Board of Directors

So, A little about me.

I was born and raised in community just outside Thunder Bay Ontario. During High School, I joined the military to broaden my horizons and expand my life experiences. I served 8 years with the Military, while also joining Ontario Forest Service as an initial attack fire fighter. Between traveling fighting fire and the Military I managed to go to Confederation College for Pre-Technology Program. Then Later to Texas A&M University for a Structural Fire Fighters program and certification.

With My fire training, I took I job with the BC Forest service in Fort St John BC. I trained for the Parattack smoke jumper initial Attack fire crew. Who doesn’t want to parachute out of an airplane into a fire!              

During that time, I took a crew supervisors position with the Rhino unit crew. I got to travel to the United States and across our country to deal with the Fires we all have come to know and hate. I moved to an office tech position with the fire service and managed crews, training, reports, expenditures, air operations, active fires, equipment and much more.

After 15 years of firefighting, I decided to move into a more stable job and went to Justice Institute of BC for the Deputy Sheriff Readiness program. I worked in Fort St John BC and maintained court security, prisoner transport and detention, shot guns and learned a lot about the Laws we all love to abide by.

I always had a mechanical inclination, so I thought what’s one more time. I left my job with the court services and went back to school yet again. I obtained my Millwrights ticket and started work in the oil patch for a service company. I was active in the company’s safety program and teaching of new employees. While doing rebuilds on pumps, compressors, turbines and whatever else we were asked to do. I developed many maintenance programs and critical spares list for large oil companies.

With all that work in my past. My lovely wife and I decided to do an early retirement. Her family has had a place in Caravans for 18 years and we’ve been coming down for vacation now for the last few years. So, we decided why not make this home. We now have been full time Caravanners for the last year and half.

I probably won’t retire yet; I still have lots of good years left to learn and gather more skills.

I have joined the Board, sat in with the Planning committee and Social committee and hope that my skills and wide range of knowledge with help aid caravans to the future.