Brian has more than 20 years of IB experience in teaching, coordinating, examining and writing and leading workshops in the Diploma Programme. Brian has been teaching the Global Politics course since it was made available for first teaching in 2016 and is currently part of the senior examination team for the Engagement Activity. He has also examined both Paper 1 and Paper 2. Recently, Brian was part of the curriculum team that developed the new Global Politics guide for first teaching in August of 2024. As well, in February, he completed his doctorate in education, where he wrote a dissertation on enacting care in the written and taught IB Global Politics course. Brian is originally from Winnipeg, Canada, where he taught in the public school system for 13 years. He has spent the last 12 years teaching in Kuwait and Dubai and is currently a Global Politics teacher and Diploma Programme Coordinator at the Canadian International School of Hong Kong. Brian is married and has two adult daughters. He enjoys running, hiking and reading and, of course, loves ice hockey.