Ken has extensive experience managing member service organizations and serving as a Board member with labor affiliations for numerous organizations. He has worked as the elected Union Officer positions and, since 1979, has worked as a full-time Union Representative for the Teamsters. Additionally, he has worked as the National Advisor for Teamsters Canada President and has been dedicated to promoting Health & Safety programs along with Employee Assistance Programs on the two North American Railways-C.P. & C.N. Railroads and is the Co-Chair of a National Health & Safety Policy Committee on C.P. Rail.   

Ken has served as the Co-Chair of an internal National Employee Assistance & Family Program (EFAP) on C.N. Rail across Canada. And he served the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees as the International Vice Presid ent.

Furthermore, his labor experience consists of:

▪ Currently, serving as a Labor leader of the Union Savings Program in Canada consisting of  leading the organization’s Chairman of the Board, and  previously as Vice President.

▪ For over 11 years, Ken served as a Board of Director for the Employee Assistance Society of North America (EASNA); responsible for the governance, guidance for specific working committees, and management of the annual North American Conference in the field of Employee Assistance.

▪ Ken is presently serving as a Board of Director for the Tamarack Recovery Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba where he is responsible for the governance, staffing and operations of the recovery center that provided substance abuse rehabilitation to women and men.

▪He has fulfilled the role of National Advisor and Lobbyist for Teamsters Canada, providing leadership and information for Canadian trade unions on family support, health and safety, trending issues and news, and more.