Bachelor of Military Arts and Science (with Distinction) – RMC
Master of Arts (History with Honours) – American Military University
Master of Defence Studies – RMC
Master of Military Art and Science – US Army Command and General Staff College
Master of Science (Adult Learning and Leadership) – Kansas State University
Tod retired from the Canadian Armed Forces after serving thirty-seven years as an infantry officer with Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry. His last position was commandant of the Canadian Forces College in Toronto, Ontario. He served overseas on multiple operational deployments in the former-Yugoslavia, Afghanistan, and the Republic of South Korea.
He is now a PhD candidate under the supervision of Dr Allan English. His dissertation will seek to examine the interactions between leadership of the Canadian Armed Forces and the Minister’s Monitoring Committee on Change as, together, they sought to implement the myriad recommendations resultant from the Somalia Affair. This will have implications on our understanding of the Canadian civil-military relationship, cultural transformation in large organizations, and change management – particularly as demonstrated by directed change by political authorities.
Selected Publications
- Crisis to Catalyst: The Strategic Effects of the Somali Affair on the Canadian Armed Forces, Centre for International and Defence Policy Occasional Paper Series 70 (Kingston, ON: CIDP), December 2024. //ٱ/ɷɷ/ھ/ܱDzھ/%2070%…
- From the Boers to the Taliban: How Canadian Attitudes Towards War Have Changed, JADEX Papers 3, (Ottawa, ON: National Defence), 2011.
- “Creating Combat Leaders in the Canadian Corps: The Experiences of Lieutenant-Colonel Agar Adamson” in Andrew Godfroy Editor, Great War Commands: Historical Perspective on Canadian Army Leadership, 1914-1918, (Kingston ON: Canadian Defence Academy Press) 2010. pp 201-238.
- “Leading from the Front: Lieutenant-Colonel Cameron “Cammie” Ware” in Colonel Bernd Horn Editor, Intrepid Warriors: Perspectives on Canadian Military Leaders, Toronto, ON: The Dundurn Group, 2007, pp. 199-221.
Professional Associations
- Member of the Military Writers Guild
- Member of the Royal Kingston United Services Institute
