2021-2022
Board of Directors Biographies
Leila Alyssa Trickey – President
Leila joined the Board in 2019 and also sits on CNH’s Anti-Racism and Equity Committee (AR&E). Leila is committed to dismantling systems of oppression through intersectional research methodologies, policy advocacy, and equitable community and health practices. Leila is currently a Community Engagement Specialist with United Way British Columbia and the loving mother of Sahel.Daniel Louie – 1st Vice President
Daniel Louie is a life-long Metro Vancouverite along with his wife Karen and their three children. He is the pastor of Urban Village Church, a diverse congregation that has been a part of the Collingwood neighbourhood since 2008. Before going into Christian ministry, Daniel was in the financial services field with the CIBC at Kingsway and Joyce. Daniel's ongoing hope is to see people of diverse backgrounds mobilize for the betterment of their neighbourhoods through their gifts and talents, whether as a resident, a volunteer, business, or community group. When not meeting people in the community, Daniel enjoys a variety of sports, playing music, and being the daddy cheerleader at his kids’ activities.Michelle Buchholz – 2nd Vice President
Michelle Buchholz is a proud Wet’suwet’en woman and is a member of the Witset (Moricetown) Band and was raised in Smithers, BC. She is a member of the Gitumden clan and the Cassyex house. Michelle is a consultant and has her own company called Cassyex Consulting working as a graphic facilitator and recorder, qualitative researcher and policy analyst. She has worked with various clients including the provincial and federal government, First Nation communities and organizations, universities, health authorities, consulting groups, youth groups, etc. Her passion is working with Indigenous communities to raise Indigenous people up, with an emphasis on the health and wellness of Indigenous peoples. Michelle holds a Master of Public Policy degree from SFU and completed her capstone project on developing policies to address anti-Indigenous racism in health care.Davy Chiu – Treasurer
Davy created his first web page when dial-up was still cool. He has over a decade of experience developing web technologies for end-users and optimization of internal processes. His focus now is on applying the best technologies and practices available to streamline workflows and improve business web security. Davy graduated from the University of British Columbia with a Bachelor’s degree in Applied Science/Computer Engineering, and from the University of Waterloo with a Master’s degree in Business. He holds a PMI Professional Project Manager (PMP) designation. Davy works on applications as a project manager with the federal government and as a technology consultant privately. He also runs a homestay agency with his wife. He volunteers with Junior Achievement BC.Stephanie Baufeld – Secretary
Stephanie moved into the Renfrew-Collingwood neighbourhood in 2013 and since had two children who both attend CNH child care programs. She was elected to the Board of Directors in Fall 2017 and has enjoyed becoming more involved with her community. Stephanie loves learning and education, holds an undergraduate degree in Archaeology and Economics from McGill University, and is always looking for opportunities to learn something new. Stephanie works at Haywood Securities, a Vancouver-based investment brokerage firm, in a financial advisory team. Her career path has included varied roles in the investment industry, many winters coaching alpine ski racing across Canada, as well as teaching athletics in Lower Mainland schools. Outside of work, Stephanie loves skiing, playing soccer, golfing, travelling to new places, and playing outside with her two boys.
Greg Allen – Past President
Greg is a lawyer with a broad-based practice at a litigation boutique in downtown Vancouver. He currently serves as the President of a small local non-profit which provides grants to organizations that research and combat childhood illnesses. Greg moved to Renfrew-Collingwood in 2012 with his family, from the wilds of Port Moody, and has enjoyed exploring the hidden charms of his new neighbourhood and its community. He and his partner have three young children who spend their weekdays learning and playing with the superheroes who work at CNH’s early learning and care centres.Alexandra Gunn
Alexandra has a background in program management, human resources, and justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion. She has over ten years of experience serving on several boards. She has lived in this neighbourhood for almost all her life and wants to make the community a better place for everyone. Alexandra received Vantage Point’s Leaders of Tomorrow Award for her community leadership and service. In her spare time, she likes to hike, climb mountains, and volunteer.Bleszeiry (Blesz) Hanggoy
Blesz is the eldest child of three children. She was born in the Philippines, in a province just North of Luzon, and came to Canada in 2015. Last June, she graduated from Windermere Secondary. The first ever program that she attended was the newcomer program at CNH and she enjoyed it so much she decided to attend the summer youth programs as well. Since then, she has been attending the youth program. She likes to get involved in the community and she volunteers whenever she gets the chance to do so. She helped organize and keep score of the official games that took place in her school, while being on the Basketball team. During her free time, Blesz enjoys biking, drawing, playing sports and playing with her younger sisters. Jasbir K. Parmar
Jas and her family have resided in Vancouver for a long time. Jas is the Branch Manager for Vancity Savings Credit Union at the Collingwood location. Before joining the Board of Collingwood Neighbourhood House in 2016, Jas served on the Board of Burnaby Neighbourhood House. When not serving the Collingwood community, Jas enjoys spending time with her kids, hiking, and reading.Justine Ma
Justine is a storyteller at heart and worked as a journalist at CBC before diving into the world of health-care communications. Always keen to learn, she holds an undergraduate arts degree from UBC, and diplomas in Broadcast Journalism and Public Relations from BCIT and UVic. Justine has long called Renfrew-Collingwood home after growing up in the neighbourhood. She now raises her three children in the area as well. When she's not busy working at her day job, Justine enjoys hiking, biking and traveling with her young family.Manoranjan (Mano) Rasiah
Mano has had a long career in the banking industry. He also brings a broad multicultural world view gained from his work experience spanning over banks in Sri Lanka, Dubai and Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates and Canada. He has resided and raised his children in Renfrew-Collingwood. He has also actively volunteered in cultural, community and non-profit societies in BC. In 2018, he joined the CNH Board of Directors to contribute his skills and financial expertise. Along with English, Mano speaks fluent Tamil and basic Sinhalese.Samuel Cervantes
Sam is humbled to have the opportunity to serve with CNH. It’s been over a decade since Sam co-founded the Filipino Students Association at UBC and developed the Kababayan Academic Mentorship Program, serving newly immigrated Filipino high school students in partnership with the Vancouver School Board. After starting a family with his partner Monica, establishing a career in workplace health and safety as a work-disability consultant, and completing a Master of Health Administration (UBC), he has been hungry to re-establish community service as a cornerstone of a dynamic life (one that includes varied and vigorous exercise and singing second tenor with the Spirit Alive Chorale). Sam works full time with the BC Provincial Government and is a part-time sessional faculty member with the Pacific Coast University for Workplace Health Sciences – he considers himself lucky that his work allows him to apply his core values of service, growth, efficiency, and sustainability.Puneet Mall - Honorary Director
Puneet grew up in the Renfrew-Collingwood Neighbourhood. She recently graduated from Windermere Secondary School and plans to pursue a career in the field of Education. Puneet started attending CNH at a young age and has spent countless hours creating memories and friendships at youth centre drop-ins, Night Hoops basketball, field trips, and many other youth programs -they’ve all helped her find many ways to volunteer and stay involved in her community. Puneet joined the CNH Board of Directors in 2021. Giving back to her community has been one of her biggest goals, and being a part of the Board has helped her reach that goal. When Puneet isn’t volunteering, she likes to spend her time staying healthy by going on hikes, spending hours in the gym, playing sports, cooking, and of course spending time with her loved ones.