RCSCC Woodstock Cadet Staff
DPO of Chicoutimi Dierk Beintema
DPO of Bras'Dor MC Wyatt Dobson
RCSCC Woodstock Officers
Lt. (N) Josh Middleton Commanding Officer
Lieutenant (Lt(N)) Middleton began his involvement in the sea cadet program as a cadet with 153 RCSCC Woodstock in 2001. During his tenure as a cadet, he was involved with the band, drill team, seamanship team, first aid team, and marksmanship team. During the summer season, he would focus on music training and attended Her Majesty Canadian Ship (HMCS) Ontario and HMCS Qu’Appelle summer training centres throughout his cadet career. He worked through the cadet program achieving the rank of Petty Officer First Class prior to aging out in 2005. From 2005 until 2008, he volunteered with the band in Woodstock and continued working at HMCS Ontario during the summer season. In 2008, he left the cadet program to focus on his education and civilian life. In 2014, Lt(N) Middleton returned to 153 RCSCC Woodstock and enrolled in the Cadet Instructor Cadre (CIC) in 2015. In 2016, he was promoted to the rank of Acting Sub Lieutenant. He continued his progression in the CIC and was promoted to the rank of Sub Lieutenant in the fall of 2017. He was the band officer from 2015 until 2018. Lt(N) Middleton worked at HMCS Ontario as a General Training Divisional Officer from 2016 through 2018. Lt(N) Middleton was appointed to the Training Officer position in September 2018. In August 2019, Lt(N) Middleton was promoted to his current rank. Lt(N) Middleton took on the roll of Supply Officer from January 2022 until his appointment as Commanding Officer on June 20, 2023. In his civilian life, he is a Chartered Professional Accountant certified through the province of Ontario.
Lt. (N) Ryan Harris Executive Officer
Lt. (N) Doug Hannon Training Officer
In 1983, Lt (N) Doug Hannon started his journey with the Cadet program joining then Navy League Corps NLCC Admiral Landymore. When he turned 13 years old he joined the Sea Cadets RCSCC Admiral Nelles. Though out his cadet career he was a part of the drill team (with and without arms), sheer legs, and range teams. During the summer Lt(N) Hannon went HMCS Ontario (Kingston, Ontario) for courses in Sailing and Leadership and Qudra (Comox BC) for Leadership and Boatswain. It was after not before he achieved the position of Chief Boatswain. Even though he was given the position of Cox'n, Chief Boatswain was the position closes to his heart.
After Lt (N) Hannon retired from his cadet career as a Chief Petty Officer 2nd class, he spent a few years away from the Corps. Then joining as a Civilian Instructor with RCSCC Admiral Nelles. After a few years he left Admiral Nelles and due to a move was not able commit time. Though in 2010 Lt (N) Hannon became an officer with NLCC Unicorn and in 2014 started volunteering with RCSCC Woodstock before in 2015 officially joining the CIC and starting his road as an officer.
Mathew Mersad
CI Kevin Lockhart
CI Marylou Fruin
CI Trevor McLellan
Trevor started as a Civilian Instructor with 153 Woodstock in September 1998. He was asked by then Stores Officer Stephanie Adair to join the corps as the band officer for “a year or two” to keep the band going. In that time, the corps had a band of about 30 members.
In the past 20 years, the band has performed in dozens of parades, including Santa Claus parades in Woodstock, Ingersoll, Brantford and Strathroy, at Warriors’ Day Parades at the Western Fair in London, at Remembrance Day parades in Woodstock, Port Dover, Ingersoll and Brantford, two Victoria Cross Tattoos and at the opening of the Memorial Cup in Guelph.
In addition to the band, Trevor has run the first aid team, which competed at four St. John Ambulance Ontario Open competitions in Toronto and London. Most recently has hosted the corps’ cooking program. As well, Trevor works with the training department to pitch in wherever necessary at training weekends, events and competitions.
Of the many, many highlights over the years, the exchange trip to Mount Pearl, Newfoundland, with RCSCC Marconi; playing with the massed bands at the 2005 Victoria Cross Tattoo; the Freedom of the City/75th Anniversary parade and all of the amazing young people he has met over the past 20 years stand out as the biggest.
CI Joe DeSapio