We’re clinicians, researchers, and educators.

Who We Are.

Blueprint is a non-profit education and training organization focused on men’s health and well-being, and the impact of men in their communities.

Our mission is to provide men with a blueprint to be better fathers, partners and citizens.

All Blueprint programs are informed by peer-reviewed research—we collaborate with our partners and clients to understand the experience of men and men’s impact on families, communities, and society.

Blueprint research and programs are supported by our partners the Canadian Men’s Health Foundation, the University of British Columbia, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, and the VGH+UBC Hospital Foundation.

Our Staff Team.

David Kuhl

M.D., PhD. • CEO and Co-Founder

Duncan Shields

PhD., RPsych • EVP and Co-Founder

Nicky Dhaliwal

BA, MMgmt • VP Operations

Aynsley Wong

BA • Manager, Research & Operations

Colin Stein

BA • Director of Engagement

Paul Nakhla

BSc • Research Assistant

Our Clinicians and Facilitators.

Kev Kokoska RCC
Kev is a Registered Clinical Counsellor with the BC Association of Clinical Counsellors (BCACC), providing individual psychotherapy for adults and clinical supervision for practicing therapists. His focus is on relational, emotion-focused, and experiential therapy, and works in public health on a variety of mental health research, advocacy, teaching, and mixed media content creation.

David Kuhl M.D., PhD.
In addition to serving as CEO and co-founder of Blueprint, David is a Professor, UBC Faculty of Medicine and a renowned clinician, researcher, author, and speaker on men’s health and well-being. David previously led the palliative care unit at St. Paul’s Hospital and the Providence Health Centre For Practitioner Renewal, and co-founded the Veterans Transition Program (now known as the Veterans Transition Network).

Kevin Lutz PhD., RPsych
Kevin is a registered psychologist in BC and Alberta, and has over 20 years of clinical experience in areas ranging from addictions to forensic psychiatric populations to general mental health. Since 2014, Kevin has focused his practice toward individual trauma treatment and the facilitation of educational and treatment group programs for trauma and PTSD clinically, and has focused much of his practice towards work with military and first responder populations. 

Alejandro Zuluaga HBSc Psychology
Alejandro brings 12 years of experience designing and facilitating group workshops and training content, specifically in his work with men on emotional literacy, embracing vulnerability, and re-imagining masculinity. Over the course of a decade of working in mental health and addictions, Alejandro has focused on training and coaching teams of staff and volunteers, and has designed and managed digital communities and platforms in his communities of practice.

Duncan Shields PhD., RPsych
In addition to serving as EVP and co-founder of Blueprint, Duncan is an Adjunct Professor, UBC Faculty of Medicine, and an internationally regarded trauma therapist with military veteran and first responder cultures. He was won awards for his work from Wounded Warriors Canada, the Canadian Counselling & Psychotherapy Association, and the BC Professional Fire Fighters Association.

Blueprint Advisors.

Gary Barker
Equimundo

Sarah Bevan
UBS Bank (Canada)

Nicola Brailsford
Leon Judah Blackmore Foundation

Blye Frank
Dean Emeritus & Professor, Faculty of Education, University of British Columbia

John Furlong
past Chair, Vancouver Olympic Organizing Committee

Larry Goldenberg
Canadian Men’s Health Foundation

Raghwa Gopal
MSM

John Izzo
Blueprint Founder Emeritus

Lyall Knott
Clark Wilson LLP

Paul Lacerte
Moosehide Campaign

The Honourable Lois Mitchell
past Lieutenant Governor, Province of Alberta

Mohammad Mohseni
Mohammad H. Mohseni Charitable Foundation

Soussan Mohseni
Mohammad H. Mohseni Charitable Foundation

Daniel Muzyka
past Chair, UBC Sauder School of Business

Louise Nasmith
past Associate Provost Health, UBC

Jim O’Hara
co-founder, VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation Art Program