Faculty
Chris Doré
Chris Doré is a passionate educator and entrepreneur committed to helping professionals and business leaders harness the transformative power of artificial intelligence. With over a decade of experience at the intersection of business strategy, innovation, and emerging technologies, Chris specializes in making AI understandable, ethical, and actionable—regardless of industry or technical background.
Armed with a Master’s in Technology Innovation Management and a track record of driving real business outcomes, Chris creates AI education experiences that blend strategic thinking with practical application. His teaching style is clear, engaging, and rooted in real-world impact—not hype.
Chris has worked with organizations across sectors to deliver AI training, build data-informed cultures, and identify opportunities for automation, productivity, and growth. His courses are designed to empower individuals and teams with the knowledge and confidence they need to lead in an AI-first world.
If you’re looking for a clear, smart, and human-centered approach to learning AI, Chris Doré is your guide.
David Jones
David is a dynamic educator with extensive training, facilitation, keynote speaking and coaching experience obtained by providing consulting services for a diverse client base in North America and Europe. He is a strong experiential learning program designer who is certified in needs analysis and program evaluation methodologies. Participants in his workshops appreciate his empathy, humour, flexibility and energy. His clients report that he gets results: the sessions he designs, facilitates and manages on their behalf are positive, inspiring experiences that stimulate desired changes and outputs.
Denise Gleason
Denise has been a Certified Training Facilitator, Master Trainer and Leadership Coach for the past 20 years. With a hospitality background in Human Resources, Recruitment and Training, she has rolled out a number of brand, corporate, certification, train the trainer, and customer service training initiatives at hotels across Canada. Since leaving the hospitality industry 13+ years ago, Denise has been designing, developing, facilitating and coaching over 45 soft skill (personal/professional development, communications/behaviour, leadership/management/administrative and customer service) courses to the private (corporate/hospitality) and public sectors across Canada. Her educational background includes Bachelor of Arts, English, at St. Mary’s University (Halifax NS), Teachers and Trainers of Adults, Algonquin College (Ottawa ON), and Facilitation Certifications.