About Mr. Power

Rob Power was born in East York, Ontario, in October 1974, and moved to Newfoundland in 1981 with his family, were he grew up living in Mount Pearl and St. John’s. Rob graduated from O’Donel High School in Mount Pearl in 1992, after which he served as a Supply Technician with 56th Field Engineer Squadron in the Canadian Forces Reserves, while studying for his Bachelor of Arts at Memorial University. After graduating with a B.A, in 1996, Rob earned an Honours Diploma in Journalism and Communication Arts at Lawrence College in St. John’s. From April 1997 until August 2000, Rob worked as a broadcast journalist at VOCM Radio in St. John’s, during which time he published his first novel, The Caster. He returned to Memorial University in September 2000 to study for a Bachelor of Education (Intermediate/Secondary) degree, and completed the Master of Education (Information Technology) Program with Memorial University and the University College of Cape Breton in August 2003. From September 2003 until September 2005, Rob worked as a Technology / Learning Resources teacher at John Burke High School in Grand Bank, Newfoundland. Rob currently works as an Information Technology Instructor with the College of the North Atlantic - Qatar.