About the Staff

Robert Boucher

Welcome to Cirrus Management Training and Sailing Inc, I am Robert Boucher the President/ Owner of the company. I have retired from thirty years in Federal Government Service and I have held a variety of positions. The last 11 years I was manager at two correctional institutions where I was responsible for a large number of professional and correctional staff. Prior to this I worked in the Correctional Service of Canada in human resources in recruitment, senior executive staffing and training and development. I worked in the Correctional Investigator's Office, an ombudsman office, as an investigator.

Over this time I have received formal training and practical experience in the many aspects of leadership and team building. My training and expertise have been proven in my work teaching, team building through delegation and empowerment, behavior sciences, and facilitating workshops on improving team performances. I developed and presented training sessions on recruitment and retention of staff in employee-centered programs. My teaching experience was obtained at the Correctional Staff College and St. Lawrence Community College.

My volunteer contributions include positions on the Board of United Way International and the National Board of the United Way of Canada. This has provided me with the opportunity to meet with a number of boards of directors and discuss the leadership role of a board and how to work as a team. I have been asked to do presentations on meeting the needs of a community through leadership to build the capacity of the community as well as presentations on collaboration in a community by building an effective a team. In the community I have volunteered many years in a number of sports' organizations and I have a level two in coaching hockey and soccer.

As a seasoned and trained sailor I have instructed sailing for the last seven years at Kingston Yacht Club. Sailing has brought me to many parts of the world including sailing the Mediterranean. I am an instructor and examiner for the Coast Guard course, Pleasure Craft Operators License and hold a Transport Canada's Captain's License.

I am currently an active member of the Ontario Society for Training and Development and the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers, Ottawa Chapter. I hold a bachelors degree from Carleton University with a double major in Psychology and Sociology.

Darlene Boucher

Darlene Boucher is an educator who after many years in the profession has a proven record of commitment and dedication to the field. She has broadened the scope of her experience outside of the classroom to develop and nurture leadership skills in herself and others. As an elementary school teacher, Darlene has led, encouraged and fostered goal setting and leadership as part of the development of her young students. She has made significant contributions as a curriculum consultant to a large interdisciplinary team of teachers, trustees and administrators by demonstrating her willingness to compromise, lead, seek solutions and as a result build an effective team.

Darlene is now the principal of a large elementary school in Kingston, Ontario. Her vision for success is building a culture in which academic excellence, teamwork and leadership development can thrive. Students and staff are encouraged to make choices based on values that positively enrich each member, each team, and spill over into the school and broader community.

Darlene is a sailor who has considerable experience on the waters surrounding Kingston. Together with her husband, Robert, she has taught sailing at the Kingston Yacht Club, and has won an impressive number of racing awards. Darlene has experience on the foredeck hoisting and flying the spinnaker, in the cockpit setting and changing sails, and as helms-person and captain of the boat. Sailing has allowed her to realize that the skills and experience from every facet of her life have come together to one purpose to effect leadership in others and build teams for a common goal.