Rick spent 28 years in the news business including News Director in major market television, and radio talk show host. Rick has chaired committees on ethics and freedom of information and privacy legislation, served on advisory panels to schools of journalism, and new media technology, served on several charitable foundations, and established one of the first major scholarships for First Nations journalism students. Rick has been building businesses in the technology sector for over 20 years and is a life long learner, earning his last postgraduate degree after the age of 50.