He has been an advisor to organizations including the psychiatric department of the University of Alberta, he was founding chair of the Lieutenant Governor's Circle on Mental Health and Addictions, and created the Chimo Project providing animal-assisted therapy for people with mental illness.
他曾担任阿尔伯塔大学精神病学系等组织的顾问，是副州长心理健康和成瘾圈的创始人，并创建了为精神疾病患者提供动物辅助治疗的Chimo项目。