From soldier to humanitarian.
Twenty years on the frontline. Seventy plus countries. A security advisor who writes, an author who advises, an advocate who has lived inside the silence he asks others to break.
I work the line between security and care. As a Security Advisor with WUSC, I keep humanitarian teams safe in places where the rules change daily. As an author and advocate, I keep speaking about what most organizations would rather not name.
My background is military, then humanitarian. World Vision, IRC, CARE International, Food for the Hungry, and now WUSC. The work has taken me through Haiti, Nepal, Syria, South Sudan, Nigeria, Ghana, Mali, Kenya, Jordan, Iraq, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, and Peru, among many others.
I write and speak about military sexual trauma, male survivors, PTSD, BPD, and the systemic failures that keep people silent. I am direct about it because the people I write for do not have time for euphemism. Leaders inside humanitarian and veteran-serving organizations cannot fix what they will not name.
The mission is simple. Break down stigma. Save lives. Build a world where mental health is treated with the same urgency as physical health.
A career in three movements.
The shape of the work has changed. The intention has not. Each chapter informs the next.
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Soldier
Military service that shaped the discipline, the language, and the silence I would spend the next two decades learning how to break.
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Humanitarian operator
Twenty years across five major organizations. Security, logistics, and crisis response in environments where staff well-being is too often an afterthought.
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Advisor, author, advocate
Today: WUSC Security Advisor by day. Author and speaker on trauma-informed leadership the rest of the time. Same work, three surfaces.
Experience and training.
A short, honest list. Not a wall of logos.
Security Advisor, World University Service of Canada (WUSC)
World Vision · IRC · CARE International · Food for the Hungry
Harvard Humanitarian Response Intensive Course
20+ years across 70+ countries
Crisis management and operational safety
BPD, PTSD, veteran and humanitarian mental health
Selected countries of work.
Each context taught something different. Each one shaped how I think about safety, dignity, and what teams actually need from leadership.
- Haiti
- Nepal
- Syria
- South Sudan
- Nigeria
- Ghana
- Mali
- Kenya
- Jordan
- Iraq
- Lebanon
- Sri Lanka
- Vietnam
- Peru
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- 70+ countries in total
Plain commitments. Kept.
Trauma-informed is a discipline, not a style. These are the rules I work by.
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Tell the truth, including the inconvenient part
Stigma survives on euphemism. I name what is happening. Leaders can act on what they can name.
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Centre the survivor, not the system
Policies are written for organizations. People are the ones who get hurt. Both matter, in that order.
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Practical beats inspirational
If a talk does not change one decision on Monday, it was entertainment. I write and speak for the decision-makers.
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Mental health is operational
Duty of care is not HR’s job alone. It belongs in security planning, logistics, and the budget line. I help organizations get it there.
Need a speaker who has lived the brief?
Keynotes, leadership briefings, and trauma-informed workshops for humanitarian and veteran-serving organizations.
You do not have to do this alone.
Reach a trained counsellor by phone or text. These services are free, confidential, and available around the clock.
- Canada Suicide Prevention Service1-833-456-4566
- Crisis Text Line (Canada)Text HOME to 741741
- Veterans Crisis Line (Canada)1-800-268-7708
- International (IASP)Find a crisis centre →