About

PREVENT | EMPOWER | SUCCEED

What We Do

We focus on Drug & Gang prevention for youth. It is better to prevent than heal.

How We Do It

We empower youth to build positive lives through education, sport and volunteerism.

OUR CORE VALUES

Development Opportunity

Every youth deserves the chance to develop to their fullest potential in a supportive and encouraging environment.

Respect and Encouragement

Every youth deserves to be respected, inspired, guided and coached.

Social and Personal Responsibility

We support the development of social and personal responsibility skills for youth through sport and volunteering.

Community Inclusivity

We educate youth to be positive members of our community by instilling in them the value of teamwork and the principle that no one gets left behind.

EMPOWERING YOUTH THROUGH EDUCATION

We build skills, confidence and a sense of belonging through:

  • Judo Instruction and Fitness Training
  • Community Service
  • Duke of Edinburgh Program
  • Crafts and Woodworking
  • Outdoor Activities and Wilderness Trips
  • Coaching Development
  • Film Production Training
  • Educational Trips

REACHING THE GREATER COMMUNITY THROUGH EDUCATION

We extend our reach and impact through:

  • Documentaries
  • Online Educational Videos and YouTube Videos
  • Public Service Announcements
  • Presentations
  • Social Media Awareness Campaigns
  • Podcasts

Our History

Odd Squad Productions Society is a registered not-for-profit charitable organization, created in 1997 by seven Vancouver City Police Officers. Our goal is to empower youth to make positive life choices about drug use and criminal behaviour through educational material as well as documentaries.

The work of Odd Squad Productions developed on the streets of the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver by a group of beat police officers. These officers saw first hand the devastating consequences of substance abuse and brought reality-based education to the forefront of our productions. We aim to educate and encourage healthy and positive lifestyles for youth.

Odd Squad Productions Society:

  • EDUCATES youth on avoiding risky behaviour.
  • EMPOWERS them to make positive choices.
  • IMPACTS by encouraging long, healthy lives.

By delivering valuable and needed reality-based education on the consequences of engaging in risky behaviour to thousands of students, parents, teachers, and community groups in the Lower Mainland, throughout B.C., Alberta, and across Canada. Our structure is composed of numerous active and retired police members and a dedicated cohort of volunteers which keeps this not-for-profit charitable organization busy and productive.

Our Team

The members of Odd Squad’s Board of Directors are volunteers who are elected in accordance with the by-laws set out in its constitution. The Board of Directors consists of community members with a variety of knowledge and experience in finance, education, addiction medicine, finance, management, business administration, marketing, service, and policing.

OSP Members

Executive Director
Ret. Sgt. Mark Steinkampf

General Manager
Brian Shipper

Film Production
Ret. Sgt. Toby Hinton
Brian Shipper
Cst. Fred Oldendorf
Ret. Cst. Al Arsenault
Cst. Brendon Frick
Ret. Sgt. Mark Steinkampf
Sgt. David Steverding
Todd Craddock
Al Flett
S/Cst. Chin-I Hsiang
Danya Beaucage

Drug Education
Ret. Sgt. Mark Steinkampf
Sgt. David Steverding
Dr. Bill MacEwan
Doug Rogers

Peer-to-Peer Youth Mentoring
Sgt. David Steverding
Ret. Sgt. Mark Steinkampf

Gang Education
Ret. Cst. Doug Spencer
Cst. Jesse Carson
Det. Anisha Parhar
Sgt. Sandy Avelar

Odd Squad Juniors
Tobin Hinton Jr.
Darius Bezic
Daniel Li
Liwen Zhang
Saya Shipper
James Thom
Max Thom
Max Klymeko
Ivan Zamjitski
Romario Mejia Kasap
Diego Sverzut
Fernando Sverzut
Abdel Sayed Ahmed

Supporting Members
Ret. Sgt. Greg Myerhoff
Cst. Laura Shaw
Ret. Sgt. Al Kuniss
Det. Shawn Shipper
Cindy Xi

Physical Literacy
S/Cst. Chin-I Hsiang
Brian Shipper
Launa Hinton
S/Cst. Aidan Keyes
Abel Velasquez Kasap
Yuki Yokosawa
Cst. Sandra Garfalo
Friba Rezayee
Liwen Zhang
Megan Simmons
Nova Rotbart

Research Advisors
Dr. Kim Polowek
University of the Fraser Valley Criminology Department

Dr. Garth Davies
SFU School of Criminology

Legal Advisor
Supt. Jennifer Keyes

Music Composer
Tom Keenlyside
John Donnelly

Graphics
Viniel Kumar

Photographer
Ret. S/Sgt. Wayne Wilton
Julie Scott
Dina Bezic

Tech Support
S/Cst. Venoth Govinthasamy
Cst. Max Wiesinger

Admin
Jane Denizmen
Clare Del Rosario

Volunteer Coordinators
Brian Shipper
Cst. Brendon Frick
S/Cst. Chin-I Hsiang

Board of Directors

President
Bob Rich

Ret. Chief Abbotsford Police

Vice President
Dave Rebic

Railcraft Industries

Secretary
Supt. Jennifer Keyes

BC Police Academy Director

Treasurer
Richard Robins

Greenview Management

Members
John L. Daly

Retired Global News Reporter

Jim Byrnes

Musician/Actor/Radio Host

Howard Blank

Point Blank Entertainment

Sam Feldman

Dr. Bill MacEwan

Providence Healthcare

Anastase Maragos

Watson Goepel

Tom Stamatakis

President Canadian Police Association

Nicole Elzinga

Andersen LLP

Karen F W Liang

City of Vancouver, Legal Services

Advisory Board

Theresa Campbell

Safer Schools Together

Diana Zoppa

Zoppa Media Group

Former OSP Members

Insp. Dale Wiedman

Ret. Sgt. Dave Kolb

Sgt. Len Hollingsworth

Ret. Cst. Walter McKay