July
Brian Garrison
Brian Garrison serves as President for British Swim School. He had an extensive first career serving our country in the United States Navy, then operating as a management consultant with McKinsey & Co. before entering the franchise industry. Originally from Massachusetts, Brian is a die-hard Boston sports fan and, like a true Navy captain, enjoys […]
Read more
Ashley Gundlach
As Director of Marketing, Ashley works closely with each owner to identify, recruit and retain customers and is intimately involved in the franchise recruiting process as well. Prior to joining the team Ashley worked for a marketing agency managing marketing programs for over 40 clients across the US and Canada. As a mother of three […]
Read more
Melissa McGarvey
Melissa has served as the Director of Operations since 2017, managing all aspects of British Swim School’s Aquatics program. Prior to that, she worked with Good Life Fitness, Ontario, for 13 years, ultimately serving as the National Kids Program and Pool Operations Manager, managing over 150 locations in that capacity. Melissa loves hanging out with […]
Read more
Steven Waterhouse
Steven joined British Swim School in 2012, and in addition to overseeing technology needs for our system, serves as a Business Coach to ensure that franchisees’ businesses are running smoothly. When not on a plane for work, play or to recharge his Britishness in the UK, Steven indulges in wine flights around Canada’s growing wine […]
Read more
Susan Berger
Susan joined British Swim School in November 2015 and serves as our Director of New Franchisee Onboarding, where she manages new franchisee onboarding and ongoing training for the full British Swim School system. Susan holds an MBA in franchising operations and has worked in the franchising industry for over 30 years. Susan loves spending time […]
Read more
Elyse Kelly
Elyse joined British Swim School in May 2017 as Director of Location Services, previously serving as a human resource manager for the Target Corporation. Elyse has an extensive background in HR, operations and logistics, making her an invaluable resource for our franchise owners in their pool scouting process and for any insurance needs they may […]
Read more