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Leadership Team

Teen Challenge Canada

Glen Smeltzer

Chief Executive Officer

Glen joined Teen Challenge Canada in 2006 as the Chief Financial Officer, with a background in management and finance, and became part of the leadership team that guided the organization through a period of consolidation and then expansion. Glen assumed the CEO position in 2018.

As CEO, Glen embraces the servant leadership model, and leads a team of committed and experienced individuals who are responsible for all aspects of program delivery, fundraising, and corporate services. He and his wife Judi live in London. They are active members of their local church, and have also held many volunteer positions over the years.

Glen holds an Engineering degree, as well and an MBA from the Ivey School of Business.

Don Trepanier

Chief Program Officer

Don Trepanier brings over 25 years of knowledge, skills and experience in various aspects of the construction industry, ranging from project management, general contracting and management, to 2D & 3D AutoCad design, in both the residential and the commercial fields.

Don is also an award-winning furniture maker and designer, and recipient of the Silver Medal Award at Sheridan College Institute of Technology, Oakville, Ontario.

Don's portfolio includes property management and program standards. He is a certified Health and Safety Representative as well as a certified Appraiser. Don and his wife live southwest of London, Ontario. He was named the Chief Program Officer in July, 2013