Vaden Earle - CEO / Co - Founder
Hometown - Griquet, NL
BIO - Vaden Earle is the Founder and CEO of Absolute Leadership Development Inc. Vaden is an author (One: a Face Behind the Numbers), a motivational speaker, and soon-to-be famous hockey player. As our CEO, Vaden inspires us to continually push the vision of Absolute forward into new territory. Vaden believes in the potential of this generation and speaks throughout Canada and internationally on social justice and the power to change lives. Vaden was born and raised in the thriving metropolis of Griquet, Newfoundland, and now lives in Hamilton, Ontario with his wife, Christal. Vaden has frequently given keynote addresses to corporate and student events. Go to our keynote speakers page for more details on booking Vaden for your event.
Christal Earle - Director of Public Affairs / Co - Founder
Hometown - Prince Albert, SK
BIO - Christal Earle is the Co-founder of Absolute, as well as the Director of Public Affairs. Christal loves traveling to new places and meeting new people, loud parties, great accessories, and seeing lives changed! Christal travels across Canada and internationally speaking the message that each life is worth living to both corporate and youth audiences. She also facilitates the training of road teams, students, and works with Hero Holiday. Christal is married to Vaden, who thinks she is incredibly cute (mostly because she always laughs at his jokes). Go to our keynote speakers page for details on booking Christal for your event.
Charles Roberts - Director of Hero Holiday
Hometown - Gaspé, QC
BIO - Charles Roberts is the Hero Holiday Director. Charles has 7 years experience in youth leadership and international team development. Charles is married to Tricia, God’s grace on his life, and together they have 3 boys: Gabriel, Micah, and Isaac. The Roberts Clan currently lives in a fifth wheel trailer between Mexico and Canada, and we have heard of numerous reported Wal-mart parking lot sightings of their home. Charles is into dirt biking, starting fires with questionable items,and long walks on the beach/around the parking lot.
Ryan Wood - Chief Operating Officer
Hometown - Saskatoon, SK
BIO - Ryan Wood is our Chief Operating Officer– He is known as the brain of Absolute. Ryan has spoken to thousands of high school students across Canada, given leadership to our road teams since 2004 and along with his wife, Michelle, he is now based in Hamilton, Ontario. Ryan is known for 3 huge obsessions: his wife, his hang-gliding career (ask him how his last landing of 2007 went!), and raw fish with scandalous amounts of wasabi…
Bill Rawlins - Senior Consultant
Hometown - Parksville, BC
BIO - Bill Rawlins is our Senior Consultant. Bill is the former principal of Ballenas Secondary School in Parksville, British Columbia. After booking Absolute at his school and joining us on Hero Holiday, he became passionate about the vision of Absolute, and upon retirement, joined Absolute in September 2006 (and is still trying to recover)! Bill brings his skill to many areas of our organization, and helps to make us look good. We love his gray hair…and we think he is hot.
Michelle Wood - School Bookings Manager
Hometown - Prince Albert, SK
BIO - Michelle Wood is our School Bookings Manager. Together with her husband, Ryan, she has traveled extensively across Canada leading our teams and speaking the message of value and purpose to this generation. Michelle and Ryan are new parents to Amelia, and experts in quick diaper changes on no sleep!
Diane Ciarallo - Executive Assistant
Hometown - Toronto, ON
BIO - Diane Ciarallo is the assistant to our CEO, whom she says is way too demanding. Diane has been with Absolute since September 2003, and is still in love with us! Diane is a proud Italian and loves dancing, jewelery that Christal brings back to her from her trips, and most of all: high heels.
Becky Roberts - Director of Operations - Mexico
Hometown - Gaspé, QC
BIO - Becky Roberts is Director of Hero Holiday in Mexico. Becky has been with Absolute since October 2006 and we hired her for her brains, her wit, and her crazy Mexican driving skills! Well, that and the fact that she is more than qualified to host teams and provide strong leadership for our students while they are in Mexico.
Ashley Smart - Media / Marketing Department
Hometown - Shelbrook, SK
BIO - Ashley Smart is Absolute’s Media/Marketing consultant. This is a fancy title that means he is really smart and reads all the fine print that no one else wants to. Ashley is one of the original members of the Absolute team, and has invested many years into this generation in Canada through countless road trips, high school assemblies, and bad cups of gas station coffee. Ashley is married to Erin, and they live in Kingston, the original capital of Canada (in case you were unaware).
Nettie Brown - Hero Holiday / SOL Administrator
Hometown: Cayuga, ON
BIO - Nettie Brown is one of our Hero Holiday Administrators. Nettie processes applications, works with our teams and students, as well as gives leadership during our Hero Holidays throughout the year. Nettie is known for her kindness, her charming personality, and great jeans. Before working with Absolute, she was training for the Olympics in couples bowling with her husband, Cole. (They have since given up that pursuit to join Absolute).
Kent Fearon - Road Team Manager
Hometown: Auckland, NZ
BIO - Kent Fearon, originally from Auckland, New Zealand, gives leadership to one of our road teams. Kent is also our unofficial camera dude, and all-around great guy. Kent first met Absolute in Denmark, where he was their road manager for a one month tour. After subsequent therapy and emotional healing, he made the brave decision to leave behind his possum extermination business and come to Canada for a while. Much to his surprise, he has found that we are all quite friendly people! Kent is 22, and trying to get used to snow…
Meagan Peters - Road Team Manager
Hometown: St Catharines, ON
BIO - Meagan Peters, along with her brand-new husband, JP, gives leadership to one of our road teams. Meagan speaks in high schools, works with our students, and makes sure that people are fed on the tour bus. Meagan is originally from St. Catharines, Ontario, where she was involved in the local basket weaving society. She loves her husband, her new apartment, and big, fluffy blankets!
Jonathon Peters - Road Team Manager
Hometown: Winnipeg, MB
BIO - Jonathan Peters (aka JP),is originally from the mountainous prairie city, Winnipeg, MB. JP has many interests, including driving the bus, playing the drums, leading high school assembly teams, and family vacations in RV’s. JP is also the uncontested Scrabble Champion on the tour bus (the competition is really fierce).
Derek Boyce - Hero Holiday Administrator
Hometown: Brandon, MB
BIO - Derek Boyce is a Hero Holiday Administrator. Derek is originally from Brandon, Manitoba, where he lives with his wife, Becky. Derek is a computer genius, a hockey fan, and a lawn bowler. In a former life, Derek was a UFC contender, but due to an unnamed injury, he has decided to pursue his fame and fortune with Absolute instead.
Support Staff
Cindy Stover - Research and Development / Student Relations
Hometown - Powassan, ON
BIO - Cindy Stover works in the area of research and development, and also manages our Student Relations department. She is originally from the metropolis of Powassan, Ontario, and now calls Hamilton home. Cindy is world-famous for her die-hard allegiance to the Eighties, and inspired the blue eye shadow revival that is currently taking the world by storm. Her favorite color is ’sparkle’…
Erica Pequegnat - Chat Line Coordinator
Hometown: Newmarket, ON
BIO - Erica Pequegnat is our Chat Line Coordinator. Erica is from Newmarket, Ontario, and loves working with our volunteer staff who help to facilitate our student services on our website. Erica is into Facebook, shopping, traveling, and kick-boxing. She has recently released a published article, “How to survive a near-death experience on a tuk-tuk”, and it will be out in news stands very soon.
Cole Brown - Construction Manager
Hometown: York, ON
BIO - Cole Brown manages our construction work sites both in Canada and on our Hero Holiday projects in Dominican Republic and Mexico. Translation: he does twice as much physical labor as the rest of us, but he gets a really good tan, so we’ll consider it even. Cole and his wife Nettie live in Hamilton, Ontario, and they are the uncontested champions of the best-dressed award in our organization. Cole was in a bowling league when he was younger, and always tries to show off at staff parties.
Nicole Dufault - Hero Holiday Medical Co-ordinator
Hometown: Ignace, ON
BIO - Nicole Dufault is our official Hero Holiday Nurse and heads up our medical arm of all Hero Holiday opportunities. Nicole, aka, “Nurse Bootie” is into sunscreen, Latin dancing, giving anti-parasite treatments, and mouth to mouth resuscitation. She used to live in Sioux Lookout, Ontario, but has recently moved to Hamilton, Ontario for better air quality!
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