Philip van Riesen is currently a Student Staff member in the Cemeteries Department at the City of Niagara Falls since May 2024. Philip also works as a Mathematics Tutor with Logit Tutoring and Tutorax since December 2023 and August 2023, respectively. Previously, Philip served as a Crisis Responder for Kids Help Phone from March 2022 to July 2024, and held roles as an Emergency Instructor and Math Tutor with the Niagara Catholic District School Board from February 2022 to July 2024. Additionally, Philip contributed as an Editor in Leaf for FanSided from August 2019 to July 2024 and worked as a Research Assistant at Brock University and the Ontario Ministry of Energy in 2022 and 2021, respectively. Philip's early career included being a Hockey Official for Hockey Canada from October 2015 to March 2020 and serving as a Busser at Queen Victoria Place Restaurant from January 2019 to January 2020. Philip is pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Economics at Brock University, expected to graduate in June 2024, and completed secondary education at St. Michael Catholic Secondary School from 2015 to 2019.