Retired career public servant and business operator. Since retirement returning voluntary service to community boards, associations, non-profits in thanks for its nurturing of my development. Acting a big part of life: Stage Manager in "Our Town", Scrooge in "A Christmas Carol", Wolsey in "A Man For All Seasons", many others. Writing fills much time, winning awards for short stories, some published, and for poetry, also published public affairs commentator. Public service mostly senior executive roles in provincial and federal agencies, including deputy minister and president and secretary at provincial levels and director general at federal level in economic development, aboriginal affairs, science & technology, security, tourism, culture, and others. Business operator of western regional strategic public policy consulting and marketing research firm.