Team

STAFF TEAM:

Our staff team is comprised of experienced research, clinical practice, and non-profit organization leaders.

David Kuhl, M.D., PhD. CEO and Co-Founder

Wholeness: In speaking our truth through stories, we experience healing and wholeness.

Duncan Shields, PhD., RPsych. EVP and Co-Founder

Community: Healthy communities need healthy men. Through dialogue, we create shared understanding and deeper connection for individuals and communities to thrive.

Nicky Dhaliwal, MM. VP Operations

Acceptance: we come into this work with authenticity, willing to acknowledge and accept the invitation and challenge to be different. To be more.

Aynsley Wong, BA. Manager, Research and Operations

Authenticity: Living with integrity allows for truth in ourselves and our relationships with others.

Colin Stein, BA. Director of Engagement

Vulnerability: Trusting in the vision and the process, and opening your heart and mind to others.

Paul Nakhla, BSc Research Assistant

Honesty: Shared honesty enables us to form meaningful connections with one another, leading to more fulfilling lives and a deeper appreciation of our shared humanity.

OUR SUPPORTERS:

Mohammad Mohseni

Mohammad H. Mohseni Charitable Foundation

Dr. Kuhl and his team have created a unique combination of credible applied research and experience addressing some of the most distressing life experiences faced by men. By sharing this knowledge with men, we believe they have the potential to improve the health of families and society worldwide.

Nicola Brailsford

Leon Judah Blackmore Foundation

Leon believed in assisting individuals who struggled on a daily basis to overcome life’s challenges knowing that by helping one, he’d be ultimately helping many. He was a warrior for justice; he would move mountains to assist anyone who needed a hand. His legacy lives on through Blueprint: for the well-being of men and the communities they touch.

The Honourable Lois Mitchell

OUR ADVISORS:

Gary Barker	Equimundo
Sarah Bevan	UBS Bank (Canada)
Nicola Brailsford	Leon Judah Blackmore Foundation
John Furlong	past Chair of 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
Dr. Louise Nasmith	past Associate Provost Health, UBC
Jim O'Hara	co-founder, VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation Art Program

“The idea of an applied research system thinking about men’s health and wellbeing is a rarity. Blueprint is providing thought leadership about how you engage men in pro-social masculinity and actionable tools others can use.”

- Gary Barker, Equimundo

“Blueprint is bringing a good model – men and women sitting in circle together.”

- Paul Lacerte, Moosehide Campaign

OUR PARTNERS:

Thank you to our partners for collaborating with us on research and knowledge mobilization initiatives in support of men’s well-being and healthier communities.