Complex sentence: Parent is the published author of two books and four academic journal articles and has also written as a newspaper columnist and volunteered with the Rotary Club of Kentville and the Canning and Area Lions Club.
Split into simpler sentences: Parent is the published author of two books and four academic journal articles and has written as a newspaper columnist. He has volunteered with the Rotary Club of Kentville and the Canning and Area Lions Club.