D'Arcy Kavanagh, aka The "WOW" Gal The "Mug" Shot The "Kavanagh" Irish Tartan Cycling Down the Champs Elysees in Paris (talk about no fear!) Beer Testing in Germany (Of course he becomes a tester in every country he visits. He says it is hard work) The cyclists (in the Netherlands... obviously!)

D'Arcy hasn't totally embraced the purple color, but if you look closely that tie has purple in it. Perhaps someone needs to write a poem about "When I'm an OLD MAN, I shall wear purple"!   D'Arcy has been involved in the media and education fields for the past 30 years. He is currently an instructor at the Lethbridge Community College Communication Arts program teaching Journalism, Public Relations, Advertising and Broadcast students. In 2011 he was recognized with a Teaching Excellence award. It was his students who nominated him.     He has developed more than 30 courses for long-distance delivery as well as done curriculum development for 10 college courses. These manuals have ranged from 100 pages to 700 pages in length, and have covered topics such as computer literacy, building maintenance, enforcement of highway transportation legislation, advertising, reporting, editing and photography.    D'Arcy is also a freelance writer with more than 300 articles published in magazines such as Harrowsmith, Western Living, Explore Canada, Westworld, Western Report and Alberta Report. His work has also appeared in several U.S. publications including Montana Magazine, Northwest Edition and Northwest Living. He has also written pieces for newspapers in Canada (ranging from The Globe and Mail to the Financial Times to the Western Producer), the U.S., New Zealand and Australia.  Although D'Arcy has a full-time position with the college, he provides writing, editing and training services for WOW.   D'Arcy is a member of the Canadian Association of Journalists and the Lethbridge Community College Faculty Association. It is estimated that D'Arcy has been "in front" of more than 20,000 people.   D'Arcy is the logistics king for WOW Tours International Inc. with business contacts in France, Germany, Austria, Italy, England, Ireland, Scotland and the Netherlands.   Besides being a full-time instructor and a part-time trainer, he is also a singer, guitarist and bodhran player with Glencoulee, a Celtic and Atlantic Canada music band. The band just recently recorded their third CD, which features their original songs and lyrics, several based on the history of Alberta. Glencoulee can also work closely with WOW Communications in providing entertainment for conferences. See details about the band and hear clips at: www.wowcommunications.ca/glencoulee Check out D'Arcy's WOW Tours' Travel Blog

D'Arcy's philosophy on life is:

"It's a good life if I can finish up with only a handful of regrets, including that silly evening involving  too much cheap whiskey in a Highlands pub in Scotland when I mentioned something unflattering about a local's kilt."