Member, Governance Committee
Laurie has been a BrainTrust Board member for the past fifteen years and enjoys every minute. He has a personal history of acquired brain injury from sports and is aware of the effect they can have on wellbeing and lifestyle.
Laurie lives in Kelowna with his wife Sharon, step-daughter Laura, two guinea pigs, cat, and rabbit. He has a Brady Bunch family of six, including two grandchildren. For 18 years, he worked for the City of Kelowna as the Business License Inspector where he received, reviewed, and approved all new business licenses and investigated complaints concerning current businesses. He retired in June 2019. Before that, he was with the RCMP for 25 years where he trained and developed regular officers, auxiliary constables, support staff, and volunteers.
Currently, he is completing the two-year MEd Adult Education program at Yorkville University, while concurrently designing a hybrid online/in-class course for the Criminal and Social Justice Department at Okanagan College.
In his free time, Laurie enjoys cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, gardening, riding his motorcycles, hiking the beautiful Okanagan, kayaking, and trying to survive the summer smoke and heat. He looks forward to continuing to volunteer and work with BrainTrust Canada and its dedicated team for years to come.