G. Burn Evans (Burn) is a 4th generation Albertan married with three children and 8 grandchildren. He has University of Alberta degrees focused on engineering, psychology and business. He is a former provincial employee, financial planner (CLU; CFP) and university teacher. He has played many sports, and has been a sports coach since age 14. He trained in the National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP) as a coach in soccer, swimming, hockey, volleyball and baseball. He was a leader, leader trainer and district commissioner for Boy Scouts, President of the South Side Swim Club and co-founder of the Keyano Swim Club. He has held roles as an international swim official, board member of Swim Canada and a volunteer sport psychologist to high school teams. He was chair of an advisory committee to the Dean of Medicine, an interviewer of prospective medical students and a patient-mentor to medical students. He has been president of the Edmonton Association for Gifted Children, The Lynne Singers Society, and CASE (a post-cardiac exercise club), and a board member of the Land Stewardship Centre of Canada. Mr. Evans is a co-founder of his Community League, and has experience as an actor (film and voice). Currently, he volunteers with AGE-WELL as a member of the OACAC and a beta tester of brain games. He is also editor and voice actor for introductory videos of the brain games.

AGE-WELL Funded Projects

• ICT applications for Screening, Assessment and Interventions to Enhance Mental Health (6.1 MEN-ASSESS)
• Automated Assessments of Cognitive Impairment using Environment-based Sensing (6.2 COG-ASSESS)
• An Open Platform of Serious Games for Cognitive Assessment and Intervention (AW-PP2019-PP4)
• Technologies for assessment and management of wayfinding risks for persons living with dementia in their communities (AWCRP-2020-08)

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