Groups I've Gotten Involved With
Owner
2025-present
Dental office in Squamish BC
President
2024
Have been instrumental in the development of 99 Mile Enduro Trails, in 100 Mile House. Over the course of three years I built Kraken and Sam&Ella, two legal double black trails with Section 57's approved for 5 more.
Owner
2016-2022
Starting in the summer of 2016, Valley Dental provides a full range of dental services to people in 100 Mile House and the southern Cariboo.
Brightside Dental, Westside Kelowna
2016
Working as an Associate to cover Dr. Pollard's Maternity Leave
New Reality International Canada
2010-2016
Founding President
2007- present
Built/operate a sustainable children's village in Haiti
Operated dental/medical clinics in Guyana, Haiti, Guatemala, Nigeria, Myanmar and the Philippines.
International Association for Orthodontics
Member
Nunavut Innovative Health Solutions
2015
Provided dental services to people living in Whale Cove, Naujaat and Coral Harbour, Nunavut, Canada.
Okanagan Smiles Dental Clinic
2010-2014 Owner
International Congress of Oral Implantologists
Member 2015 - present
College Of Dental Surgeons of British Columbia,
2014-2016
Ethics Committee Member
Academy of General Dentistry
2013-present
Member
Anita Tozer Memorial Award
2013-Gospel Mission Dental Clinic
The Anita Tozer Memorial Award is awarded to an individual or group in
recognition of an extraordinary and positive contribution to the quality
of life in Kelowna. This award is not open to the public for nominating, as each year it is selected and presented by Mayor and Council.
Clinician's Report - Practical Clinical Courses
2011-present
Product evaluator for CR Foundation and scheduled to finish all CE courses with Gordon Christenson's Practical Clinical Courses this year.
Kelowna District Dental Society
2010-2013
Served three years in three positions,Treasurer, Secretary, and President.
Volunteer Dentist
2010-present
Provide basic dental services on Tuesday evenings to people in Kelowna on a volunteer basis.
Adventist World Aviation
2010-present
Supporting their missions in Guyana and the Philippines by providing dental services in remote mountain villages accessed by small plane, boat or hiking.
American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry
2009-2010
Member
Guam SDA Clinic
2008-2010
Dentist in the Clinic. Also spent time doing pre-deployment dental screenings for US Military personnel as they deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan.
British Columbia Dental Association
2008-present
Canadian Dental Association
2008-present
Doctor of Dental Surgery
2004-2008
Batchelor of Arts in Business Administration
1999-2004
Okanagan Adventist Academy
1999
High school diploma
Volunteer, Construction Superintendent, Dentist
1991-present
I have seen more places and learned more about life with this organization than any other. It was on a trip in Venezuela at 15 years old that I pulled my first tooth, and that same year I was leading the construction of a block church. I still return on trips during the summer to give opportunities to others to experience new things in life and help develop direction and purpose. Paraguay 2025 Family project most recentl.
Hobbies
I don't work, I only have hobbies. Dentistry is varied enough to keep me learning full time, but to balance my life, I mix it with travel, missions and family. With my family I enjoy traveling, and love to ski, climb mountains, cliffs and frozen waterfalls, paraglide, mountainbike, kiteboard, waterski and wakeboard. I go on too few mission trips and come up with too many business ideas with friends. I like making perogies and eating PBJ sandwiches and building things like homes or orphanages. I am a dental continuing education junkie and read books by authors like Seth Godin or Malcolm Gladwell. Before I discovered the outdoors I played piano, trumpet, mouth harmonica, and a little guitar. Now that my girls are entertained by it, I'll be teaching them!
