Wed 26 Apr 2017
Volunteers Make a Big Impact (and We're Thankful!)
Posted by Heverton.Oliveira
Mediate BC is blessed to have a great many skilled and talented people who volunteer their time.
By participating in our public events, writing for our blog, contributing to social media and even making videos, these amazing people have helped educate the public about their conflict resolution options and imparted useful skills in all sorts of contexts.
It is National Volunteer Week (April 23-29, 2017) in Canada, so Mediate BC wanted to take a moment to publicly recognize and thank our volunteers for their contribution and commitment.
Impact
At Mediate BC we lead, promote and facilitate effective conflict resolution. Our volunteers help us live this mission by:
- Engaging over 2,100 people at events across the province
- Helping us make 400,000 social media impressions
- Contributing to over 20 blog posts
- Developing & contributing to 7 Mediate BC CPD events
- Developing new Standards of Conduct for Med-Arb
- Providing feedback on our Complaints Process
- And so much more!
Our volunteers are truly making an impact and Mediate BC is a stronger organization thanks to our volunteers. We appreciate your generosity and support.
Mediate BC also recognizes the countless volunteer hours that go into some of the joint events we've had with the following organizations this year: BCAMI, Conciliation and Arbitration Board of Canada, Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia, CoRe Conflict Resolution Society, Justice Education Society, Justice Institute of British Columbia, People's Law School, and the Virtual Mediation Lab.
Our Volunteers
Thank you to our 2015/2016 Roster Mediator volunteers!
| Rebecca Alleyne | Carrie Gallant | Yuki Matsuno |
| Peter Altridge | Leanne Harder | Elaine McCormack |
| Lisa Arora | Chris Harris | Shelina Neallani |
| Nancy Baker | Brandon Hastings | Leslie Palleson |
| Grace Baker | Arlene H. Henry, QC | Wayne Plenert |
| Kat Bellamano | Carol Hickman, QC | Donna Rintoul |
| Linda Bonnell | Brenda Hooper | Amy Robertson |
| Joseph Boskovich | Darrin Hotte | Shelina Sayani |
| Kari Boyle | Kyra Hudson | Colleen Selby |
| Joan Braun | Paul Jacks | Amanda Semenoff |
| Colleen Cattell, QC | Aurora Johannson | Maria Silva |
| Maria Constantinescu | Sharon Kelly | Gordon Sloan |
| Nicholette D’Angelo | Vivian Kerenyi | Norm Smookler |
| Tara Day | Edwin Knight | Donna Soules |
| Jerome Dickey | Tara Kowalski | Sharon Sutherland |
| Jory Faibish | Wendy Lakusta | Paul Taberner |
| Katherine Fraser | Michael Lomax | Lori Williams |
| Kaitlin Fulton | Gavin Mather |
Board of Directors
- Brian Gibbard, Chair
- Lori Charvat, Vice-Chair
- Bill Keen, Treasurer
- Richard Stewart, QC, Secretary
- Judge Andrea Brownstone
- Julie Daum
- Gayle Bedard (former)
- Jane Morley, QC (former)
- Wayne Plenert (former)
- Paul Taberner (former)
Roster Committee
- Carol Hickman, QC, Chair
- Richard Stewart, QC, Vice-Chair
- Leanne Harder
- Arlene H. Henry, QC
- Angela Stadel
- Jim Vilvang, QC
- Dan Williams
- Nick de Domenico (former)
- Wayne Plenert (former)
We would also like to recognize our Board of Directors and members of our Roster Committee, all of whom serve on a volunteer basis. Their guidance and oversight is invaluable to Mediate BC. These are time-consuming and intense volunteer roles that provide an enormous benefit to all of us in the mediation community. Thank you to all the current and former Directors and Roster Committee members who served Mediate BC over the past year:
