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Pivot Foundation is a charitable foundation independent
of Pivot Legal Society whose directors and supporters
use their personal resources to creative and effective
ways of sustaining and advancing the lives of our society's
most marginalized people.
Ed Levy (Chair) is adjunct
professor at the W. Maurice Young Centre for Applied
Ethics at UBC, bringing knowledge gained at the biotechnology
company QLT. Prior to joining QLT he taught philosophy
of science at UBC. He now serves on the boards of several
philanthropic organizations and businesses.
Bruce Poon Tip is the
founder and CEO of G.A.P. Adventures. Founded in 1991,
G.A.P Adventures has become Canada's largest adventure
travel company. Bruce was awarded the Entrepreneur of
the Year Award in Canada in 2002. His company was recently
recognized as one of Canada's 50 Best Managed Companies,
Canada's Top 100 Employers and as one of Canada's fastest
growing companies by Profit magazine.
Dana Bass Solomon is
celebrating her sixth year as CEO of Hollyhock on Cortes
Island, B.C. She brings over 21 years of senior management
skills in the hospitality and social business arena
to her work at Hollyhock. Hollyhock is an internationally
renowned centre for cultivation of human consciousness,
well-being, and social impact.
John Nicola (Past Chair)
is the CEO and chairman of Nicola Financial –
a firm which focuses on financial and estate planning
for business owners and professionals. John's expertise
is in the area of wealth accumulation and management
through the use of trusts, creative pension and insurance
arrangements and professional investment managers. John
has been working in the financial services industry
since 1974.
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Katrina Pacey is a practicing
lawyer who has contributed to Pivot Legal Society as
a volunteer since 2001. She is president of Pivot Legal
Society's board of directors. Katrina has worked on
a wide range of Pivot projects, most recently the Sex
Work Project, the Policing Project and the Pivot Legal
Cooperative. Katrina is a co-author of three major Pivot
reports: To Serve and Protect, Voices for
Dignity, and Beyond Decriminalization.
John Richardson is a
co-founder of Pivot Legal Society and its current executive
director. A graduate of Pearson College and the University
of Victoria Law School, John has a long history of social,
environmental, and political activism. In 2005, John
was awarded the prestigious Ashoka Fellowship for social
entrepreneurship.
Enid Marion is a former
partner with Harris & Company with over 16 years
experience in employment and labour law. In addition
to her advocacy and policy work, she is a well-known
author and presenter on human rights, privacy, employment
and labour law. Enid is active in pro bono work, Chairing
the Board of the Option Youth Society which operated
Picasso Cafe, which provided street youth with marketable
skills, and the Alzheimer's Society, where she joined
the 2003 Kilimanjaro Ascent Team. She currently serves
as a Governor of Commissionaires B.C. and works on behalf
of the Dalai Lama Centre for Peace and Education and
the David Suzuki Foundation's Four Great Rivers Project.
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