A past member of EPSG With over 7 year  with the Edmonton Pride Seniors Group, Dave had several roles with the organization including organizing and chairing the marginalized populations sub-committee and working on the Intergenerational Conversations with their esteemed colleague Thais McKee. 

Dave worked for the Federal government since 2000. The last 8 years  f his career, Dave worked for Indigenous Services Canada in senior roles in Education, Urban Social Programming, Additions to Reserve Land Management, Municipal Services Agreements, and, Indigenous Child and Family Services Reform in Ottawa.  

In addition to his work on the EPSG, Dave was a member of the Sexual Orientation Gender Identity and Expression (SOGIE) Advisory Council for the City of Edmonton for over 6 years.  SOGIE provides public input into the Edmonton Police Service’s strategy to improve quality of services for sexual and gender diverse communities and to prevent discrimination while members of the LGBTQ2S+ community access services. 

Dave holds a bachelor from the University of Victoria focusing on History and Geography of the urban landscape and holds a master’s from the University of Alberta with a specialization in Urban history – Haussmannisation.  

Dave retired from ESPG, SOGIE and the Federal Government in June 2024 in order to retire with his husband of 30 years and move to Portugal.