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Board of Directors

Lynn Carter, President Ms. Carter is a long-term Board member and President of the Board of GVCSS. She has served on the Executive Committee and other ongoing and ad hoc Board Committees, and successfully guided the Society through significant growth and change. Ms. Carter has over 30 years experience in the social services and educational sectors. She has worked at Langara College since 1982 as an Instructor and Chair of the Social Work Department. She is also President of the Langara Faculty Association. In conjunction with her duties at Langara College, Ms. Carter has continued work in other social service areas including child welfare, education and administrative positions with various government organizations and commissions including the Ministry of Children and Families; Gove Commission of Inquiry into Child Protection; Board of Registration for Social Workers; Open Learning Agency; and Family Services of Vancouver. Ms. Carter’s volunteer background includes appointments as Chairperson, BC Benefits Tribunals; Chairperson, Vocational, Rehabilitation and Disabled Persons Appeals; and Member, Panel Roster of Complaints Division, Children’s Commission. Ms. Carter’s education includes a BA from the University of Wisconsin, MSW from the University of British Columbia and post graduate studies in health policy from the London School of Economics.	Dr. Jack Tremaine A long term Board member of GVCSS, Dr. Jack Tremaine’s history with the Society began in 1980 in its fledgling days under Kitsilano Inter-Neighbourhood Development (KIND). He soon became President, and presided during the amalgamation with Outreach Home Support Society and the subsequent expansion into Richmond Handydart and Community Living services. Following his term as president, Dr. Tremaine has served many years as Past President and member of the Executive Committee, and continues to serve in this capacity. Dr. Tremaine has a B. Sc. and M. Sc. from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, and a Ph. D. in the virology curriculum from the University of Pittsburgh. Now retired, Dr. Tremaine was a principal research scientist in plant virus chemistry with Agriculture Canada in the Research Station at the University of British Columbia. Dr. Tremaine is involved in community activities at his church and is a long term member of Brock House Society.
Barb West, Vice President Ms West joined the GVCSS Board in 2010. Her community work includes advocacy for health care funding for autistic children and emotional support to families of autistic children from 1994 to the present. Barb has over 25 years of management experience specializing in project management, communications, customer care and human resources. Barb worked with the Vancouver 2010 Organizing Committee for the Winter Games as the Program Director – Project and Information Management from August 2005 to May 2010. Barb also worked in a variety of roles with BC Hydro and Accenture. Barb is currently working with Accenture on a glocal marketing and communications project. Ms West graduated in 1983 from McMaster University with a Bachelor of Commerce Degree.	William Hunter Mr. Hunter is a long term member and Vice President of the GVCSS Board. As a member of the Executive Committee he has been instrumental in guiding the Society through its many changes. Mr. Hunter has also been a volunteer with other community organizations throughout the years. His community involvement includes income tax preparation for individuals at First United Church, President and member of the Welsh Men’s Choir, and committee positions at West Point Grey United Church. He is a current long time member of the Brock House Society. Now retired, Mr. Hunter’s professional career was in education in the municipality of Burnaby where he worked in the secondary school system for 36 years as a teacher, vice principal and principal. Mr. Hunter holds a BA, B.Ed. and a M.Ed. from the University of British Columbia.
Norman Henderson, Treasurer A long term member of the Board of Directors, Mr. Henderson has served on the Society’s Executive Committee as Treasurer, Director at Large and currently as Board Secretary. His interest in technology has helped steer the Society through various technological changes during the past 20 years. Throughout his professional career Mr. Henderson worked as a school teacher, held senior management positions at the BC Department of Education and Canada Manpower, and was the Director of International Education at Vancouver Community College. Following his retirement Mr. Henderson remained active in the education and training sector as a consultant and was responsible for various projects in China, consulting for the Foundation for International Training, and Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). Mr. Henderson’s extensive volunteer background has focused on education, including current membership and work as an IT and Database consultant with the Canadian Executive Services Organization (CESO), and IT consultant to various non-profit organizations. Mr. Henderson holds degrees from the University of British Columbia including a BA in Economics and Psychology and an M.Ed. in Media and Communications. He completed studies in Educational Administration and Adult Education, and also completed Teacher Training at Vancouver Normal School	Dr. Graham Bryce Dr. Bryce has served on the GVCSS Board of Directors since 2007. Now retired from medical practice, Dr. Bryce’s medical background includes a specialty in Otolaryngology. Dr Bryce is currently a clinical Associate Professor with the Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, at the University of British Columbia. He is an active volunteer in the community, dedicating much of his volunteer work to hearing healthcare advocacy. He is a Board member of the Western Institute of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and BC Family Hearing Resource Society, of which is now society president. He is also a member of the steering committee, BC Early Hearing Program (Province-wide newborn hearing screening and intervention). Dr. Bryce studied Biochemistry at the University of British Columbia before graduating with an MD Degree from the school of Medicine at the University of Toronto. He holds a Clinical Fellowship in Neurotology from the University of Toronto and was a Fellow in Otology and Neurotology at the Baptist Medical Center at the University of Oklahoma. Dr. Bryce practiced at several Lower Mainland Hospitals and was Director, Division of Otolaryngology at St. Paul’s Hospital. His career also includes both undergraduate and postgraduate teaching positions in medicine, including the University of BC, Royal Columbian Hospital and St. Mary’s Hospital in New Westminster.
Marshal Nickel, Secretary Mr. Nickel joined the GVCSS Board in 2006 and was elected to the Society’s Executive Committee in 2008. He has been a member of the Employee Recognition Event Committee since 2007 and Chair of this Committee since 2008. His community and volunteer experience includes participation with various service agencies including the YWCA, Neil Squire Foundation and MOSAIC. He has received awards for his contribution to “Face to Face, An Equity Employment Initiative” and participation on the Face to Face Advisory Steering Committee from 1999 – 2002. Mr. Nickel’s professional background in the human resources field includes experience in the corporate, government and educational sectors.	Suzanne Bolton A Board Director with the Society since 2000, Ms. Bolton was elected to the Board’s Executive Committee as a Director at Large in 2002. Since joining the GVCSS Board she has been an ongoing participant on the Human Resources and Nominations Committees. Her volunteer work is extensive, with longstanding commitments to the Elizabeth Fry Society, the Vancouver YWCA, Covenant House and the PACE Child and Family Society, as well as GVCSS. She was honoured with the Governor General’s Caring Canadian Award in 2007 for her outstanding community service. Ms. Bolton holds a BA from the University of Western Ontario. A Human Resources professional, she has had her own consulting practice since 1990, specializing in organizational development, facilitation and career coaching.
Patti Lowery Ms. Lowery joined the GVCSS Board of Directors in 2007. She served as the Coordinator on the Society’s Employee Recognition Dinner Event Committee in 2009. Ms. Lowery’s volunteer activities have involved her with a variety of community organizations including the YWCA, Victims’ Services with West Vancouver Police Department, and the Elizabeth Fry Society. As well as her work in the human resources field, Ms. Lowery’s professional background includes extensive management and executive experience. Some of the organizations she has worked with include ICBC, Metro Group of Companies and KPMG. Ms. Lowery’s educational background includes psychology studies at Simon Fraser University, the BCIT Human Resources Management Program and designation as a Certified Human Resources Professional (CHRP). She is also a long term member of the Human Resources Management Association (HRMA).	Yong-Jae Kim Mr. Kim joined the Board in 2010. His civic background includes involvement at Queen’s University Faculty of Law, Law Journal and Asian Law Forum; pro bono clinic officer at Western Canada Society to Access Justice and as a Board Member for PACE Child and Family Society. He has organized various Canadian-Korean community cultural events, and coached bantam girls’ volleyball and basketball teams at Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School. Prior to his legal work at Gowlings, a Vancouver law firm, Mr. Kim handled a range of research, administrative and teaching jobs at the University of BC and the Institute of Asian Research. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of British Columbia; a Bachelor of Law from Queen’s University; and a Certificate of Law from East China University of Politics and Law, Shanghai, China.
Bob Power Mr. Power joined the GVCSS Board in 2010. He has extensive experience as a manager and consultant in the private and government sectors, including work with BC Hydro, Ontario Hydro, Canada Post, Cascade Aerospace, Dairyland Foods and Disney Corporation to name just a few. Mr. Power’s professional background also includes work as a lecturer in the academic field. He has worked with a number of Boards of Directors in various capacities. His background as an author includes business articles in a number of business publications, and two published books.