Board of Governors

Mary Manning is the President of Raven Lodge Ventures Inc. formerly Identity Management Incorporated. The organization provides senior consulting services to the Board and Executive Management levels of a wide range of corporate clients. Previously, she was the Director of Marketing for Touche Ross and as also held positions with Xerox Canada and West Canadian Graphic Industries. Ms. Manning has also been a full time classroom teacher and Department Head of an elementary school. Ms. Manning has completed the Simon Fraser University's Professional Development Programme.

Jim Carr-Hilton is the Managing Partner of Dale Matheson et al. Chartered Accounts. Previously, he was an Accountant with Smyth Radcliff and Associates. In addition he is the President of Armac Consulting (management services) and various Holding Companies. He is also a Director with New Oroperu Resources Ltd. Within his community, Mr. Carr-Hilton is a Member fo the Pleasentside Community Association and is a former minor baseball Coach for Coquitlam Moody. He has his CA designation from the ICABC.

Beverley Busson is a former Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mountain Police. Since her membership in the first class of women to become Regular Members of the RCMP in 1974, Ms. Busson has been actively involved in community, justice and student programs. Her important contributions have included work with the Aboriginal Cadet Program, the establishment of Canada's first undergraduate degree in Criminal Investigation at the University College of the Fraser Valley and the establishment of BC's highly touted Organized Crime Agency. Ms. Busson has been awarded the RCMP Long Service Medal for 30 years of good Conduct, the Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal and the Canadian Forces Vice Chief of Defence Staff Commendation for her support of the Canadian Cadet Movement. In 2004, she was invested as a Commander of the Order of Merit of the Police Forces and also received an Honorary Doctorate of Laws from the University College of the Fraser Valley. She holds her Bachelor of Laws from the University of British Columbia and was awarded the Order of British Columbia in 2006.

Douglas Eastwood is a Senior Trial Lawyer for the Ministry of the Attorney General. Previously, he was a Member Designate for the BC Council of Human Rights. Active in the community, Mr. Eastwood is a board member for the Lawyer Assistance Program and the Last Door Recovery Society. He also volunteers as a Coach and Director for Out for Kicks Soccer Club, and was a volunteer at the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games. Mr. Eastwood is a member of the Law Society of British Columbia and holds his Bachelor of Laws from the University of British Columbia and his Bachelor of Arts from Carleton University.

Eric Harris is a Lawyer with Harris and Company LLP. He has practised in the areas of labour, employment law and administrative law. Previously, he was the Senior Vice President of The Jim Pattison Group. In the community, Mr. Harris is a Vice Chair of the Board of Governors of the Business Council of British Columbia and Chair of the Justice Institute Foundation. He was appointed as a Queen's Counsel in 1997 and a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. Mr. Harris has been recognized by the Lexpert organization in Canada as one of the top 500 lawyers in Canada. He also is recognized by Euromoney in England as one of the leading labour lawyers in the world. He is listed in the inaugural US Directory of the Best Lawyers in Canada and he is also listed in the International Who's Who of Management Labour and Employment lawyers. Mr. Harris was born in the Shetland Islands, Scotland, and holds his Bachelor of Laws from the University of British Columbia. He was called to the Bar of British Columbia in 1973.

Kim Logan is the Director of Government Relations at TELUS, the largest telecommunications company in Western Canada. Previously, Ms. Logan was the Ministerial Assistant and Chief Political Advisor to the Minister of Health Services in BC. Prior to serving in government, she worked as a public affairs consultant for three years at StrategyCorp In., a government relations company based in Toronto. Ms. Logan is currently a member of the Registration Committee for the College of Dental Hygienists of BC, and a member of the Board for the Minerva Foundation for BC Women. She has also served on the Government Relations Committee for the TELUS World of Science and the Victoria TELUS Community Board. She holds her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of British Columbia and has completed the Governance Essentials Program for Directors of Not-For-Profit Organizations, provided by the Institute of Corporate Directors in cooperation with the UBC Sauder School of Business.

Jack McGee is President and CEO of the Justice Institute of British Columbia. He holds a Bachelor of Arts (summa cum laude) from St.Mary’s University, Halifax, a Master of Public Administration with Honours from Auburn University; completed doctoral studies in International Relations and Strategic Studies at York University and was awarded a Doctor of Laws (Honoris Causa) from the University of Windsor. He serves on a variety of civic, business and educational bodies representing charities, community, provincial, national and international interests including the Campaign Cabinet of the United Way of the Lower Mainland and a Director and Secretary Treasurer of the Vancouver Board of Trade. Following a career as a navy and air force pilot in the Canadian Forces Jack served as Dean of Science and Technology at George Brown College, Toronto and President of St. Clair College, Windsor, Ontario.

Jim McGregor is a former Langley Fire Chief of 36 years. Active in his community, Mr. McGregor is a Co-ordinator of the Langley Christmas Bureau and Vice President of Douglas Park School Society. Previously, he was a Coordinator for the Terry Fox Run and an Event Coordinator for Cops for Cancer. He is a member of the Fire Chiefs Association of British Columbia.

Dr. Mark Schonfeld is currently the Chief Executive Officer of the BCMA and a member of the visiting staff to Vancouver General Hospital. Dr. Schonfeld holds a Bachelor of Science with Honours and a Medical Degree from UBC. He received a Licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada and interned at the University of Western Ontario Teaching Hospital. Dr. Schonfeld is also a member of the Justice Institute Foundation Board. He is a professional member of the Canadian Medical Association, the BCMA, the American College of Physicians and the Canadian Society of Physician Executives.

Lori Wanamaker was appointed the Deputy Solicitor General on October 25, 2010. From June 2009 through October 2010, Ms. Wanamaker was the Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and the Arts, leading a diverse portfolio that included tourism marketing, tourism development, visitor services, heritage, archaeology, the B.C. Arts Council and cultural policy. Prior to this appointment, Ms. Wanamaker was Deputy Minister of Labour and Citizens' Services, with responsibility for the delivery of government's shared services, including accommodation and real estate, workplace technology, purchasing and procurement, Service BC, and the Office of the Chief Information Officer.

From 2005-2006, Ms. Wanamaker was the Associate Deputy Minister of Housing for the Ministry of Forests and Range, and Minister Responsible for Housing with accountability for housing and homelessness policy and programs, building and safety policy, and residential tenancy.

Lori Wanamaker's career with the Province of British Columbia began in 1990 at the Office of the Auditor General and she subsequently held several senior positions within the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and the Ministry of Community, Aboriginal and Women's Services. Ms. Wanamaker is a Chartered Accountant and an alumna of Royal Roads University. While working in the Ministry of Municipal Affairs, she completed her Masters in Business Administration at Royal Roads in 2002. Prior to joining the BC public service, Ms. Wanamaker worked in a public accounting firm in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Cheryl Wenezenki-Yolland is the Acting Deputy Minister in the BC Ministry of Advanced Education. Previously, she was the Associate Deputy Minister and Executive Director for the Environmental Assessment Office, a neutral agency that oversees the review of major development in British Columbia. And prior to this, Ms. Wenezenki-Yolland was the Comptroller General of British Columbia. She holds her Certified Management Accounting designation and was awarded the Certified Management Accountant Fellowship for her leadership within the accounting profession.

Ms. Wenezenki-Yolland is currently a board member of the Victoria Chapter of the Financial Management Institute and a former member of the Planning Advisory Committee for the Conference Board of Canada Chief Financial Officer's Network. She was recently appointed as a member of the Public Sector Accounting Standards Taskforce which will consider the national accounting and reporting framework for all public sector organizations.

So Yin Woo practises corporate commercial and banking law at Miller Thomson LLP. Prior to moving to Vancouver with her family in 2003, Ms. Woo practised for ten years in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. She reads and writes Chinese and Malay, and speaks Mandarin and Cantonese. Ms. Woo is a member of the British Columbia Law Society, the Canadian Bar Association, and a non-practising member of the Malaysian Bar Council. She graduated with a Bachelor in Laws (Honours) from Monash University, Melbourne. Ms. Woo also holds a degree in Economics from Monash University with an accounting major.