My PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
We had to live and eat, so I decided that a job was very appropriate. I was a teacher for about 34 years until my retirement in 1998. I taught for the Wainfleet Board of Education which became the Niagara South Board of Education which became the District School Board of Niagara.
EVENTS
- obtained my Computers in the Classroom Specialist certificate
- spoke at several ECOO (Educational Computing Organization of Ontario) conferences
- started my own computer business which has been in operation for 19 years as of 2006
- did computer seminars for Niagara South Board of Education
- computer seminars for Brock University, College of Education
- computer seminar for Reading Association
- computer seminar for the Welland County Separate School Board
- computer seminar for Home School Association
- In 1998 I retired from teaching and have been building my church business ever since. I enjoy helping churches spend their money wisely on technology and software which improves their efficiency and allows them to be more effective for the Kingdom of God! So how can we help you?
MY PERSONAL BACKGROUND
My wife and I were married in 1965 at a very young age (I think we were 2 !!!). I have 2 FEMALE daughters both of whom are now married with children, one FEMALE wife, and 1 FEMALE cat. Along the way we have had numberless other pets, almost always FEMALE.
I used to be the only MALE in the family until my daughters married which gave us 3 MALE sons-in-law, (Tedd passed away in 1998 of Hodgkins disease), and as of November 18, 2001, my birthday, 4 MALE grandchildren! Only 1 on that day, thankfully, says my daughter Rebecca!
My oldest daughter, Ann (I will have to change the way I say that soon) has 2 MALE sons and 2 FEMALE cats. Rebecca has 1 FEMALE black Labrador.
Fortunately, each of my daughters has 1 MALE husband! My oldest ... ah I mean FIRST, daughter Ann is married to a great salesman, husband and father, Jon Guinn, and they live in Massachussets.
Pedley Clan Collage by Ellen Pedley
[From top left : Top: Ellen, Rebecca & I at Rebecca's second wedding. Jon, Nathanael, & Andrew Guinn, Ann & Andrew Guinn, Katie Noake .... Ellen's Mom]
Bottom: Scott & Rebecca Laird of Laird Studios, Ian Laird, MacGregor Laird, Ann, Lilian Pedley ... my mother, Rebecca Laird
Unavailable for photo was my dad who passed away in 1990 from Oesophagal Cancer at the age of 83. His is a wonderful but sad story as well. The blog I created about him is called CWPedley.]
Her first husband passed away at 28 from Hodgkins. The sad but miraculous story is summed up here.]
My younger daughter Rebecca is married to a pastor, musician, composer, producer and all-round great guy, Pastor Scott Laird. If you believe in coincidences, Scott and Jon were friends in Bible School!!!
