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. With CNH, Sam is grateful for the opportunity to re-integrate community work as an energizing part of his work-life balance. He currently works as a Senior Manager with Pacific Blue Cross and is a part-time Sessional Instructor with Pacific Coast University. 

Rachel is a program manager and learning advisor, with a focus on inclusion and community investment. She currently leads Diversity, Equity and Inclusion activities and learning and development at Gulf and Fraser credit union and spent several years running financial empowerment programs for Canadian credit unions. Having previously served as a board member with Little Mountain Neighbourhood House, including two years as Vice-President / President, and leading their Human Resources Committee, Rachel is passionate about neighbourhood houses and community. She lives in the Renfrew-Collingwood neighbourhood, and her two young children have been expertly cared for at CNH daycare. 

Henry is a second-generation immigrant of Chinese descent and is deeply grateful to call the vibrant Renfrew-Collingwood community his home. From learning he shouldn’t be picking the flowers off the tomato plants in his school gardening days, to figuring out how to store a festival’s worth of lanterns underneath a swimming pool, the community has been a constant teacher that has helped him grow into a thoughtful community builder. Over the years, Henry has developed a passion for community arts, food security, and the social determinants of health. He currently works in food systems planning with the City of Vancouver. In his spare time, Henry enjoys running as far as his knees will take him, dabbling in baking, and spending time with his and his partner’s two cats. 

Randy has 23+ years of corporate experience and brings deep skills in strategy development, planning, risk management and program governance. Currently Randy leads the Regulatory Affairs department at ICBC and he has previously held management roles at TELUS, PricewaterhouseCoopers and McKesson. He also brings strong academic credentials having a degree in marketing, MBA in finance, certification in project management and process improvement. Randy lived and worked abroad for a number of years before returning to Vancouver in 2010 and settling into the Renfrew-Collingwood neighbourhood. He is married with two children who attend the CNH before-and-after-school program. In his spare time, Randy volunteers as a career mentor and co-leads his neighbourhood block watch. 

Amy grew up in Renfrew-Collingwood and spent many of her teenage years volunteering in CNH programs. Now that she has a family of two young children growing up in the neighbourhood, she is so grateful to have CNH childcare programs and more to support her needs. Amy graduated from Simon Fraser University and holds an undergraduate degree in Psychology with a certificate in HR Management and maintains her CPHR designation. She currently works in a Vancouver non-profit focused on health research as the HR Manager and sees incredible value in giving back to the community. Outside of work and family responsibilities, Amy enjoys reading, singing in a choir and looking for different ways to stay active. 

Betty joins the Board with a passion for her community shaped by having spent her formative years in the Collingwood neighbourhood. She has a personal connection and deep understanding of the community. Professionally, Betty is a lawyer with experience navigating complex social issues. She is eager to give back to the community that helped shape her. 

Fred moved to the Collingwood neighborhood in 2018 when he began his master’s program at the University of British Columbia. With a background in clinical research, Fred currently works as a Clinical Research Coordinator with BC Cancer and serves as a Crisis Line Responder with the Canadian Mental Health Association. His professional focus includes mental health and cancer research, reflecting his commitment to improving community well-being. Fred is married to Deborah and is the father of two children, Delali and Selasi. He has been an active member of the Collingwood community since moving to Vancouver. 

Henry has been a part of the Renfrew-Collingwood area for over 35 years. As a child, Collingwood was the backdrop for his activities and festivities, and as an adult, it became the community that supported his family’s needs. Now, Henry focuses on prioritizing Information Technology capital funding, ensuring it is allocated where it’s needed most. He also oversees large-scale projects and project managers, helping to remove roadblocks and reporting on project progress and financials. Henry holds a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from the University of British Columbia and a Management of Technology MBA from Simon Fraser University. Having benefited greatly from CNH over the years, Henry is committed to giving back to the community that has provided so much for him and his family through his expertise and neighbourhood familiarity. 

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.