Doug is passionately married to his true love Danielle. They have 4 adult children and currently one daughter-in-law. Doug and Danielle have lived in Timmins since 1991, having come from Calgary, AB to Timmins for 2 years. Yup, they are one of those Timmins stories.

Doug was born and raised in Toronto and was raised by Christ-following parents. He made a decision to follow Christ when he was young. Doug became involved in church and served at a Christian camp, starting in his teens. He completed his training as a medical doctor in 1989 and moved to Calgary for his family practice residency. During his time in Calgary, he met, fell in love with and married Danielle. Shortly after their wedding they moved to Timmins as Doug had already established a connection with some Christian family doctors here.

Doug and Danielle have been involved in churches in Timmins since arriving here and have been attending First Baptist Church for some time. Doug has been in leadership at FBC since 2005.

Doug is passionate about Community Groups and mentoring younger men. He has been a Community Group leader and host since they were launched at FBC. In the summer he enjoys, golfing, biking, reading and his family cottage in Southern Ontario. Wintertime will find him cross country skiing as much as possible. Doug’s favourite sports teams are the Toronto Maple Leafs, Toronto Blue Jays, Toronto Raptors and the Duke Mens’ BBall team. He does not like writing about himself in the third person.