Gareth SpanglettAfter a year as student president at the University of Toronto, Gareth began his career in youth enterprise and entrepreneurship development, both within Canada and internationally. He worked with the Canadian Youth Business Foundation, Communities in Schools, and the Organization of American States in Washington DC, in addition to several other non-governmental or non-profit organizations, to develop various programs and initiatives for youth. A career highlight was the founding of NetCorps, a "high-tech Peace Corps" model for young Canadians providing technical expertise overseas.For several years, Gareth also worked on elections and voter registrations in emerging democracies, such as Haiti, Afghanistan, Mozambique, Nigeria, and others, specializing in complex proposals for international donor agencies and technological developments impacting democratic processes. Gareth is a professional writer, having been published on such diverse topics as youth unemployment, Canada's legal system, Canada's role in the world, as well as in his role as lead author of the first edition of "A Leap of Faith."Gareth successfully combined this experience with his love of technology, leading to several major technology-driven projects in a variety of fields. Gareth is currently managing IT and operations in the Ottawa area, specializing in grid computing, machine learning and artificial intelligenceDavid NewingFollowing a successful 21-year career in the British Royal Navy, where he rose to the rank of Commander and received the NATO Certificate of Commendation, David was in 1982 appointed the International Secretary General of the Duke of Edinburgh's Award International Association.Throughout the 1980s he worked closely with His Royal Highness Prince Phillip the Duke of Edinburgh to develop the United Kingdom's largest and most successful national youth program into an international program covering over 50 nations. Upon conclusion of this appointment he was awarded the Lieutenant of the Victorian Order (LVO) for services to the Royal FamilyIn 1992 David's family relocated to Ottawa, Canada, where he has been successful in founding an array of innovative social enterprises, starting with the Canadian Youth Business Foundation, now still operating successfully under a new name: "Futurpreneur" (http: //www.futurpreneur.ca).In the aftermath of 9/11, and with the all too evident rise of inter-faith and inter-racial intolerance, he co-founded and pioneered a new civic education agency, Helping for a United Good (HUG), aimed at teaching young people and old alike about global citizenship and tinter-faith and inter-racial understanding and harmony. This he continues to chair under the new name, United Citizens Initiative (http: //www.unitedcitizens.ca).
