Kevin Lee

First Name: Kevin
Last Name: Lee
Email: leek@algonquincollege.com
Phone: 613-727-4723
Extension: 7134
Room: A131g
Title: Professor
School/Department: School of Health & Community Studies
Campus: Ottawa

Kevin Lee is a full-time faculty member at Algonquin College teaching in the Recreation and Leisure Services program since 2001. Kevin has over 25 years of experience in the field of public and private recreation with Algonquin College, the City of Nepean, the City of Ottawa and the Thunderbird Golf and Athletic Club.

Kevin is a graduate from the University of Ottawa, with an undergraduate degree in Social Sciences (Honours) in Recreation with a minor in Public Policy and Public Management. He also has a Master of Arts degree in Human Kinetics, Sports Administration from the University of Ottawa. Kevin has taught many of the courses in the recreation programs specializing in community development, recreation leadership, recreation programming, sociology of sport and leisure, risk management in sports and recreation, and trends in recreation and leisure services. Kevin is excited to engage to students in learning about the importance of recreation and wellness in our daily lives. He uses a variety of teaching methods, serves as a role model for students and engages them in community development projects on campus and in the local community. Kevin was a nominee for the 2016 Laurent Isabelle Award which recognizes excellence and innovation in teaching.

Kevin and his students were instrumental in creating, planning, organizing and delivering on the construction of the AC Ice Court on the campus of Algonquin College.

Kevin is also a member of Parks and Recreation Ontario – http://prontario.org/ ,the Canadian Parks and Recreation Association, High 5 – http://www.highfive.org/ and the Ontario Recreation Facilities Association – http://www.orfa.com/

Kevin had the privilege of completing a sabbatical working with the Township of Beckwith’s Recreation Department from January 2012-January 2013. Kevin has partnered with Beckwith Township and coordinates the annual Beckwith Hockey Camp each summer.

Kevin is a founding member and Executive Board member of the Rural Recreation Association (RRA) serving Lanark, Leeds and Grenville Counties – http://www.healthyllg.org/physicalactivity.html

Kevin is also heavily involved in his community coaching competitively in hockey http://apmha.org/ , soccer – http://almontesoccer.com/ and basketball.

He is also a board member with the Naismith Basketball Association and is Co-Chair of the annual Naismith 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament held in Almonte http://www.naismithbasketball.ca/. Kevin has been a community builder working with local community organizations in promoting and growing the sport of basketball in Almonte. He also had the privilege to be involved with the NBA Cares Project where a community park and basketball court was re-vitalized – http://millstonenews.com/2016/02/nba-posts-video-about-almontes-basketball-connection.html

He has also served as executive board member with the Dr. James Naismith Foundation http://naismithbasketballfoundation.com/.