About the Odd Squad
Odd Squad Productions - Our History & Background

Odd Squad Productions is a non-profit society and charitable organization which was created in 1997 by seven Vancouver City Police officers.
OSP developed a unique approach to community policing, crime prevention, and public education that addresses some of the major social problems affecting our community. Odd Squad’s approach to tackling these issues is accomplished by using reality-based/documentary video imagery as an educational tool. Having a close connection to the streets of the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver (DTES) has given OSP access to the real life, and often tragic stories, that are at the core of the productions. OSP ascribes to the notion that "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure". The goal of OSP is to educate and inform ‘at-risk’ groups throughout our province on the dangers of substance abuse and other anti-social and criminal behavior.
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Mission
To educate the public about the devastating effects that high- risk behavior has on members of our community.
Today’s youth are faced with difficult choices, enormous peer pressure, and more readily available and potent mind-altering drugs, than at any other time in history.
Odd Squad creates high-quality, reality-based documentaries designed to give youth the knowledge to avoid the pitfalls of drug abuse and other life-altering anti-social and criminal behavior and to assist them in making rational choices about a wide range of social problems.
 
Staff
Chief Operating Officer
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Executive Producer/Producer
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Executive Producer/Producer
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Producer and Hockey Program Coordinator
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Sgt. Mark Steinkampf
Producer
presentation co-ordinator
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Norm Torp
Director of Photography
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Brian Shipper
Producer
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Det/Cst. Elvis Bellia
Team Member
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GVTAPS Police Service
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Michael George
Editing and Post-production
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Board of Directors
Executive Committee

Mark James, Interim President
President, Mark James Group

Bob Rolls, Immediate Past President
Deputy Chief Constable, VPD

David Kolb, Vice President
Sergeant, VPD

Nick Bedford, Treasurer
BC Technology Social Venture Partnership

Diana Zoppa, Secretary
President, Funraiser Events and Management

Radina Giustra, Member at Large
Founder, Kinder Dream Foundation

Rob Rothwell, Member at Large
Superintendent, VPD


Board Members

Jim Byrnes
Musician/Actor

Theresa Campbell
School District No. 36 (Surrey), Manager, Safe Schools

Dr. Stan deVlaming
Addictions Medicine Physician,
Dir. of DTES Community Health Clinics

Chris Gora
Entertainment Lawyer, BC Social Venture Partners

Paul Patterson
Director of Public Affairs and Marketing, VPD

Tom Stamatakis
President, Vancouver Police Union

Shirley Barnett
Community Director

Dale Pope
Lawyer

Shelley Sweeney

Insp. (Ret.) John McKay

 
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