Members

The North Shore Welcoming Action Committee is comprised of approximately 30 members representing a wide variety of community agencies including education, parks, recreation and culture, libraries, Cities, volunteerism, and multi-purpose agencies. The NSWAC is co-chaired by the Executive Directors of the North Shore Multicultural Society, Elizabeth Jones, and the North Shore Neighbourhood House, Don Rutherford. The project is also supported by a Project Coordinator, Jody Johnson. With funding from the Welcoming and Inclusive Communities and Workplaces program (WICWP), the NSWAC is working to engage additional members to ensure that the membership is truly representative of all sectors of the communities of the North Shore.

The following lists the members and the agencies they represent. The agencies are hyperlinked; click the agency names to visit their websites.

Anne Mooi                                                                                                                   Acting Director of Parks and Community Services               District of West Vancouver

Arleta Beckett                                                                                                              Executive Director                                                         Parkgate Community Services

Barb Maclellan                                                                                                           Manager Information Services                                          North Shore Community Resources

Breann Specht                                                                                                       Community Developer                                                    Vancouver Coast Health

Carolyn Neilson                                                                                                                   Manager                                                                      One Stop Career Shop, YWCA

Cheryl McBride                                                                                                            Manager, Administration, Recreation and Facilities               North Shore Neighbourhood House

Chris Kennedy                                                                                                           Assistant Superintendent for Secondary Schools                West Vancouver School District

Frances Warner                                                                                                              Social Planner                                                               District of North Vancouver

Don Rutherford                                                                                                       Executive Director                                                        North Shore Neighbourhood House

Elizabeth Jones                                                                                                        Executive Director                                                        North Shore Multicultural Society

Fareshteh Kashefi                                                                                                      Multicultural Services, Librarian                                        North Vancouver City Library

Hanieh Khataee                                                                                                             Planning Consultant                                                      United Way of the Lower Mainland

Jane Watkins                                                                                                                   Chief Librarian                                                              North Vancouver City Library

Jean Thompson                                                                                                              Team Leader                                                               Vancouver Coastal Health

Jody Johnson                                                                                                               Project Coordinator                                                      North Shore Welcoming Action Committee

Jocelyn Rea                                                                                                                 Community Services Program Coordinator                        District of West Vancouver

John Neumann                                                                                                                     Executive Director                                                       North Shore Disabilities Resources

Julia Staub-French                                                                                                           Director of Clinical Programs                                          Family Services of the North Shore

June Maynard                                                                                                            Manager, Child Care Resource & Referral Programs                                                                   North Shore Community Resources

Kelly Diamond                                                                                                               Access Coordinator                                                     West Vancouver Community Services

Laurie Kohl                                                                                                                 Counsellor / Coordinator                                               Family Services of the North Shore

Linette Smith                                                                                                              Access and Community Engagement Coordinator             North Vancouver Recreation Commission

Liz Chase                                                                                                                       Project Coordinator, Welcoming Neighbourhoods             North Shore Neighbourhood House

Mark Lefroy                                                                                                                  District Principal School and Program Services                  North Vancouver School District

Mimi Hudson                                                                                                               Director of Community Programs                                   Family Services of the North Shore

Nancy Hollstedt                                                                                                         Manager, Volunteer North Shore                                  North Shore Community Resources

Pat Hodgson                                                                                                            Professor Community Development and Outreach          Capilano University

Paul Penner                                                                                                           Community Planner                                                    City of North Vancouver

Richard White                                                                                                           Director, Community Development Department             City of North Vancouver

Rosy Janze                                                                                                             Community Bridging Manager                                      North Shore Multicultural Society

Tara Matsuzaki                                                                                                           Librarian                                                                   West Vancouver Memorial Library

Trisha Andrew

                                                                              North Shore Neighbourhood House