Michael McKnight, President & CEO, United Way British Columbia, and Greg Moore, Mayor, City of Port Coquitlam, share a laugh before the 85th AGM.
- Catherine Lappe, Director General, Citizen Services& Program Delivery, Western Territories Region, Service Canada
- Ratana Stephens, Co-CEO, Nature’s Path
Lappe and Stephens join a distinguished list of returning board members:
- Jim Belsheim, President, Neptune Bulk Terminals (Canada) Ltd.
- Mark Blucher, President & CEO, ICBC
- George Davison, President, Federation of Post-Secondary Educators
- John DeLucchi, Managing Partner, BC Region, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Gwenne Farrell, Vice President, COPE Union, Local 378
- Gordon Fisher, President, National Post / Pacific Newspaper Group
- Joey Hartman, President, Vancouver District Labour Council
- Amber Hockin, Canadian Labour Congress, Pacific Region
- Steve Hunt, Director, District 3, United Steel Workers
- Rudy Kerklaan, Vice Chairman, Connor, Clark & Lunn Private Capital Ltd.
- Jerry Lampert, Community leader
- Winnie Leong, Senior VP, BC Yukon Region, Scotiabank
- Anna Lilly, Senior VP, Fleishman-Hilliard, Vancouver
- Sarah Sidhu, Lawyer, B.C. Tourism Commission
- Duncan Sinclair, Vice Chair, Deloitte Canada
- Damon Williams, Co-CEO, RBC Global Asset Management
- Herman Van Ommen, Q.C., Partner, Litigations, McCarthy Tetrault
Jerry Lampert was voted in as the new Chair of the Board of the United Way British Columbia Board of Directors. KPMG was appointed as auditors for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2016. United Way thanked and recognized two retiring board members:
- Paul Kershaw, Professor, UBC
- Lee Van Horn, President, The Palomar Consulting Group, Inc.
United Way also recognized retiring Board Chair, Steve Hunt for his contributions to the Board during his two years as Chair. Guest speaker Greg Moore, Mayor of Port Coquitlam, spoke about United Way’s impact in the Tri-Cities. Port Coquitlam is one of 26 communities the charitable organization serves in the Lower Mainland. During the 2014/15 fiscal year, United Way British Columbia invested over $30 million to help those in need in Metro Vancouver. To read the audited financial statements and to find out more visit the 2015/16 online annual report, uwlm.ca/annualreport.