David Owen, Program Manager at Bredin Employment Centre, is a Certified Career Development Practitioner (CCDP) and adult educator. He's a published author, award-winning scholar, theatre director, and musician with multiple advanced degrees.
David joined the Bredin team in 2019 as a facilitator, career coach, administrator, and is currently the program manager for the Bredin Employment Centre. He has over 20 years of experience as an adult educator, facilitator, instructor, and assistant professor instructing for eight universities and colleges across Canada and as a corporate trainer. His varied experience makes him a knowledgeable and engaging career advisor, presenter, and manager having worked in the not-for-profit sector for Theatre Alberta and the Alberta Government, the corporate world with TELUS and AT&T Wireless, and retail and customer service for Indigo/Chapters, Toys’R’Us, Staples, and Safeway.
David is an award-winning scholar, published author, theatre director, and musician. He holds a PhD in performance studies from York University, an MFA in Theatre Directing from the University of Calgary, and a Master of Arts in Dramatic Theory and Criticism from the University of Alberta.