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.
Today’s youth face difficult choices, enormous peer pressure, and more readily available and potent mind-altering drugs than at any other time in history. Furthermore, we aim to educate the public about the devastating effects that high-risk behaviour has on members of our community.
The work of Odd Squad Productions developed on the streets of the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver from the grassroots educational work of a group of beat police officers. The personal connections of the officers of Odd Squad with the devastating consequences of drug usage are at the forefront of our productions. By building on this unique relationship we aim to educate and encourage healthy and positive lifestyles for youth.
Odd Squad Productions Society delivers valuable and needed reality-based education on the consequences of engaging in risky behavior 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.
Executive Director
Sgt. Toby Hinton (Ret.)
Director of Business Operations
Gerry Zipursky
Film Production
Sgt. Toby Hinton (Ret.)
Brian Shipper
Cst. Fred Oldendorf
Cst. Al Arsenault (Ret.)
Cst. Brendon Frick
Sgt. Mark Steinkampf (Ret.)
Cst. David Steverding
Drug Education
Sgt. Mark Steinkampf (Ret.)
Cst. David Steverding
Jr. A Hockey Mentorship Program
Cst. Chris Graham (Ret.)
Cst. Brendon Frick
Cst. Doug Spencer (Ret.)
Peer-to-Peer Youth Mentoring
Cst. David Steverding
Sgt. Mark Steinkampf (Ret.)
Gang Education
Cst. Doug Spencer (Ret.)
Det. Anisha Parhar
Sgt. Sandy Avelar
Odd Squad Juniors
Tobin Hinton Jr.
Darius Bezic
Daniel Li
Liwen Zhang
Saya Shipper
Supporting Members
Sgt. Greg Myerhoff (Ret.)
Cst. Laura Shaw
Fitness/Police Judo Volunteer Coordinators
S/Cst. Chin-I Hsiang
Brian Shipper
Launa Hinton
Research Advisors
Dr. Kim Polowek
University of the Fraser Valley Criminology Department
Dr. Garth Davies
SFU School of Criminology
Legal Advisor
Sgt. Jennifer Keyes
Music Composer
Tom Keenlyside
John Donnelly
Graphics
Viniel Kumar
Photographer
S/Sgt. Wayne Wilton (Ret.)
Julie Scott
Dina Bezic
Tech Support
Venoth Govinthasamy
Max Wiesinger
Admin
Jane Denizmen
Volunteer Coordinators
Brian Shipper
Cst. Brendon Frick
S/Cst. Chin-I Hsiang
Cindy Morrison
Marcie Munro
Tara Dewingaerde
John Daly
President Ret. Global News Reporter – CKNW Radio Host – “On the Beat”
Diana Zoppa
Vice President Zoppa Media Group
Richard Robins
President, Greenview Management
Tammy Morrey
Secretary Child Protection Consultant, Ministry of Children and Family Development
Theresa Campbell
Safer Schools Together
Jim Byrnes
Musician/Actor/Radio Host
Tom Stamatakis
Canadian Police Association
Howard Blank
Point Blank Entertainment
Kris Pope
Vice President, Dexter Associates Reality
Sam Feldman
The Feldman Agency
Dr. Bill MacEwan
Providence Health Care
Insp. Dale Wiedman
Sgt. Dave Kolb (Ret.)
Sgt. Len Hollingsworth
Cst. Walter McKay (Ret.)