President (2007-2008)

Ben Jenkins - National and East Coast

BEN JENKINS served as a Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer for 25 years, working in the drug enforcement field as an undercover agent, and later a drug specialist responsible for the Ontario Drug Awareness Program. In 1991 he formed his own company, Drug Awareness Strategies, specializing in workplace substance abuse issues, delivering comprehensive training and awareness programs to employers. Ben currently operates Jenkins Groups, which specializes in issues of corporate security and is a member of the International Task Force on Strategic Drug Planning and a Director on the Board of the Drug Prevention Network of the Americas.

Vice Presidents

Gwen Landolt - Central Ontario

GWENDOLYN LANDOLT graduated from the Faculty of Law, University of British Columbia, and was called to the BC Bar. She has had an extensive legal career in private practice, as a Crown prosecutor and as a lawyer with the federal government. She is National Vice President of REAL Women of Canada, a 55,000 member national women's organization which was founded in 1983.

Chuck Doucette - West Coast

CHUCK DOUCETTE retired in July 2007 after serving over 35 years with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Over 30 of those years were spent in various aspects of Drug Enforcement in and around Vancouver, B.C.. Chuck's last 12 years in the RCMP were spent in the Drug Awareness service, first as the Provincial Coordinator for B.C., then as the Pacific Region Coordinator (B.C. AND Yukon). His experience includes giving presentations at public meetings, conferences and RCMP training dealing with drug investigations, awareness and prevention. He has attended a number of international conferences dealing with drug prevention and has visited England, Sweden, Germany and Argentina and The Netherlands to examine their drug policies. In the past, Chuck was on the board for the Pacifica Treatment Center in Vancouver for six years and is a co-founder of the Addictive Drug Enforcement Council. He is currently on the boards of the Dare B.C. Society and the Drug Prevention Network of Canada as well as a member of the International Task Force for Strategic Drug Policy.

Treasurer

Andy Bigras - Quebec

ANDY BIGRAS over the past 15 years Andy has been studying and researching Harm Reduction programs and is recognized as an authority on national drug issues. Andy also has over 12 years of volunteer hands on experience working with the poor, homeless and addicts of the inner city. Andy believes the Principles of the Drug Prevention Network will be the benchmark for future directions in Canada.

Secretary

Randy White Founding President of DNPC (2005-2007)

RANDY WHITE has actively persued a National Drug Strategy that works at the street level for 10 years. He has travelled throughout Europe, USA and Canada seeking positive solutions to the complex problem. Randy was Vice chairman of the Canadian Parliamentary Committee studying the non medical use of drugs and is a member of the International Task force on Strategic Drug Planning.



Al Arsenault - West Coast

AL ARSENAULT is the President of Odd Squad Productions Society which makes educational videos for youth about drugs and he is a 27-year veteran with the Vancouver Police Department. Al recently retired from V.P.D. in May 2006 having walked the beat in Vancouver's notoriously drug-infested Downtown Eastside for many years. Al possesses a B.Sc. Degree in Geography and Geology from McMaster University (1977) and a B.Ed. Degree in Geography and Physical Education from Queen's University (1978). He is also a member of the International Task Force on Strategic Drug Policy

Jeanette Hay - Ontario

JEANNETTE HAY, CCDC (Certified Chemical Dependency Councilor) has been involved in the anti-drug field at both local grass roots and at international levels with successful drug awareness and prevention campaigns including, detoxification, rehabilitation and drug education for more than 22 years. As a previous addict and graduate of the Narconon program and later as an anti-drug advocate she has a unique understanding of both sides of the illegal drug issue.



Dr. Doug Coleman - British Columbia

DR. COLEMAN has many years experience in addiction medicine and currently runs a successful practice in Vancouver. He has been consulting governments, police, and organizations in other countries on the solutions to drug addiction. Dr. Coleman's opinions are well researched, based on experience and very well received both Nationally and Internationally.

Dr. Pierre Labonté - Quebec

DR. PIERRE LABONTÉ has been a General Practitioner since 1979, and has been involved in drug education, prevention, detoxification or rehabilitation, environmental and human toxicology. Dr. Labonté has always advocated a drug-free approach to rehabilitation and currently acts as the medical advisor for the Narconon program in the Province of Quebec where he has served for the past five years.

Dr. Donald Hedges - British Columbia

DR. DONALD G. HEDGES has a medical practice in New Westminster, B.C. He is licensed by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia. Donald completed his medical degree at the University of British Columbia in 1983, followed by a one-year rotating internship at The Ottawa Civic Hospital. From 1984 to 1988, in addition to practicing Medicine, he served as an Assistant Professor of Kinesiology at Simon Fraser University, lecturing in sports medicine, anatomy, physiology, and environmental and occupational medicine. Since 1990 Donald has been devoted to addiction medicine, including comprehensive assessments, the planning and implementation of treatment protocols and the provision of ongoing care and monitoring. Donald has been recognized as an expert witness in addiction medicine by the Supreme Court of British Columbia, by the Human Rights Tribunal and in labour relations hearings. Donald is also the co-founder and moderator of British Columbia's first Caduceus group (an aftercare and accountability group for health professionals in recovery).



Calvina L. Fay - Drug Free America (DFA)

Calvina Fay is the Executive Director of Drug Free America Foundation and Save Our Society From Drugs (S.O.S.). Drug Free America Foundation provides education to the public about the dangers of drugs of abuse and efforts of drug pushers to legalize drugs. S.O.S. conducts political activities to combat drug legalization efforts. Proffessor Fay is also the Director of the International Scientific and Medical Forum on Drug Abuse, a brain-trust of the world's leading physicians and scientific scholars dedicated to advancing research of drug use and drug abuse. Professor Fay is the former Executive Director of the Drug Free Business Alliance (DBA), a Houston-based nonprofit coalition of member businesses involved in attacking the drug problem in the workplaces of the Texas Gulf Coast area. DBA has served as a model program for other U.S. cities and in several other countries.

Professor Fay has been an outspoken advocate against the legalization of drugs for over 20 years. She was a founding board member of S.O.S. and she is the former president of Drug Watch International, a network engaged in combating the drug legalization movement globally. Professor Fay has served as an advisor to the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy as well as several political leaders, including President Bush, on drug policy issues.

Professor Fay has over 25 years of experience in the drug prevention field and is considered a pioneering expert on workplace drug abuse prevention programs. She has authored several books, including The Supervisor's Handbook For Preventing Drug Abuse in The Workplace and Starting a Drug Free Business Initiative, as well as numerous newsletters and publications in the field that have been published at regional and national levels. She was the managing editor and a co-author of A Report on Employer Attitudes and the Impact of Drug Control Strategies on Workplace Productivity. She also served as the managing editor of a monograph titled Drug Abuse in the Decade of the Brain.




A. Each member is an equal participant on the Canadian National Board dedicated and subscribing to the following principles:

1. To promote a healthy lifestyle-free of drugs.

2. To advocate no use of illegal drugs and no abuse of legal drugs, including alcohol, tobacco and solvents.

3. To oppose legalization of drugs.

4. To support the United Nations Conventions and Treaties concerning drugs and psychotropic substances.

5. To participate with and support the DPNA (Drug Prevention Network of the Americas).

B. Each Board member shall support demand reduction principles and foster communication and cooperation among NGO's who are working to stem illicit drug use in and around the world.

C. Each Board member shall foster citizen involvement and community cooperation to address the drug problem at the local level.

D. Each Board member shall encourage conferences and initiatives focusing on drug prevention education, the establishment of drug prevention networks and community anti drug coalitions, and the promotion of positive, healthy, drug-free norms and attitudes in society.