Serving Durham Region
The Personal side of Al
- Married for 45 years to my best friend
- Father to two awesome sons and daughter-in-law
- Grandfather to two amazing grandsons
- Born in Glovertown Newfoundland as the ninth child to two
devoted parents
- Father was a fisherman off the coast of Newfoundland
- Moved to Ontario in 1982
- Loves humour, motorcycling, computer technology, and hockey
The Passionate side of Al
- I am passionate about life and being the best husband, father,
friend that I can be
- I am passionate about investing in the lives of others
- I am passionate about motorcycling and how to use that medium to
influence other motorcyclists
- I am passionate about inspiring others when given the
opportunity to speak or teach
The Professional side of Al
- Certified wedding officiant
- Educator for almost 40 years
- Eastern Ontario trainer and technical specialist for Celebrating
Life Ministries
- As a classroom teacher I taught math and computer programming to
secondary school students
- As a Department Head of Computer Technology I provided resources
and support to teachers within my department
- As network site administrator I maintained the technology
infrastructure within our school and provided technology support to
all classroom teachers
- As a school board technology facilitator I helped plan, support
and implement the integration of technology into the classrooms of
122 elementary and secondary schools
- Owned and managed Innovative Tutoring Agency for three years
- Teacher, committee(s) leader and deacon in my local church for
over 30 years
-
Life Celebration Specialist and member
of OAPWO (Ontario
Association of Professional Wedding Officiants)