As founder and President of the Second Career Program, Dr. Alan Roadburg has a unique blend of academic and practical experience and has literally written the book on retirement lifestyle education. He earned a Ph.D. (Sociology) from the University of Edinburgh and was a tenured Professor at Dalhousie University (1978 - 1985), and an Adjunct Professor at Simon Fraser University. His academic experience includes teaching courses in Social Gerontology (the study of aging), Sociology of Retirement, Social Psychology, Sociology of Work, and Leisure Studies. Dr. Roadburg conducted several major research projects on retirees, and has written extensively on the retirement experience.

Alan changed careers in 1986 and developed the Second Career Program. Specializing in lifestyle retirement planning, Dr. Roadburg and his associates have conducted hundreds of retirement workshops with literally thousands of private and public sector employees. They have developed a strong rapport with and understanding of the needs of pre- and post-retirees. The Life After Work series of self-help books and videos were developed to enable a broader distribution of this unique retirement lifestyle planning program. Dr. Roadburg’s books are available at most bookstores.

Dr. Alan Roadburg