Elise Dolinsky

Secretary

Pronouns: she/her/hers — Elise currently practices civil corporate/commercial litigation in Vancouver. Her experience as a summer student at the Calgary Legal Guidance in the Homeless Outreach Law and Domestic Violence Family...

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James Pond

Director at Large

Pronouns: he/him/his — James is a physicist and entrepreneur. He was a co-founder and CTO of Lumerical, a Vancouver-based engineering software company specialized in photonics, which was acquired by Ansys in...

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Katharine Hennebery

Director at Large

Pronouns: she/her/hers — Katharine is originally from Mayne Island, B.C., part of the traditional and unceded territory of the W̱SÁNEĆ First Nations, specifically the Tsartlip, Tseycum, and Tsawout bands. She attended...

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Kyle Thompson

Board Chair

Pronouns: he/him/his — Originally from Toronto/Haudenosaunee, Mississauga and Anishinabewaki Territory, Kyle is a lawyer who graduated from the University of British Columbia's law school and has gratefully lived on the unceded...

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Maryam Putris

Director at large

Pronouns: she/her/hers — Maryam is a first generation immigrant. She was born in Baghdad, Iraq and was raised on the ancestral and unceded territory of the Stó:lō Coast Salish peoples. She...

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Mayleen Ahoy

Treasurer

Pronouns: she/her/hers — An accomplished financial and administrative professional, Mayleen brings over two decades of leadership experience, most recently across non-profit housing and community-based organizations in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside (DTES). With...

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Saheli Sodhi

Director at large

Pronouns: they/them—she/her — Saheli is a lawyer who was born and raised in Richmond on the unceded territories of the Stz'uminus, Hul'qumi'num, Kwantlen, sc̓əwaθən məsteyəxʷ (Tsawwassen), S’ólh Téméxw (Stó:lō), xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam),...

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Thea Sheridan-Jonah

Director at large

Pronouns: she/her/hers — Thea is a white settler with mixed European ancestry who grew up on unceded Mi'Kmaq land in New Brunswick then in Treaty 14 and the Head of the...

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