Co-Founder of Bridge297 for Seniors,  a Canadian nonprofit organization dedicated to helping seniors, disabled people and caregivers living in Canada. 

Dennis has a broad background in Information Technology from his time living in California through to his retirement in Alberta.  His roles included data center management, developer (Inventory Control Systems) as well as consulting stints, in New Jersey, New York,  Caracas Venezuela and Germany.  

His current focus has been working with a small team to establish “Bridge297 for Seniors”, a Canadian Non Profit organization focusing on providing timely information to seniors and others regarding options for Aging-in-Place. With help from Google for Nonprofits and Google for Startups, Bridge297 plans to extend cloud based AI assisted information services to all parts of Canada.

As an advocate for change, Allan Mathison is working to raise awareness and promote positive changes in the way we support individuals dealing with dementia and Alzheimer's. He believes that by fostering a more inclusive and compassionate society, we can create a better quality of life for all. 

Allan was born in Calgary in 1952.  After attending school in Calgary he migrated North to St. Albert in 1982 where he and his wife Joanne raised 2 boys. The boys are now grown with families of their own. Joanne and Allan now have 4 grandchildren. 

Allan gained a great deal of business experience working in the wholesale food industry.  When the time was right Allan moved into a career with a large sports retailer. While at this job Allan was helping runners prepare themselves to run long distances.  It was at this time that Allan and Joanne along with others prepared for a marathon of their own.  After a significant training period they entered and successfully completed the Edmonton and Vancouver marathons together with their friends. 

Allan is a respected family man, dedicated community volunteer and passionate advocate for improving the way we support seniors and individuals affected by dementia and Alzheimer's disease.

Nicholas is a Northern Alberta Institute of Technology graduate with a diploma in Visual Communications. Over the last 2 years, Nicholas was instrumental in creating graphics and building the Bridge297 for Seniors website.

Although young, Nicholas has gained a significant appreciation for Seniors attempting to Age-in-Place through supporting his grandparents through difficult times and volunteering within his community.

Additionally, Nicholas is a leader on the GDG-St Albert planning team. and a key member of the Bridge297 Team.

Dave's extensive business experience dates back to the 1980's. Approximately 30 years ago Dave sold his first business venture, Rocky Mountain Technologies. Along with raising a family and maintaining a full time job, he also managed to invest in rental properties. He still performs the majority of maintenance on his properties and now that he's retired, he has more time for hunting and fishing with his friends.

Always playing a significant management role, Pat’s achievements over the years were numerous, dating back to the original R. Angus Computer Services in the mid to late 1970's and followed on playing a major role in the sale of the company to ACT Computer Services a New York based Information Technology company and the subsequent purchase by Pat and several other senior managers. Eventually Pat handled the wind down of ACT Computer Services before moving on to what most people would consider another full career in property management. including his work to develop successors in the Property Management and Operations team. His studious planning and superior work habits have contributed to every company he worked for.  Pat and his wife Carol still live here in St. Albert and both enjoy watching their kids and grand-kids play hockey and soccer. 

We are  definitely fortunate to be able to call on Pat for advice as we move our start-up along.