#RiseUpAndExcel towards personal success
#RiseUpAndExcel towards personal success
I led for decades in places where decisions had weight and silence had consequences.
For more than 35 years, I served in law enforcement, elite sport, and leadership development — environments where integrity is tested under pressure, not discussed in theory. I retired as a Sergeant with the Guelph Police Service after 28 years of frontline and supervisory service, earning two Chief of Police Commendations for life-saving actions, the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal, and the Governor General’s Police Exemplary Service Medal.
I later served as a Provincial Coordinator at the Ontario Police College, designing and delivering leadership, mental-health, and supervisory training for future leaders across Ontario.
I am also the founder of IRONWILL 360 Strength & Conditioning, coaching thousands of elite athletes across NHL, NCAA, and OHL levels. I spent 27 years as Strength & Conditioning Coach for the Guelph Storm Hockey Club, contributing to four OHL Championships.
I live with PTSD — and I speak about it openly. Not from weakness. From responsibility. My work centers on resilience, ethical leadership, and decision-making under pressure. I advocate for mental-health awareness for first responders and frontline professionals, raising funds for PTSD service dogs and supporting families who carry the unseen cost of service.
I am the author of Finding Your Granite, IRONWILL 360° Leadership, and The Unicorn Leader. My work challenges leaders to choose integrity over convenience, clarity over comfort, and legacy over applause.
I don’t teach leadership as an idea.
I teach it as a discipline.


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Awarded 2010
Nominated by Chef Robert Davis for 20 years of full-time exemplary personal and professional service to the community.
The Police Exemplary Service Medal, created on August 12, 1983, recognizes police officers who have served in an exemplary manner, characterized by good conduct, industry and efficiency. Recipients must have completed 20 years of full-time service with one or more recognized Canadian police forces. Full-time police cadets in training also qualify for the award. Consideration is given only to periods of service for which no other national long service, good conduct or efficiency decoration has been awarded

Awarded 2012
Nominated for exemplary personal and professional community service by a community member to our MPP Liz Sandals. A committee comprised of 3 local Order of Canada recipients reviewed and approved nomination and forwarded it to the Governor-General of Canada.
Created in 2012 to mark the 60th anniversary of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s accession to the Throne as Queen of Canada, the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal was a tangible way for Canada to honour Her Majesty for her service to this country. At the same time, this commemorative medal served to honour significant contributions and achievements by Canadians. During the year of celebrations, 60 000 deserving Canadians were recognized.

Awarded 2020 Nominated for over 35 years of exemplary personal volunteerism. The Medal for Volunteers consists of a silver circular medal that is 36 mm in diameter with a suspension ring. The obverse depicts a contemporary effigy of the Sovereign, circumscribed with the inscription in capital letters of the Canadian Royal Title and the word “CANADA”, separated by two maple leaves.The reverse indicates the ideas of caring and generosity, represented by two interlaced hearts. The sunburst pattern of the rim symbolizes the time that volunteers are giving and their actions. The ribbon uses the viceregal colours of blue and gold. The five gold stripes evoke the fingers of a hand, present in the Caring Canadian Award emblem, while the deep red colour is associated with royalty.

Awarded 2017
The City of Guelph Mayor’s Awards is given annually to exceptional local volunteers who make Guelph a better place for all to live, work and play. Theyt are given out each year as part of the Guelph Awards of Excellence Gala.

Awarded 2016
Guelph Wellington Bunsmaster Rollers Special Olympics Floor Hockey Team.
Strength & Conditioning Coach.
The team won the Ontario and Caandian Championships earning a birth at the World Special Olympics Floor Hockey Championhips in Boise Idaho where they won Silver in the top catagor

Inducted 2016
The 1997 -1998 Guelph Storm was a very special group of players under the leadership of coach George Burnett and general manager Alan Millar. They finished the Ontario Hockey League season in first place overall, just one point ahead of the Ottawa 67’s – the team they would eventually meet in the final.
Strength & Conditioning Coach
Awarded 2011
This Award recognizes a sworn or civilian member (or team) who has demonstrated consistent dedication and professionalism in the strategic use of media and/or social media – either individually or as part of a campaign – to educate and showcase the profession of policing in the community, supporting public safety or advancing investigations in the Province of Ontario.

As we all enjoy our holiday season please think of our first responders who are all working and away from their families so we can be with ours.
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