KYLE CHERITON
volunteering
Volunteering has become an increasingly important part of my life. After many years focused on building a career, I now have the time and opportunity to contribute in different ways—to help others, share what I’ve learned and support organizations doing meaningful work in the community.
What I’ve discovered is that volunteering gives back as much as it asks of me. It introduces me to people I might never otherwise meet, gives me a greater appreciation for the experiences of others, and reminds me how much small acts of kindness can matter. Whether I’m helping someone directly or contributing behind the scenes, there is a sense of purpose that comes from knowing my time and experience can make someone else’s day, or perhaps their journey, a little easier.
At this stage of my life, success is less about what I accomplish for myself and more about how I can continue to be useful, connected and make a positive difference in the lives of others.
Vancouver Cycling Without Age
Volunteer Pilot
​Board Director
Aging and limited mobility can lead to social isolation and disconnection from the community.
We connect people with their communities through volunteer-piloted trishaw rides that provide fresh air, conversation, companionship, and shared experiences.
When your neighbor has wind chimes, you have wind chimes.
Volunteer Cancer Drivers
Volunteer Driver
​Board Member- Director of Dispatch Services
No one facing cancer should have to worry about how they will get to treatment.
We provide reliable, compassionate transportation for cancer patients to and from their medical appointments.
I bet there's a couple seconds on that medieval torture stretcher rack where it feels incredible
UBC Faculty of Medicine
Volunteer Patient
Volunteer patients are members of the general public who make a unique and valuable contribution to the education and training of future doctors.
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​Volunteer patients participate “as themselves” to help medical students learn and practice interviewing, medical history-taking, and basic physical exams under the watchful guidance of a qualified faculty member.
When I told my doctor about my memory loss, he made me pay in advance
Mentoring gives me the opportunity to put a lifetime of experience to work in a way that is useful to someone else. After many years in business, I’ve learned that experience is most valuable when it can be shared—not as a set of answers, but as perspective that helps someone think differently, ask better questions and find their own way forward.
I especially enjoy working with young entrepreneurs at the beginning of their journey, when ideas are still taking shape and there are often more questions than answers. My role isn’t to tell them what to do. It’s to listen, challenge assumptions, share what I’ve learned from my own successes and mistakes, and help them see possibilities they may not have considered.
Mentoring also keeps me learning. Every entrepreneur brings new ideas, technologies and ways of thinking that challenge my own perspective. That exchange is one of the things I value most. I’ve often said, “To teach and mentor is to learn twice,” and I continue to find that true.
I have the right to remain silent but not the ability
innovation UBC
Venture Founder Program Anchor Mentor
UBC research and discoveries have the potential to create meaningful social, health, environmental, and economic benefits, but moving an idea or discovery into the real world requires support, expertise, partnerships, and pathways to implementation.
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Innovation UBC helps researchers and entrepreneurs translate ideas and discoveries into real-world impact through research partnerships, commercialization, venture building, mentorship, and connections to industry and investors.
Fear regret more than failure
Blood Services Canada
Platelet Donor
Patients with cancer, serious illnesses, and major bleeding depend on platelets that cannot be manufactured and have a very short shelf life.
I donate platelets bi-weekly to help ensure they are available when patients need them.
Donations as of October 2026
135
Sea Kayak Level-1 Skills
Certified in
Basic First Aid and CPR C/AED
You know that button in an elevator with a fireman's helmet?
​It turns out that is not the button to press to get a fireman's helmet.