PRESIDENT

Deb has been a resident of Mayne Island since 2010 and has experience in house renovation and construction. She brings community development, strategic planning, and project management skills with over 30 years of experience as a social worker in child welfare and a certified procurement specialist with the Ministry of Child and Family Development. Deb has worked with non-profit and for-profit agencies, with sole providers, health authorities, and First Nations communities. Additional community experience: 5 years Commissioner and Chair of the Southern Gulf Islands (SGI)-Community Economic Sustainability Commission, Director of the SGI-Community Resource Centre, principal for the Designing the Future Mayne Island Initiative, member of SGI Housing Coalition, the SGI Housing Roundtable, and the Mayne Island Collective.

VICE-PRESIDENT

David is an engineer and technology leader who constructed an owner-built home and retired to Mayne Island in 2019. David spent 15 years at Creo, a NASDAQ and TSE listed company, while it grew from 40 to over 4000 employees with worldwide operations and over a billion in sales. He served in progressing roles from project manager to corporate vice president; managed divisions including product development, global marketing, business strategy and investor relations. Helped define and nurture a unique company culture that was defined by core principles of equity, fairness, and personal responsibility. He brings extensive experience in project management, engineering, construction, and business strategy to the MIHS board. He is passionate about community development and sustainable initiatives.

TREASURER

Ruth Vincent is a seasoned producer with extensive experience in the animation, documentary, and drama production industries. Her expertise encompasses project planning, funding, production management, and business affairs. In addition to her producing roles, Ruth is known for her proficiency in funding and production partnership contracting, including complex international co-ventures and tax credit applications across multiple jurisdictions. She has managed large teams, recruited and contracted crew, and ensured projects stay within budget and on schedule. Ruth also has deep knowledge of production accounting, having worked on numerous documentaries, series, and feature films throughout her career.

SECRETARY

Carole has been a part-time resident on Mayne Island since 1994. She is retired after spending forty years in education as a teacher and District Coordinator in eighteen secondary schools. She has experience in curriculum development, program planning, equity and diversity, and has served on boards including Junior Achievement of BC and the Career Education Society of BC. She is currently on the Board of the Counselling Foundation of Canada.

BOOKKEEPER

Alison moved to Mayne Island from Vancouver in December 2017. She and her husband found the beauty of the Gulf Islands suited their love of the outdoors. A committed environmentalist and animal rights advocate, Alison also takes a keen interest in social issues like affordable housing. Alison owned and operated her own bookkeeping and software training business for years and continues to act as treasurer and bookkeeper for not-for-profits.

Shauna brings nearly 30 years of experience in the not-for-profit sector, specializing in child-serving and social service organizations. With a strong background in fund development and marketing, she has played a key role in strategy design, revenue generation, and communications planning. A skilled consensus builder, she has established strong relationships at all levels, helping organizations advance their missions effectively.

Professor Emeritus and former Director of the School of Community and Regional Planning. She is currently the Director of the Housing Research Collaborative at UBC. Previously was the Principal Investigator of the Future of Public Housing Project focusing on publicly assisted housing and the co-Principal Investigator of Housing Justice, a Peter Wall Solutions Initiative project, focusing on housing access and affordability. She has also worked on capacity building projects in developing countries focusing on gender and youth development issues, most notably in Brazil, and has considerable experience working with community groups in the greater Vancouver region.

Leads all Vancouver Island operations for Lookout Housing and Health Society. Lee chaired the CRD’s Housing Action Team HAT, previously sat on Habitat for Humanity and Aboriginal Housing Management Association (AHMA) BC boards, municipal housing panels and a United Way grants advisory committee. Working for CMHC for over a decade, he conceived and launched industry, municipal and community development round tables across BC; a model adopted nationally. Also completed market analysis and viability reviews for over 11,000 mixed use housing units across BC. He presently chairs Our Place Society advisory cabinet in Victoria BC.

Led the David Suzuki Foundation (DSF) through a decade of work focused on climate change and sustainability, from 2008 to 2017. Before his work with DSF, he was the CEO of Mountain Equipment Co-op from 2000 to 2008, and prior to that he worked at BC Housing from 1984 to 2000, finishing his work there as the CEO. Currently, he is the Chair of the Zero Emission Innovation Centre. He is also a Director with the Reconciling Ways of Knowing Society, which focuses on integrating western science and traditional indigenous knowledge, and a Director with the Mayne Island Conservancy Society.

Currently Operations Manager, Victoria Youth Empowerment Society. Former Executive Director of Island Women Against Violence (IWAV), and director of Salt Spring Island Foundation.. Managed growth and operations of affordable and supportive housing, expanding from 47 to 81 units on two sites, Cedars and Croftonbrook on Salt Spring Island, one of 6 islands in the Southern Gulf Islands.

Served as Trustee for 7 years on the Mayne Island Local Islands Trust Committee and served as a liaison between the Islands Trust and CRD. Represented Mayne on Southern Gulf Islands – Community Economic Sustainability Commission for 5 years, and is a former MIHS Vice President. Brian has extensive community involvement and served as a director for more than thirty non-profit organizations over decades on Mayne Island.