Beedie Luminaries Mentor Spotlight: David Burns

In the last few months, we have proudly featured many of our Beedie Luminaries. Side by side in their success are our wonderful mentors.

Meet mentor, David Burns who is an educational policy scholar at Kwantlen Polytechnic University and a Beedie Luminaries Selection Committee member.

Why did you decide to become a mentor with Beedie Luminaries?

I am on the Beedie Luminaries Selection Committee and was inspired by the applicants.

What was the best advice you were ever given by your mentor? 

Everyone needs a critical friend to ensure that you mean precisely what you say, and you say precisely what you mean.

What would you tell your 18 year-old self now?

No rush. Entering the workforce a couple of years early is immaterial in the long run.

What are you reading right now?

Erebus