Aaron grew up in Cambridge, Ontario and completed his Bachelor of Science in Ecology at the University of Guelph. After graduating, he worked as an Environmental Compliance Assistant at an electronic waste recycling company and as the Communications Technical Adviser at Education for Nature Vietnam, an NGO in Hanoi focused on environmental protection. At SFU, Aaron is currently the Treasurer on the Board of Directors for Embark, a campus-based sustainability NGO, and he is also on the executive committees for REMSU and REPSA. In his free time, Aaron enjoys rock climbing and playing guitar.