Hometown
Toronto, Ontario
What’s your Story?
Hank grew up in Ajax, Ontario with his two sisters. He was diagnosed with diabetes on News Years Eve, 1995 at the age of 12, four years after his older sister, Julie, was diagnosed. Hank learned to ski at Dagmar Ski Resort when he was only 2 1/2 years old and race a Lakeridge Ski Resort at the age of 9. Two years later, Hank began racing with the Oshawa Ski Club.
Hank has had the chance to travel to some great ski locations. When skiing in Lake Louise, Hank and a friend challenged themselves to ski a top to bottom run of the men’s downhill course… without stopping! They made it to the bottom of the run in four minutes! When Hank was skiing at Sliverstar, BC with his family, he and his sister completing a run so steep that they had to do jump turns to survive! Making it down alive was definitely a triumph.
Hank is an aspiring film director currently working on small film projects and working on developing a feature length film. He aspires to be a great director one day, those close to him have already bared witness to his immense talent and completely humble approach to his creative endeavors. Some of his work can be seen on his production companies website http://www.dreamsoftproductions.com/
What keeps you ‘In Motion’?
Hank competed in Giant Slalom and excelled in Slalom where he was often the top skier on his team. His diabetes control played a very large role in his success as a skier. When Hank stopped racing, he became a Level 1 coach and worked with the Nancy Greene teams coaching younger skiers. During the summer months, Hank enjoys swimming and choreographing fight scenes for his films.
Words of ‘Betes Wisdom.
“Don’t sweat the petty stuff and don’t pet the sweaty stuff”
Website or Blog
http://www.dreamsoftproductions.com/
http://blog.dreamsoftproductions.com
