Tim Laidler
Founder, President (M.Ed, C.D.)
Tim participated in a tour of duty in the Kandahar area of Afghanistan as a convoy escort troop, crew commander, acting station second-in-command, an RWS gunner, and a RG-31 driver. After he returned to Canada he eventually discovered the VTP, and was blown away by the change it made in his life.
It spurred him to complete a Masters of Counselling at UBC, during which time he spent thousands of volunteer hours creating the VTN to bring our program to every Canadian Veteran who needs it.
Adam Schell
Treasurer (CPA, CA)
A manager at KPMG Vancouver, Adam is an experienced Accountant who has been overseeing the VTN’s finances as Treasurer since 2012.
Jake Jennings
Founder, Member-at-large (M.B.A.)
Jake is the program manager for the Family Care Clinic at Alberta Health Services, AB’s provincial health authority. In this job he provides direction and leadership for a team of interdisciplinary healthcare professionals, working with Family Physicians and community organizations to provide primary healthcare.
Jake has served as President of the VTN’s board since its founding in 2012, prior to which he had hands-on experience with the program as the operations coordinator for the Veterans Transition Programs running out of UBC.
Joseph Waugh
Member at large
Joseph has been a member of the Royal Westminster Regiment since May 2006. He deployed to Kandahar, Afghanistan with C-Coy of the 1st Battalion PPCLI in October 2009. He is currently employed as a Command Service Officer for the Royal Canadian Legion BC/Yukon Command where his job focuses on Veterans Advocacy within the VAC Disability Applications Process, and disbursing emergency benevolent funds to Veterans in financial need.