Board of Directors
Meet the Leadership Team
The Society is governed by an 11-member volunteer board of directors. Board members are drawn from across the province and come from a broad cross-section of professional backgrounds. Three members of the Board are appointed by the Government of BC.
Shirley Kamerling-Roberts
Shirley completed a career with Human Development Resources Canada, funding community development and managing retraining initiatives. She accepted several secondments…
Monica Cox
Although the majority of Monica’s family live in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Monica was privileged to grow up in Victoria on the…
Kendra Underwood
ÍY SȻÁĆEL HÁLE. Kendra Underwood is a First Nations adult educator from Tsawout First Nation. She holds a Master of…
Robyn Quinn
Founder and President of Big Bang Communications and Big Bang Analytics Inc. and recently retired Chair of Island Women in…
Lindsay LeBlanc
Lindsay is a partner with the law firm of Cox Taylor, located in Victoria, B.C. Lindsay obtained a Bachelor of…
Jeanne Sedun
Jeanne Sedun has served with the Government of British Columbia in various executive and management positions for 20+ years. She…
John Bowman
John Bowman retired from his position as President and Chief Executive Officer for North Island College in February of 2021. …
Melvin Berg
Mel Berg CPA, CA had a 41-year career in public accounting with Andersen and Deloitte and he has followed that…
Kelly McConnan
Kelly McConnan is an Executive Director with the BC Ministry of Advanced Education with responsibility for corporate planning, international education…
Dawn Tipton
Dawn has over 17 years of experience assisting clients in meeting their personal and corporate objectives while minimizing their overall…
Stuart Walton
After graduating from McGill University with his MBA degree in 1983, Stuart moved to the U.S. where he spent the…