WELCOME TO OUR BACKYARD

Let’s talk about what’s happening in our own backyard

At Family Services of Greater Vancouver, we walk alongside clients as they navigate life’s challenges. Our Backyard is where we come together to share stories, provide resources for the community, and create dialogue about complex issues such as homelessness, trauma, and poverty. There’s more to every story, so let’s dive in.

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  • Rebecca Richings

    Rebecca is the Vice President Finance at Pacific Northern Gas (PNG), which provides reliable energy to communities in northern British Columbia. In her role, Rebecca provides strategic oversight and financial direction in support of PNG’s operational performance, business strategy and…

  • Joanne Lee

    Joanne brings over two decades of experience in management consulting, digital transformation, and operational excellence across public, private, and commercial entities. She is the founder of RWC Partners Consulting, where she provides leadership and advises organizations on navigating complex ecosystems…

  • Bark Kong

    Bark is a private investor with over 35 years of leadership experience spanning health care, not-for-profit and private sectors. He has held senior financial roles with the Provincial Health Services Authority, Fraser Health Authority, and Vancouver Coastal Health Authority, overseeing…

  • Alexa Young*

    Alexa is VP Government, External and Environmental Affairs at the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority where she is responsible for providing leadership and strategic oversight of government, Indigenous and stakeholder relations as well as internal and external communication activities. She also…

  • Elke Yeung

    Elke is Vice President, eCommerce Sales and Omni at Aritzia, one of North America’s leading multi-channel retailers. In her role, Elke is responsible for accelerating global eCommerce sales and building the digital and omni-channel infrastructure to scale and grow the…

  • Sarah Tutton Frost

    Sarah is currently the Tax Director for Electronic Arts (Canada) Inc., a long-time partner of FSGV and Directions Youth Services, where she is responsible for taxes for all of EA’s Canadian entities and North American business incentives.  Sarah’s passion to…

  • Juan Rendon*

    Juan is Chief Financial Officer at Wesbild Holdings, a Vancouver-based real estate development company. He has a wealth of experience in Finance, Strategy, and Operations and previously served as Vice President of Finance for Best Buy Canada, and Vice President…

  • David Mueller

    David is a Tax Partner in Deloitte Private and brings a pragmatic business approach to serving his clients. He is committed to enabling a high performance culture while developing people and teams that work efficiently together to meet client objectives.…

  • Karen MacMillan

    Karen is a Deputy Managing Partner and Co-Lead of the Mining Group at the law firm of Lawson Lundell LLP, where she advises clients on corporate and commercial law matters related to mining, renewable energy and a variety of ancillary…

  • Brian DeMuy

    Brian is the Director of Canadian Service Provider business at Fortinet, one of the world’s top cyber security firms.  In this capacity, Brian manages the business with national service providers providing IT security to Canada’s largest enterprises and government entities. …

  • David Wells*

    David Wells is an educational administrator and lawyer of Indigenous ancestry. Since July of this year David has been the Vice President Academic and Applied Research at Vancouver Community College. For the previous five years David was the Dean of…

  • Trevor Zeck*

    Trevor Zeck is a Partner with Longview Communications & Public Affairs, Canada’s leading independent corporate and financial communications firm. He advises a range of clients, principally public companies, on using strategic communications to grow, protect or transform their businesses. Trevor’s…