Alex Apostol

Title: Special Projects Consultant
Interesting Fact: Legend has it that Alex, wily and clever, crafted most of the jokes hidden in our curriculum.

Alex is a true Leaders Today success story. Now a full-time student of peace and conflict studies and special projects consultant to Leaders Today, as a young and brazen 14-year-old he walked defiantly out of his first day of leadership training, determined never to return. The next day, his parents dragged him back. He was irritated and annoyed, with arms folded, until a young and patient Leaders Today facilitator inspired him to stay on to the end of the Take Action! Academy.

Since then, Alex has taken part in nearly every Leaders Today program. Travelling extensively he has led international volunteer trips to Kenya, India and Mexico. From 2002-to 2004 he worked as the coordinator and lead facilitator for the Volunteer Now! program, a partnership between Leaders Today and school boards across Canada. Believing strongly in the power of humour to convey meaning to adults and youth alike, he has delivered speeches to tens of thousands of intent listeners and facilitated leadership training across North America, Europe, and on volunteer trips to Africa and Latin America. His work has been profiled by many local television and print media, including a youth leadership feature in Take More Action by Marc and Craig Kielburger. Throughout his high school career Alex received numerous academic awards and graduated with honours. For his dedication to youth development, Alex was awarded the TD Canada Trust Scholarship for Community Leadership, the Canada Millennium Scholarship, and the Canadian Merit Scholarship. In addition, he received awards from the Ontario Principal's Council and Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation.

Growing from a rebellious teenager into an acclaimed leadership educator and full scholarship student, he continues to harness his wit and charismatic charm to inspire others. Who would have guessed that a reluctant first step would have such a profound effect on his life? When not moving-and-shaking, Alex indulges as a writer, concertgoer, and expert dog-walker.