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Ward Clapham

Internationally recognized as an innovative leader and compelling visionary, Ward Clapham, Superintendent (Rtd), is a 28-year veteran of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. During his tenure with the RCMP, he led the third largest detachment in Canada, located in Richmond, B.C., a diverse multicultural community within the Vancouver metro area. He instituted a Positive Ticket campaign in Richmond, in which police rewarded youth for practicing safety and good behavior. This campaign has been replicated in numerous sites internationally. He recently published Breaking With the Law, outlining how communities can utilize the power of Positive Tickets to help change the nature of youth/adult interactions. His “breaking with tradition” style has led him to become known as “one of the greatest leaders you’ve never met.” (Captain D. Michael Abrashoff)

Most Requested Topics:

  • Breaking With the Law: Proactive Insights on Leadership
  • Get Your Leadership Together
  • Ending Crime
  • Catching Kids Doing Things Right: The Story of Positive Tickets
  • Pay Now or Pay Later!
  • Bravely Swim Upstream

Recent Engagements:

  • London, England—Keynote to “London First”—top 300 businesses in London and Deputy Mayor of London. Topic: “The End of Crime” (Positive Tickets) co-presented with Dr. Stephen R. Covey
  • British Columbia Crime Stoppers Annual Conference—Opening Keynote
  • The Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership—19th Annual International Conference
  • Campbell Soup CEO Leadership Conference—Keynote
  • 15th Annual Creating Safe Learning Environments in Ohio Schools— Keynote and workshop
  • Franklin Covey Executive Leadership Summit, Park City Utah—Keynote
  • Riverside County (California) Probation—Keynote and day-long workshop
  • National Association of Partners in Education
  • School, community, and youth keynotes throughout North America


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