idea of where David came from and his background. I present that this morning
David Berner
Born November 18, 1942 Ottawa, Ontario.
Raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba
Community development, social worker, advertising, broadcaster, actor, writer, communications teacher & consultant
January 1967 – November 1976
Founder & Executive Director of The X-Kalay Foundation Society, a residential treatment centre for alcoholics, drug addicts and ex-convicts. An abstinence program, begun in Vancouver with 3 men and $130. Within 4 years, 125 people in residence, a Shell Gas Station, a beauty parlour, a specialties advertising company, a restaurant and a hotel and restaurant on Salt Spring Island, all run by resident clients in recovery. In 1971, the entire program was duplicated in Winnipeg and continues to this day. $2M national budget in 1970 dollars.
Responsibilities included program management; property, housing, materials and supplies; individual & group therapy; financial management; fund-raising from 3 levels of government, the private sector, charities, individuals and foundations; liaison with Board of Directors, social agencies, courts, Parole & Probations, prisons and local communities.
Hundreds of lives saved, millions of dollars saved, lasting impact of methodology on like-minded institutions.
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January 1977 – Present
Langara College - Community Liaison
CKNW Vancouver Radio - Writer, Producer, Host
CBC-TV, Vancouver & Edmonton - Writer, Producer, Host
CJOH-TV, Ottawa - Writer, Producer, Host
ACCESS ALBERTA TV, Edmonton - Writer, Producer, Host
CJOR Vancouver Radio - Writer, Producer, Host
CJCA Edmonton Radio -Writer, Producer, Host
David Berner Productions Ltd.
Full Service advertising, marketing and public relations agency with billings from zero to over $1 Million in less than 3 years. Clients included retail, institutional, media, and non-profit and exposures were in print, TV, radio, poster, direct mail, promotions and events.
Actor, Producer, Director
Stage, Screen, Radio & Television Over 50 credits from Shakespeare to David Mamet
