Executive Director/Triathlon Coach

Professional Information: President and Owner of Renaissance Executive Forums (REF). REF works with successful CEOs and helps them become more successful personally and professionally. Some of our core CEO services are the development of CEO Advisory Boards, benchmarking of Senior Executive teams and working with the CEO and their Executive Team to transition a culture of effort into a culture of performance

Personal Information: Married to Nancy for over 30 years and have a Chocolate Lab (Snydes). Born and raised in Toronto, Canada. Have lived in Atlanta since 1992 and became a U.S. Citizen in 2002. Former Hockey player and coach (including at UGA) that has coached numerous NHL players. Have a Degree in Mathematics from the University of Waterloo.

Hobbies: Triathlon, Working Out, Traveling, Golf and Hockey. Big college football fan.

How did you get involved in Tri Kids?: Dave Dashiell was one of my Team – In- Training Coaches when I  first became interested in Triathlon in 2003. I was also fortunate to have Mari as a teammate so when the opportunity was announced in 2007, by the Peachtree Tri Club, I jumped at it.

Favorite Triathlons: St. Anthony’s and IronMan Brazil. St. Anthony’s was my first triathlon and I’ve entered and finished St. Anthony’s 5 times. IronMan Brazil was my first IronMan and was an awesome experience.

Triathlon Goal: Expand Tri Kids nationally

Favorite Tri Kids Moment: Watching Tina standing on the pool steps after finishing her swim to cheer on Jasmine and then watching them put their arms around each other and run into Transition together.

Why am I involved in Tri Kids?: It gives me the opportunity to work with some truly amazing kids that wouldn’t normally have the opportunity to achieve the incredible goal of completing a triathlon with a group of their peers.