CD, MA
Vice President
Sergeant (retired) David MacLeod CD MA Served in the Canadian Armed Forces for 27 years and was medically released in 2010. He completed multiple overseas tours, including Cyprus, Bosnia, Kosovo, SW Asia, and Afghanistan. As a team member, he assisted in the control and closure of Canadian Aerospace during the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. While serving in the PPCLI and later in the Intelligence Branch, David earned a BA in political studies (U of Manitoba) and an MA in Human Security and Peacebuilding (Royal Roads University).
David’s research and writing revolve around veterans’ problem identification, underlying causes of failed transition, and educating the public on modern veteran issues. David has co-authored one text, co-edited a second, and is in the process of writing a third concerning the publics’ understanding of veterans, their spouses, and children.
David currently serves on the Veteran Ombudsman’s Advisory Council. He has presented at the House of Commons Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs, the Nova Scotia Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs, the Canadian Association of Research Ethics Boards (CAREB), the Canadian Institute of Military and Veteran Health Research (CIMVHR), and the Gregg Centre (UNB). He has published in the Journal of Conflict Studies and Esprit de corps. Recently, David has provided input into a provincial inquiry concerning a veteran and his family’s death.
David was pleased to assist in completing the Nova Scotia Disabled Persons Commission’s mandate: Nova Scotia now has appropriate accessibility legislation. He is a participant in Historica Canada’s The Memory Project and is routinely sought throughout Nova Scotia to speak on modern veteran issues. David has participated in several local and national veterans’ advocacy efforts.
David resides in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, with his wife and young family.
