OUR TEAM
Robin Bennewith
Indigenous Outreach Worker
Directions Youth Services
Maria Howard
Chief Executive Officer
Maria Howard joined Family Services as CEO in September, 2020. She is an experienced leader with a demonstrated history of working in the charity/ non-profit industry.
Maria has decades of leadership in the health-care sector, as well as provincial and national governance experience. She holds an MBA in Leadership from the University of Athabasca and an M.Ed. in Rehabilitation from the University of Washington.
With extensive business experience combined with previous roles both as a rehabilitation counselor and in health-care sector leadership, she joins FSGV with directly relevant operational experience, underpinned by a commitment to caring and inclusive communities.
Senior Leadership Team
Maria Howard
Chief Executive Officer
Simone Plusa
Executive and Board Liaison
Jessica Denholm
Vice President, Performance & Quality Assurance
Marnie Goldenberg
Vice President, Programs
Lara Barley
Director, Human Resources
Christian Le Nobel
Director, Finance
Amanda Sayfy
Vice President, Development & Communications
Gregg Taylor
President, FSEAP Vancouver