People (fr)

Ms. Hurlock is LEED, AP certified by the U.S. Green Building Council, holds a Master’s of Architecture, a Master’s of Business Administration, and Bachelor’s of Science in Architectural Studies all from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Angela Hurlock formerly held the position of Executive Director at Claretian Associates. For 28 years Claretian has developed…

Jennifer Goold joined the Neighborhood Design Center in 2012 after more than a decade of work in cultural resources management, historic preservation, development and planning. At NDC, she directs all aspects of the center’s operations including staff, programs, outreach, and fundraising. A Baltimore resident since 1993, she has been involved in many of the city’s…

Working with employers, Paytient enables employees to pay out-of-pocket medical, dental, vision or veterinary bills over time, interest-free. Think of it as « credit-as-a-benefit »​.

Zekita Armstrong Asuquo is the Chair of Gateway Global American Youth and Business Alliance, an education and workforce management organization that facilitates tech based youth apprenticeships. Zekita is also President of Gateway Global Data Logistics Co., a MBE/WBE owned geospatial data firm headquartered in St. Louis, MO. She has been published and featured in some…

Ron Rice is from Cowichan Tribes, his hereditary name is Wush’q. Worked with BC Friendship Centres in various capacities since 1998. He loves to plan events; most notably with the Cowichan 2008 North American Indigenous Games where he was the Manager of Cultural Events & Ceremonies. He was on the Council for the Institute for…

Dr. Athena Madan looks at the intersections of health and politics, specifically in protracted conflict and fragile states, and as applied to intervention implementation for improved equity and social justice. Her work has contributed to global health; therapeutic governance/intergenerational trauma and reconciliation; genocide and human rights; social innovation and theories of change; education in emergencies;…

Mr. Keith Henry is a Métis person that was born in Thompson, Manitoba and raised in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. Mr. Henry achieved a B.Ed. from the University of Saskatchewan in 1995. Mr. Henry began his career in 1995 with teaching positions and has become well known for his strategic administrative and negotiations skills. Since 1998…

The Manager of the City of Fort St. John is Dianne Hunter. The City Manager is appointed by and reports to City Council. The City Manager oversees the overall administration of the corporate body of the City, its officers and staff. In addition, the City Manager keeps Council up to date on corporate matters and…

Andrew joined Community Foundations Canada in 2013 and became CEO in 2017, following a six-year tenure as Vice-President of Finance for the London Community Foundation and his long-standing service as a finance and regulatory expert for Canada’s philanthropic milieu. Now at the head of the community foundation movement, Andrew is working closely with the Community…

Ask where the greatest place to live is and he’ll gladly (and quickly) tell you: Vancouver Island. Fiercely proud of Victoria, but having grown up on the mean streets of Vancouver’s west side (commence eye roll), it didn’t take much for Joe’s hometown allegiance to shift west of the Georgia Strait. A couple of Dallas…

Meg joined the VEC in 2016 to further develop Thriving Vancouver, the VEC’s platform for engaging businesses in tackling social and environmental challenges. In 2017, her mandate expanded to include the role of Manager, Small to Medium Enterprises in which she assists Vancouver’s smaller businesses with a variety of needs, such as navigating City of…

April Ingham has been the Executive Director of Pacific Peoples’ Partnership since 2009. In that time she has managed multi-year CIDA funded projects for civil society conflict transformation in Manokwari, West Papua, including the development of a women’s network and cooperatives; she has also assisted with the development of communications, water security, and economic strategies…