David Peck

David Peck

For other people named David Peck, see David Peck (disambiguation).

David Peck is a Canadian international development consultant, public speaker and writer, who is active in the academic, entertainment, and international development sectors. He is the Founder of SoChange, a regular contributor to Rabble.ca,^[1] and a lecturer at Humber College in Hamilton, Ontario.^[2] He has achieved an MA in Philosophy from the University of Guelph^[3] in 2004.

He currently manages SoChange,^[4] a social enterprise which works alongside members of the non-governmental community in areas such as fundraising, advocacy, and donor relations. In addition to working to raise the capacity of organizations such as Make Poverty History and Asian Outreach, SoChange has spearheaded events such as "Why Everything Must Change", which brought together prominent social justice advocates in a conference setting,^[5] and the Mosquitoes Suck Tour, which collaborates with UNICEF and aligns with the Canadian initiative "Spread the Net" managed by Plan Canada to raise funds and awareness for malaria alleviation efforts in Africa.

In 2007, David Peck was also a co-producer with GAPC Entertainment of the 2006 children's educational TVO Kids show Spellz, broadcast on TVO Kids.^[6]

David Peck founded the Mosquitoes Suck Tour in 2008 with fellow comedian Matthew DiSero where they developed an entertaining performance show which aims to captivate school-age audiences.^[7] The following year, Peck was named a Global Hero by Verge Magazine. He was among 14 men and women who are contributing to make the world a better place.^[8]

As a consultant for Asian Outreach in Mongolia and Cambodia, David and his wife, Elizabeth Peck travel often to the region as advocates for Tabitha Cambodia.^[9] He is a regular contributor to an exclusive bi-weekly digital newsmagazine, Newsana+.^[10] Subscribers receive the latest on social change and entrepreneurial ideas that transforms the way we see the world. It will encourage subscribers to ask better questions and consider what's next. ^[11] He is also a writer and poet in topics of comedy, development, and ideas.^[12] Peck is also a writer, lecturer, and poet.

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