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From the Atlantic to the Pacific and parts in between, I've been fortunate to combine my personal interests of real estate, sport, hospitality and people with a career of successfully leading large-scale, high-profile events, national sport organizations and investing in hard assets. I have recently started a real estate investment firm, Vansen Group, focused on acquiring medium to large scale value-add apartment complexes through syndications to provide investors with an outsized return on their investment and positive cash flow. Asset acquisitions are focused in economically diverse and growing markets in southeast USA. Prior to founding Vansen Group, I was the Chief Executive Officer of Rugby Canada from 2016 through 2022, where I was honored to lead the national organization to a leading NSO in Canadian sport through the strategic implementation of forward-looking systems and processes. The organization successfully delivered one of Canada’s largest annual sporting events with >40,000 daily spectators for the Canada Sevens tournament. And partnered and fundraised to build a 9,000 square foot world-class training facility for more than 200 national team athletes. Before joining Rugby Canada, I served as the Executive Vice President, Operations, Sport & Venue Management of the Toronto 2015 Pan/Parapan American Games – the largest multi-sport Games ever hosted in Canada – I am immensely proud of the work the 5 divisions (700+ staff and 12,000+ volunteers) reporting to me accomplished. Collaborating with multiple levels of government, international stakeholders, external contractors, media and governing bodies, we delivered operational services with a $6+ M budget surplus, exceeded operational service revenue targets by $9+ M, and led the $700 M capital projects contract close-outs with of a surplus of over $55 M. Prior to #TO2015 I oversaw the planning, management and delivery of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games workforce. With a staff of 100+, my team led the recruitment and training programs for 25,000 volunteers and, prior that, I was in charge of the operational planning process for 40+ functions for venue operational planning. Earlier in my career I had the privilege of managing award-winning resorts as well as consulting with international resort development firms. An avid fan of the outdoors, I also served as the Managing Director of Corner Brook Triathlon, one of Canada's longest running annual triathlon's, and Program Director & Head Coach of a Provincial alpine ski team and one of Atlantic Canada's largest ski clubs.