Who We Are

Overview

The United Way is a volunteer-driven organization that relies heavily on volunteer involvement, expertise and support to achieve our mandate.

We are grateful to our volunteers for their passion, enthusiasm and commitment to making the United Way of Northern British Columbia an effective and efficient regional community impact organization. As we expand our reach, we look forward to including more volunteers throughout the northern BC region.

The staff members listed here are efficient and professional, and dedicated to their roles with United Way. For general inquires please contact us by phone at (250) 561-1040 or by e-mail.

 

Our Staff

Trevor Williams

Trevor Williams
Executive Director
E-mail Trevor

 

Lesley Anderson

Lesley Anderson
Community Programs and Services Coordinator
E-mail Lesley

Bob LaVallee

Bob LaVallee
Labour Coordinator
E-mail Bob

 

Nicole Plante

Nicole Plante
Community Coordinator
Ron Brent Elementary School
E-mail Nicole

Yvonne Rodriguez

Yvonne Rodriguez
Community Coordinator
Carney Hill Elementary School
E-mail Yvonne

 

Jocelyn Snih

Jocelyn Snih
Director, Resource Development
E-mail Jocelyn

Ingrid Wanamaker

Ingrid Wanamaker
Finance & Administration
E-mail Ingrid

 

Mearl Webster

Mearl Webster
Community & Campaign Programs Officer,
Fort St. John
E-mail Mearl

Sherry Wheele

Sherry Wheele
Administrative Assistant
E-mail Sherry

 

 

 

 

Our Board Members

John Turner

John Turner
Board Chair

 

Ellen Cranston

Ellen Cranston
Vice-Chair

Leona Anderson

Leona Anderson
Secretary

 

Ivan Cartwright

Ivan Cartwright

Robert Hill

Robert Hill
Treasurer

 

Rob Jarvis

Rob Jarvis
Chair, Governance

Corey Jonsson

Corey Jonsson

 

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Terry Shepherd

Sandy Stephans

Sandy Stephans
Labour Representative

 

 

 

 

Prince George Campaign Cabinet

Ellen Cranston

Ellen Cranston
Campaign Co-Chair

 

Rob Jarvis

Rob Jarvis
Campaign Co-Chair

David Duck

David Duck
Business Development & Professionals Division

 

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Melony Forster
Federal Government Division

David George

David George
Business Development & Professionals Division

 

Steve Henderson

Steve Henderson
Spectra Energy
Transmission Division

Tracy Lofroth

Tracy Lofroth
Real Estate Division

 

Jim Martin

Jim Martin
Local Government Division

Pete Panozzo

Pete Panozzo
Business Development & Professionals Division

 

Lindsay Poitras

Lindsay Poitras
Financial Division

Sean Robinson

Sean Robinson
Education Division

 

Sarah Dickie

Sarah Dickie
Educational Divison

RuthSayers

Ruth Sayers
Canfor Pulp Limited Partnership Division

 

Perry Slump

Perry Slump
Provincial Government Division

Roy Spooner

Roy Spooner
Retail & Technology Divisions

 

Sandy Stephans

Sandy Stephens
Labour Division

Martin Hook Martin Hook
Industrial Divison
  Paula Saretsky Paula Saretsky
Canfor Division

 

Prince George Community Impact & Investment Committee

Ivan Cartwright

Ivan Cartwright
Chair

 

Lori Wolfe

Lori Wolfe
Vice-Chair

Lynn Anderson

Lynn Andersen

 

Leona Anderson

Leona Anderson

Monica Contreras

Monica Contreras

 

Sarah Dickie

Sarah Dickie

Janice Haley

Janice Haley

 

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Chris Kinch

Paula Saretsky

Paula Saretsky

 

Perry Slump

Perry Slump

Sandy Stephens

Sandy Stephens

 

Cheryl Webster

Cheryl Webster

 

Fort St. John Campaign Cabinet

James Wickstrom

James Wickstrom
Campaign Chair
Fort St. John

 

Russ Beerling

Russ Beerling

Kellie Antle

 

Drew Christmas

Sherry Copplestone

Sheri Copplestone

 

Jim Eglinski

Jim Eglinski

John Turner

John Turner

     

 

Fort St. John Community Impact & Investment Committee

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Rick Ekkel
Chair

 

Andy Ackerman

Andy Ackerman

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Dacia Douhaibi

 

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Aimee Foster

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Randy Groff

 

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Marva Kosick

Lynn Locher

Lynn Locher

 

 

 

 

Quesnel Community Impact & Investment Committee

Bev Anderson

Bev Anderson
Chair

 

Ron Potter

Ron Potter
Vice-Chair

Barb Backmeier

Barb Bachmeier

 

Julie Carlson

Julie Carlson

Chris Hyde

Chris Hyde

 

Jody Plant

Jody Plant

 

Smithers Community Impact & Investment Committee

Estelle Wojdak

Estelle Wojdak
Interim Chair

 

Steven Bakker

Steven Bakker

Rachelle Cameron

Rachelle Cameron

 

Yvonne Rodriguez

Karen Perreault