He graduated from the University of Victoria with a Law degree in 1994 and was called to the B.C. Bar in May 1995. Born and raised in Vernon, he has been involved in numerous community organizations, having held such positions as President of the Downtown Vernon Association, President of the Literacy and Youth Initiatives Society of North Okanagan and Director of the Vernon Jubilee Hospital Foundation. He is a former director and Chair of the Legal Services Society of B.C. and currently the Chair of Community Living British Columbia.

Tom was elected MLA for Okanagan-Vernon in 2013 and re-elected in 2005. While in government, Tom served as Minister of Education, Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation, and Minister of Children and Family Development. As MLA, Tom became aware of the scope and importance of the work done at CMHA-Vernon and jumped at the opportunity to join the Board in 2014.

He worked for the firm for 37 years, spending the first 16 years as a liability actuary and the remainder of his career as a full-time investment consultant.

David was a frequent speaker at industry conferences, particularly on the management of financial risk for pension plans and endowments and has written regularly for a variety of industry publications.

Since retirement, David has served as a Trustee for the Long-Term Disability Trust of a major Canadian corporation. He has also served as a special advisor to the senior management of an Edinburgh-based investment fund manager. He serves in a similar advisory capacity to a Vancouver-based investment fund manager.

David is a Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries and holds a Bachelor of Mathematics (honours) degree from the University of Waterloo.

Previous board experience: Pharmasave drugstores, downtown Vernon association.  Born, raised and working in the same community, with in-depth experience in the strengths and weaknesses of its Health care network.

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