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Derek Alton

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This is a picture of Derek Alton from a retreat on reconciliation in 2016 held by 4R's Youth Movement at a YMCA Camp near Banff. Photo Credit: Fatin Chowdhury Derek Adam (Weber) Alton Born: October 29, 1988 London, Ontario

"Is more of a lover than a fighter but is also a fighter so look out" ~ from a Beer Commercial some where.

Derek Alton is an environmental and democracy activist, a community organizer and currently a public servant for the Government of Canada. His core passion is transforming the way Canada's democracies works to empower citizens and enable people to effectively create a more just society while tackling the great challenges of our time. Derek has a background in social innovation, human behaviour change and movement building.

Derek is an active writer. You can read many of his short thought pieces on his GCcollab Account.

Education:

Summary: Derek's research has focused on how individuals and societies transform their structures and behaviours.

  • University of Guelph: Undergraduate Degree in Political Science (2011)
    • THESIS: Leadership and Social Change - End of Apartheid and the Fall of the Soviet Union
    • MAJOR PAPER: Culture and Stability in Botswana
  • University of Guelph: Certificate in Leadership (2011)
  • University of Waterloo: Graduate Certificate in Social Innovation (2014)
  • University of Wilfrid Laurier: Master's in Community Psychology (2017)
    • THESIS: Enabling a Sense of Community
      • An examination into the regular behaviours that emerging adults use to deepen their close friendships (How do we bridge the intention-behaviour gap?)

Derek's CV