Dr. John Rook (CNC ‘69) is serving as the CEO of The Salvation Army Community Services (Calgary), a social services agency with more than 240 employees operating The Salvation Army Centre of Hope and Booth Centre. John has earned degrees in Sacred Literature, Psychology, Divinity, and a Ph.D. from the Faculty of Theology in Biblical Studies at Oxford University. In June, 2007 he was appointed Chairperson of the National Council of Welfare in Ottawa by the Honourable Monte Solberg, Minister of Human Resources and Social Development. The National Council of Welfare (NCW) is an arm's length advisory body to the Minister of Human Resources and Social Development on matters of concern to low-income Canadians [www.ncwcnbes.net]. John also serves as Chair of the Board of Governors of the William and Catherine Booth College in Winnipeg, and holds an adjunct faculty appointment in the department of Social Work at the University of Calgary.