeditions in some of the world's most remote environments.
In the early 2000’s, he successfully helped develop and manage a bear viewing lodge in the Great Bear Rainforest, BC. His involvement in ecotourism and ecoresort programs extends from Alaska to Oman, with notable contributions including the establishment of a community ecotourism program in Arviat, Nunavut, and the development of a thriving tourism industry for the Carcross Tagish First Nation in the Yukon.
He is the founder of Canadian Wild Schools, with locations in the Blue Mountains, the Yukon and more in development, which combines academic rigor with real-world lessons while forging a deep connection to nature and self, nurturing a new generation of changemakers.
