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Meet Aren With a degree in sales and marketing, Aren Evers worked in the newspaper industry for over 25 years,…
Bob Morrison joined the Auxiliary in 2011 after a 38-year career in financial services and seven years running a small non-profit organization. His interest in community service extended throughout his working career as he volunteered with United Way and Junior Achievement B.C. He was also a Board member of the Nanaimo Harbourfront Society and President of the Nanaimo Chamber of Commerce. Bob is pleased that his experience in finance and management has been of help to the Auxiliary. Particular goals included creating a solid working database, standardizing office and training procedures, and achieving significant expense reductions. Bob was a director for both the Auxiliary and the LGH Foundation. He Previously shared the co-president position with Aren Evers. Bob is married and has two grown daughters and two granddaughters. He enjoys motorcycling, cycling, hiking and golf. Bob retired from the Board in 2019.
Meet Elaine Elaine Schretlen has over 30 years of experience in the health services industry and holds a BA in…
Ian McIntosh has now retired from the board from which he served as treasurer. Ian was a civil engineer with over four decades of diversified experience in water resources. He was involved in the planning, design, and construction of hydroelectric developments and heavy civil projects in Canada and overseas. He carried out assignments in Indonesia, Thailand, Ecuador, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Chile and Peru, and lived for extended periods in Ecuador and Indonesia. After retirement, Ian was recruited by an Auxiliary Board member to take on the role of Treasurer of the Auxiliary. In saying "yes," he did not realize his involvement would extend beyond a decade and result in interesting challenges, personal enjoyment, and a Life Member Award. In addition to his financial and Board duties, his Auxiliary volunteering includes regular shifts at the Information Desk. Ian also volunteered with the West Vancouver Computer Club, serving as its program director and president, and was a computer course instructor at the West Vancouver Seniors' Centre and Treasurer for the Finance Committee of the West Vancouver Seniors' Centre Advisory Board.
Job Titles:
- 2nd Vice President
- Treasurer
Keith Stannard brings valued skills and a welcome presence. Recruited by his predecessor, longtime Auxiliary Treasurer Ian McIntosh, Keith assumed these financial responsibilities in June of 2017. From 1976 to 1979, Keith was an Assistant Accountant at Lions Gate Hospital and an Accountant at the Squamish General Hospital from 1979 to 1990. Since then, he's held various positions, the last of which was as Accounting Clerk with the Coast Foundation Society from 2004 to 2016. He has also completed an Advanced Business Administration Certificate Program and a two-year diploma in Accelerated Computer Systems Management. Keith greatly enjoys volunteering. He was an auxiliary policeman in England for six years and currently helps out at the United Church thrift shop in North Vancouver. His spare time pursuits include taking photos of his favourite public transport systems, working on his home, gardening, and spending time with his two daughters.
Meet Keith Keith Stannard brings valued skills and a welcome presence. Recruited by his predecessor, longtime Auxiliary Treasurer Ian McIntosh,…
Lee Ann Lambert is a longtime resident of the North Shore having moved here from Ontario. She studied political science and commerce at Queen's University and at UBC. Her employment background is primarily in health care and, most recently, in the disability services sector. An interest in volunteering prompted her to join the Auxiliary to Lions Gate Hospital as a Wayfinder in 2014. Since then, she has taken on the position of Wayfinder Category Chair in 2015 and, after becoming a Board member, the Vice President of the Auxiliary in 2016. Lee Ann finds her roles rewarding on many different levels and encourages others to explore the possibilities and benefits of a leadership position. The opportunity to share one's skills, build camaraderie, and connect with others has been most satisfying. Lee Ann's home life is shared with her husband of 32 years and their crazy but loveable dog. She is an avid reader, hiker and gardener.
Meet Lee Ann Lee Ann Lambert is a longtime resident of the North Shore having moved here from Ontario. She…
Liz Dickson retired from the board in 2018. Liz joined the Auxiliary in May 2002, volunteering at the Information Desk and later becoming the chair of this category. She also volunteered at the Thrift Shop and was its category chair. In 2007, she accepted the role of Auxiliary vice president. She was president for two years in 2008-2009 and, again, in 2011-2012. At present, Liz is a director on both the Lions Gate Hospital Auxiliary Board and the Lions Gate Hospital Foundation Board. She is also responsible for organizing the Auxiliary AGM Recognition Awards and for coordinating and purchasing for the Auxiliary's Clothing Cupboard program, which provides assistance to patients in need who are discharged from Lions Gate Hospital. Liz enjoys volunteering and finds it very rewarding to contribute to the North Vancouver community in which she grew up, married, raised her family, and has made her home.
With a degree in sales and marketing, Aren Evers worked in the newspaper industry for over 25 years, starting with community newspapers and then with national publications, including as an associate publisher of a magazine division. A return to school to pursue a degree in Design afforded her a more flexible schedule and the opportunity to give back to her community as a volunteer. At this time, she fortuitously noticed a "Volunteers Needed" sign in the Thrift Shop window. As someone born, raised, and now residing on the North Shore - it was the perfect fit. As Thrift Shop chair, Aren has helped implement new and creative marketing ideas. She and her dedicated team have increased the Thrift Shop revenues and helped the Auxiliary make significant financial donations to Lions Gate Hospital. And with special sales, sustainability programs, and public events such as fashion shows, the Thrift Shop has raised its community profile. Aren previously enjoyed sharing the Auxiliary Co-President position with Bob Morrison.
Fatehali Janmohamed and his family emigrated from Nairobi, Kenya to Calgary, Alberta in early 1975. He was fortunate to start his career with ATCO, as a Manager of Accounting and Assistant Property Manager. After 28 years of service, and several additional years of contract work, he began volunteering at the Calgary hospital in the Oncology department. Fatehali moved to Vancouver in November 2010 to be near his daughter and son-in-law, after the loss of his wife. Within three months, he started volunteering at Lions Gate Hospital and in 2013 was appointed as an Auxiliary Board director and assistant to the treasurer. Fatehali's passions include volunteering at Lions Gate Hospital and also within the Ismaili community. This has given him immense happiness and gratitude for the friends and connections he's made at the hospital and on the North Shore. Fatehali retired from the LGH Auxiliary Board in December 2021
After retiring from a 40-year career based in downtown Vancouver, Lyn Bailey felt a calling to volunteer in her new community of North Vancouver. In 2015, she joined the Lions Gate Hospital Auxiliary, helping out at the Information Desk and Thrift Shop. In 2016, she became a Board director and the Auxiliary's Special Events Coordinator, a role well suited to her professional background and skills. After attending UBC in the Faculty of Education, she began a career in Human Resources and started her own successful company. She also worked for an MLA in Victoria and at the Canadian Cancer Society, and has served on several boards, including the Downtown Vancouver Association and the Sunshine Coast Foundation. At this time of her life, she feels very fortunate and privileged to contribute to her community and to wake up happy every morning looking forward to volunteering at the hospital, her "second home." "How lucky am I!" she says with a smile.
Susan joined the Auxiliary board as a director in February 2020. As of April 2020, Susan also assumed the role board secretary, a spot previously occupied by Tim Beasley.
Susan moved to West Vancouver as a young child and raised her own family within that community. Over many years she has been an active volunteer with a number of North Shore organizations and has served on community advisory committees with the West Vancouver Municipality and with the Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD). Susan was a director on the first North Shore Regional Health Board.
Retiring in 2018, Susan's 35-year professional career began in the hospital medical laboratory. After receiving her Masters in Health Care Leadership, Susan worked for many years in senior positions at the management and directorship level. Susan has teaching experience at both the University of British Columbia and the British Columbia Institute of Technology and has worked internationally on accreditation education and assessment of health care organizations.
Susan remembers her mother, a Lions Gate Hospital Auxiliary Pink Lady (so called for the pink colored coats volunteers wore in those days), happily heading off to her LGH volunteer shifts while Susan and her siblings left for school in the mornings. While the uniform color and style has changed, Susan is pleased to carry on the family tradition and commitment to Lions Gate Hospital.
Job Titles:
- 1st Vice President
- Secretary
Meet Susan Susan joined the Auxiliary board as a director in February 2020. As of April 2020, Susan also assumed…
Telsey Shroff retired from the board in 2018. In 2000, Telsey Shroff immigrated to Canada from India and settled in Vancouver with her family. Having worked with her husband in the shipping industry in India, they decided to pursue business opportunities here in Canada as well. With an interest in education, Telsey chose the education franchise business. In her early years, she passed the Cambridge University (UK) Board's school exams and later completed her BA in Arts and Psychology at the distinguished University of Mumbai (formerly University of Bombay). Sports played an important role in her youth and enabled her to take on the positions of Secretary for two sports committees, and Director of Entertainment and Sports Director of a recreational organization. After retiring from their education business five years ago, Telsey became interested in volunteering and has enjoyed helping out at several nonprofit organizations on the North Shore. She joined the Auxiliary Thrift Shop in 2013 and accepted the position of Secretary of the Lions Gate Hospital Auxiliary in 2017. Telsey and her husband have two children and three grandchildren in Canada and the U.S.
Tim Sader sees volunteering as an enriching way to connect with others, learn and grow skills, and help build a sense of community. Beginning as an Auxiliary visiting volunteer at Evergreen House in 2005, he became a category chair, newsletter editor, Board member and, in 2012, the Auxiliary's first male president. He is also newsletter editor for the B.C. Association of Healthcare Auxiliaries and is entering his third year as BCAHA's Director of Communications. Tim encourages other volunteers to consider a Board position or committee role. They, too, will feel the reward and good cheer that comes with this opportunity. Outside of his volunteering, Tim is an avid traveler and lifelong learner. In his youth, a semester off from university turned into a two-year world trek. In recent years, he's driven across Canada and much of the States, explored Iceland and taken a Baltic cruise. More such adventures, he hopes, await.
Meet Tim Tim Sader sees volunteering as an enriching way to connect with others, learn and grow skills, and help…
Trudy Galpin was born in Poland during WWII and immigrated to Canada in 1948. Her family moved to B.C. in 1951 and resided in Sumas Prairie, Abbotsford. After attending UBC, Trudy became a teacher in 1960. She married her husband, Dave Galpin, in 1964 and they raised three boys. After many years teaching, she changed direction while in her forties and began working at the North Vancouver District Libraries, a profession that she continued until retiring at age 70. At that time, she became a volunteer at Lions Gate Hospital, first as a Wayfinder and then at the Dogwood Shop. In 2017, she accepted the role of Co-Chair of the Dogwood Shop, along with Elaine Schretlen. Trudy and her husband are very much enjoying their retirement years. They especially like to spend time with their twin granddaughters who are their pride and joy!
Meet Trudy Trudy Galpin was born in Poland during WWII and immigrated to Canada in 1948. Her family moved to…