About Us

Career Placement Specialist

Geneive

Home Town:  Pemberton Since 2012
Roots:  Park City, Utah and then North Vancouver, BC
My Specialty: Career Placements – Management, Admin, Accounting

My Sea to Sky Story:  I grew up in the mountains in the US & BC. I wanted to get out of the big city and back to small town living so I packed up from North Vancouver and moved to Pemberton.
Fav Local Activity:  Snowboarding, camping and hitting up the lakes. 

Bio:  Over 15 years experience in the employment services field assisting a diverse group of job seekers to help them find the right job fit.  Also a part-time bookkeeper and human resources specialist.

Career Crush: A Lawyer

TEMP RECRUITEMENT COORDINATOR & SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER

Bryony

Home Town:  Whistler since early 2019! Best place in the world to be when the world flipped upside down.
Roots: Bristol, UK
Alma Matter: Southampton Solent University
My Specialties:  Temporary Worker Recruitment (helping you side hustle and control your own work schedule so you can live the Sea-2-Sky dream!)

My Sea to Sky Story: Whistler was my last stop on a 3 month Canada-wide adventure, and only because I had a spare couple of days before I’d planned to be in Vancouver to find work. Funnily enough, while standing in an alpine meadow on Whistler Mountain, I wondered why I’d ever leave. And so I didn’t! Classic Whistler.

Fav Local Activity:  How can you only choose one?? Whistler is a year-round cornucopia of amazing activities that take you from the water to the tippy tops of the mountains! I like to do it ALL! But hey, let’s go hiking and snowboarding, the ol’ favs.

Bio:  After Uni I got my first hotel front desk, and quickly rose to manager there, before following my itchy travel feet to Japan where I got to try my hand at teaching English in high schools! Back in the UK, I was lucky enough to get a break in the digital marketing landscape, before once again my need for adventure took me to Canada. Hospitality was easy enough to slip back into, and I spent 3 years as a front desk supervisor in the village before finding the amazing team at WPS!

My First job: A barista in a tiny café called the Tutti Pole in a little village in the UK! Frilly skirts and aprons were all part of the package!

Career Crush:  Shark Biologist or Voice Actor

Whistler Mascot

Peeps

Home Town:  Whistler.
Roots:   Deep in the woods north of Oliver, BC. 


My Sea to Sky Story:  Retiring from wine-making in the vineyards of interior BC, I decided to follow my dreams of becoming a full time ski-bum and headed to Whistler for a season.  The rest is history.   
Fav Local Activity: Definitely hot-tub poaching in the Benchlands with a good bottle of BC red after a hard day on the slopes, preferably with a few chicks. 

Bio: Peeps spent her early days burrowing in the hills of the BC vineyards, she went on to complete her education in wine making and spending the majority of her career excelling in the wine industry.  Retirement brought her to Whistler and she takes part in many local volunteer activities and sits on the board of a number of charities.  Peeps is now part of the Whistler Personnel Solutions team where she acts as career counsellor, advisor and social ambassador. 

Career Crush:  Astronomer.  

Payroll and Accounts Receivable Coordinator

Olga

Home Town:  Whistler
Roots: Bogota, Colombia. 
My Specialties: Payroll and Bookkeeping

My Sea to Sky Story: I came to Whistler twenty years ago to be a Nanny and to learn to ski … I am still learning! 
Fav Local Activity:  Anything and everything outdoors!      

Bio:  Over 15 year of experience on payroll and bookkeeping, admin including administering payroll for over 400 employees at Whistler Personnel and 350 employees at the Gibbons group. Loves to volunteer at local events including Cornucopia and Whistler Film Festival every year and was a Luge Official at the 2020 Olympic Games.

Career Crush: Professional volley ball player.

Owner and President

Jacki Bissillion

Home Town: Whistler since 1995
Roots: North Delta, BC (the burbs!)
Alma Madders: University of Guelph & BCIT
Specialty: Hospitality, Business & Marketing

My Whistler Story: Came for a season and staying forever! I’d been skiing here since I was a kid and was looking for a fun job post-university. My first interview when I rolled into town was setup through Whistler Personnel the year the company was launched… and here we are nearly 30 years later!
1st Job: Dishwasher at a greasy diner
Fav Ride: Alpine picnic then skiing or biking out the Peak to Creek w friends.

Bio: Over 30 years of business management experience including human resources in the hospitality, media and communications industries. Worked in every position there is in hospitality from dishwasher, housekeeper, night audit and banquet service to eventually General Manager of two Whistler hotels – the Summit Lodge and Whistler Vacation Club. Jacki volunteered as the President of the Canadian Cancer Society‘s Whistler and Pemberton Community Team for 18 years and serves on the Board of Directors for the Whistler Housing Authority.

Philosophy: “The first step to building a great company is getting the right people on the bus, the wrong people off the bus, and everyone in the right seats“, Jim Collins, From Good to Great

Career Crush: Graphic Artist or Travel Writer

TEMP CREW RECRUITER & CAPTAIN

Wendy

Home Town: Whistler since 1993
Fav Ride: 18th hole at the Whistler Golf Course

Bio: After over a decade of working in hospitality, sales and marketing, Wendy took a brave leap of faith and bought the Blenz franchise in Whistler. She nurtured it for over a decade as it became a beloved local hang-out until it was sold.  In 2017, she agreed to help her friend Jacki out for a week at Whistler Personnel, which was growing like crazy, and has not been able to escape ever since.

Fun Fact: Wendy worked her way through Uni temping in Toronto – and has now come full circle!

Squamish Mascot

Squeeks

Home Town:  Squamish.
Roots:  Squamish born and raised! Whoooo Whooooo!


My Sea to Sky Story: Born in the old oak tree at Garibaldi Highlands Elementary, I grew up in the corridor chasing rodents and screaming at the top of my lungs through the quiet neighbourhoods in the middle of the night (just for fun). 

Fav Local Activity: Rock climbing and hunting for mice in the crevices, oh and dive-bombing late night dog walkers!       

Bio:  Squeaks joined the Squamish Personnel team in 2019 and has settled into her position as Team Mascot with feathered flair!  Prior to joining the SPS team, Squeaks could be found working pest control, skateboarding around the Railyards, mid-night boldering at Smoke Bluffs Park and hanging out with friends over a campfire on the banks of the Mamquam river.  She now spends her days posing for marketing content and making special guest appearances at career fairs.   

Career Crush: Stunt Owl. 

TEMP CREW RECRUITER & COORDINATOR

Hyunjoo

Home Town:  Whistler since 2021
Roots:  Born in Korea then moved to Hong Kong
My Specialty:  Temporary Worker Recruitment and Placements for every kind of job you can imagine.

My Sea to Sky Story: Winter sports brought me here, and the summer settled me down.

Fav Local Activity: Downhill and Nordic skiing, mountain biking, hiking, SUPing, and yoga. 

Bio:  Many career shifts along the way – registered dietitian, simultaneous translator, management consulting, corporate brand strategist, full-time mom, and temp coordinator! Hyunjoo spent much of her career hours creating presentations for large corporations and now she talks to real people about real work. 

Career Crush: Firefighter.

Career Placement Specialist

Sue

Home Town: Whistler, BC
Roots: Vancouver, BC 
My Specialties: Career Placements in F&B, Hospitality and Events.

My Sea to Sky Story:  I was raised in Vancouver by very active parents.  We were hiking, skiing, sailing wherever possible.    After being weekend warriors for so long and feeling that the city was too busy for us, our family made the decision to move to Whistler permanently – we’ve never regretted this for one second. 
Fav Local Activity: Anything outdoors with my family and two dogs.

Bio:  Traveled the world after completing an education in Business Management. Spent 6 years in Sydney, Australia learning the art of coffee roasting which led to owning and operating a successful cafe upon returning home to BC. Have also spent a number of years working in event management, human resources, non profit organizations and Adaptive Sport coaching.

Career Crush: Carpentry.