Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Training Camps
Professional Memberships And Certificates
Continuing Education
Major Games And Word Championships
Volunteer Experience
Timeline
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Karen Hyslop-Gibson

Hamilton,ON

Summary

Ambitious individual with proven track record of launching a successful business, establishing and managing operations, and driving financial results. Respected leader who is adept to cultivating relationships with clients and employees and motivating teams to work together to achieve business objectives . Exceptional problem-solving and communication skills, with a focus on creating athlete/client centric solutions to aiding the best outcomes with athlete treatments and experiences . Offering exceptional relationship-building and communication skills.

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience

Work History

Owner and Practitioner

Main West Massage
01.2003 - Current

Certification Examiner

College of Massage Therapists of Ontario (CMTO)
01.2020 - Current
  • It is critical to ensuring consistency in candidates’ examination experience for the Objectively Structured Clinical Evaluation (OSCE)
  • The OSCE is administered in downtown Toronto and is designed to assess candidate knowledge, skill and judgement in a simulated clinical setting
  • Each OSCE station has a defined set of client role expectations and assess various competencies, such as remedial exercises, assessment, massage skills, etc
  • Certification Examiners received comprehensive training at a mandatory training session.

Instructor

Canadian Therapeutic College
01.2002 - 01.2008

Clinic Supervisor

Canadian Therapeutic College
01.2002 - 01.2007

Education

Massage Therapy Program -

Canadian Therapeutic College
01.2002

Bachelor of Physical Education -

McMaster University
01.1993

Contemporary Medical Acupuncture Course -

McMaster University
12.2011

Diabetic Educator -

Mohawk College Continuing Education Course

Skills

  • Teamwork and Collaboration
  • Quick Learner
  • Fast Learner
  • Problem-Solving

Training Camps

  • Cheer Canada, Toronto, Oct 2023 - current
  • Artistic Swim Canada, Toronto, Sept 2023 - Aug 2023
  • National Junior Cycling Gen Program, Milton, ON, 2019 -2020
  • Athletics Canada, Arizona 2019

Professional Memberships And Certificates

  • Canadian College of Massage Therapists of Ontario (CMTO)
  • Registered Massage Therapy Association of Ontario (RMTAO)
  • Canadian Sport Massage Therapy Association – CSMTA Sport Fellow
  • Sport Emergency First Responder and CPR Certified
  • Contemporary Medical Acupuncture Provider
  • Active Release Therapy (ART) Provider
  • K-Taping and Sport Injury Taping/Bracing Provider


Continuing Education

  • Visceral Manipulation, Jane Hartley, January 2020
  • Recertification Emergency Sport Responder and CPR, February 2019
  • Upper Quadrant Rehabilitation, Anne Hartley, December 2018
  • Manual Approach to Gleno humeral Joint, November 2018
  • Cupping and its effective uses, June 2017
  • CSMTA Conference, Halifax, concussions, Sport Massage, October 2017
  • CSMTA Conference, Toronto, taping/bracing, concussions, respiratory, October 2016
  • ON Chapter AGM, Burlington, May 2016
  • CSMTA Edmonton Conference, Bracing and taping, October 2014
  • Massage Therapy Canada Business Forum, September 2015
  • FISU Conference Review and Team Collaboration, July 2015
  • ART Full Body RE-cert, May 2015
  • Sports First Responder certified, Agnes, April 2015
  • Toronto 2015/Pan Am Para pan Am Sports Med Conference, April 2015


Continuing Education since 2003 available upon request 

Major Games And Word Championships

  • Core Medical 2023 - Para Pan American Games , Chile
  • Core Medical 2023 – Canada Winter Games, PEI
  • Core Medical 2022 – Canada Summer Games, Niagara Falls Medical Lead
  • Core Medical 2022 – Olympic Games, Beijing China
  • Core Medical 2020 - Olympic Games, Tokyo Japan, (Postponed 2021)
  • Core Medical 2019 – Canadian Masters track and Field, Toronto, ON
  • Core Medical 2019 – FISU Universiade Games, Naples Italy
  • Core Medical 2018 – World Masters Track and Field, Malaga Spain
  • Core Medical 2018 – U18 Jamaica Track and Field Games
  • Core Medical 2018 - NACAA Cross Country Pan Am Cup, El Salvador
  • Host Medical 2017 - Invictus Games, Toronto
  • Core Medical 2017 - Canada Summer Games, Winnipeg
  • Host Medical 2015 - Pan Am and Para Pan Games, Toronto
  • Core Medical 2015 - FISU Universiade Games, Gwanjui, South Korea
  • Host Medical 2010 - Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Games, Vancouver BC
  • Host Medical 2005 - Canada Summer Games, Saskatchewan
  • Host Medical 2005 - London World Transplant Games, London, ON
  • Host Medical 2004 - Ontario Para Olympic Games, Etobicoke, ON

Volunteer Experience

  • Athletics Canada, Peurto Rico, under 20 Pan Am, 2023
  • Athletics Canada, Ottawa, 2022
  • Olympic Wrestling Trials, Niagara Falls, 2020
  • Special Olympics Invitational, Toronto, 2019
  • U-Sport Volley Ball Championships, Toronto, 2019
  • Ontario Para Sport, Durham Region, 2019
  • International Rythmic Gymnastic Championships, Toronto, ON, 2018
  • Ontario Summer Games, London, ON, 2018
  • Ontario Winter Games, Barrie, 2017
  • Ontario Para Sport, Brantford and Brant County, 2017
  • National Swim Championships, Toronto, 2017
  • OWHA – Provincial Championships, GTA, 2017
  • World Badminton Championships, Toronto, 2017
  • North American Indigenous Games, Toronto, 2017
  • Local High School hockey, GTA locations, 2016, 2017
  • Men’s Rugby and Football, Hamilton, ON, 2016
  • Olympic and National Swim Trial, Toronto, ON, 2016, 2015
  • Henley Rowing Regatta, Welland, ON, 2016
  • Macabbi Gymnastics Meet, Toronto, ON, 2016
  • OWHA Under 16 Provincial Championships, Mississauga, ON, 2016
  • Local Running Races, Hamilton, ON, 2016, 2010
  • CIS Soccer Championships, McMaster, 2015
  • Westdale Women’s Soccer Team (Highschool), Hamilton, ON, 2015, 2014, 2013
  • Provincial Track and Field Championships, ON, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012
  • Hamilton Serbian Soccer Club, Hamilton, ON, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
  • ON Rep Oakville Soccer Boys 16 Under, Oakville, ON, 2011
  • World Junior Track and Field Championships, Halifax, 2010


More experiences from 2004 available upon request 

Timeline

Certification Examiner

College of Massage Therapists of Ontario (CMTO)
01.2020 - Current

Owner and Practitioner

Main West Massage
01.2003 - Current

Instructor

Canadian Therapeutic College
01.2002 - 01.2008

Clinic Supervisor

Canadian Therapeutic College
01.2002 - 01.2007

Massage Therapy Program -

Canadian Therapeutic College

Bachelor of Physical Education -

McMaster University

Contemporary Medical Acupuncture Course -

McMaster University

Diabetic Educator -

Mohawk College Continuing Education Course
Karen Hyslop-Gibson