Leadership
Communitas Supportive Care Society relies on dedicated, talented and caring board and staff members to give direction to our work. Our board members volunteer their energy and expertise to help us plan ahead and connect with our community.
Board of Directors
Gary Falk, Board Chair
Director of Risk Management for BC Ministry of Agriculture in Kelowna
Abundant life is life with meaning – contributing to make the world a better place by treating all people with the dignity they deserve.
Jacquie Lepp, Treasurer
CPA Accountant
Abundant life means a full life, which to me means balance–physical, emotional, spiritual and social. Our journeys’ are as unique as each one of us, yet there is a common goal–to live an abundant life that gives each one of us meaning and purpose.
Celestina Fazal
Home Maker and volunteer
Abundant life is a continual process of sharing and caring; learning, practicing, and maturing, as well as failing, recovering, adjusting, enduring, and overcoming. And at the end of the day, finding true happiness in the whole process.
Kathy Doerksen
Team Leader with the BC Association of Community Response Networks
Abundant life means integrating family, friends, faith, fun and work to create a life that is rich and joyful.
James Janzen
Self-Advocate
Abundant life means accepting Christ as Saviour, which gives you renewed motivation and spills over into new relationships with fellow human beings.
Peter Tyne
Retired technical manager and product improvement manager in the forest products industry
Abundant life means having the freedom to choose what I do every day.
Claire Neufeld
Volunteer at Oceanside Emergency Social Services, former pilot, trucker, carpenter, board member and pastor
Abundant life means being free to live in love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness and self-control.
Alan Cavin
Barista at Coco Cafe and Tutor at Literacy Nanaimo
Abundant life is the joy and peace that Jesus Christ brings into our lives as his friends and children of the Father.
John Wiebe
Lawyer
Abundant life means living in the grace and love of God, committed to His purpose, surrounded by family, friends, and community.
Joyce Verwoerd
Registered Nurse
Abundant life is loving God, myself and others with the gifts and abilities God has given us.
Leadership Team
Karyn Santiago
Chief Executive Officer
Abundant life means having opportunities to dream together, love one another, enjoy life and give back along the way.
Gillian Viljoen
Chief Program Officer
Abundant life means to live a life fully surrendered to God’s purpose, and to joyfully celebrate physical, spiritual and emotional wellness.
Jeff Hirch
Chief Human Resources Officer
Abundant life means that you feel loved, you belong, and you are able to fulfill your dreams.
Kelly Beaulieu
Chief Financial Officer
Abundant life means serving, listening and being listened to, and knowing where to find help when you need it.
George Jacob
Chief Operations Officer
Abundant life means recognizing that our abundance comes from God and out of that abundance we live, move, serve and have our being.
Membership
Our members serve as advocates and ambassadors for Communitas. Members receive periodic newsletters and updates, and participate in our Annual General Meeting, helping give shape to what we do. By being connected, members affirm the value of our work and associate themselves with our mission to create places of belonging, growth and contribution in our communities.
To learn more about become a member, email members@communitascare.com or call 604.850.6608.