Our Board

Chris Marks
Chris Marks
Board Member
Evan Mutrie
Evan Mutrie
Board Member
Caleb Harrison
Caleb Harrison
Board Member
Linda McGowan
Linda McGowan
Board Member
Jane Stilwell
Jane Stilwell
Board Member
Alex Carey
Alex Carey
Board Member
Christine Gordon
Christine Gordon
Board Chair

I have had a lifelong commitment to ground up community development and I have been involved with BCITS since I helped to develop PROP in 2001 and engineered the creation of BCITS in 2006. I am also passionate about law and policy reform that shifts traditional power balances, which explains my involvement in initiatives like the reform of British Columbia’s adult guardianship laws, the Equipment and Assistive Technology Initiative (EATI), the Medicare Protection Act and the Healthy Communities Movement.

Anthony Chan
Anthony Chan
Board Member

I am a member of the BCITS’ Board of Directors since its inception. I work full time at BCIT as the Program Head on the teaching faculty of the Biomedical Engineering Technology Program. I am also an Adjunct Professor of the UBC Biomedical Engineering Graduate Program. Other than teaching and coaching young people, I enjoy spending time travelling with my wife and two daughters.

Ken M. Kramer, Q.C., TEP
Ken M. Kramer, Q.C., TEP
Board Member

Ken M. Kramer, Q.C. is the founder and principal of KMK Law, a boutique law firm in downtown Vancouver, BC, providing specialized legal services in the areas of Estates, Trusts, Administration, Elder Law, Estate Litigation and Mediation for over 25 years.

Ken has a unique understanding of the disability community combined with his expertise in the area of estates and trusts law to serve families with disabilities. He is extremely passionate and a strong advocate for both the disability and seniors communities and greatly appreciates the opportunity to give back to these important groups. He has served on numerous boards and committees over the past 30 years with a focus on disability and seniors issues.

One of Ken’s biggest passions has been in the area of home care supports and specifically, the Choices for Support In Independent Living program (“CSIL”). Ken has led community negotiations and collaborations with the Province of British Columbia for over 20 years. These discussions have led to significant improvements in the CSIL program including, two significant rate increases, culminating in over $25 million being allocated to the home care community in British Columbia. Ken was also recognized for his service to the community with the distinguished honour of receiving both the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2012 and his Queen’s Counsel designation in 2014.

Outside of the legal field, Ken’s diverse portfolio includes serving as the designated representative of the Law Society of BC on the Board Of Directors for the Vancouver Airport Authority (“YVR”), a publicly appointed Board Member and Vice-Chair of the College of Chiropractors of BC, and as a founding Board Member of Technology for Living, a non-profit organization in British Columbia providing respiratory and technology supports to people with disabilities. He is also Past-Chairs of Muscular Dystrophy Canada, Seniors First BC, BC’s Elder Law Section of the Canadian Bar Association, and the Province of BC’s Emergency Medical Assistants Licensing Board.

Ken also enjoys spending quality time and travels with his spouse, Cora, and 14-year-old daughter, Victory.

Board Members – Past & Present

Margaret Birrell 2006-2017

Anthony Chan 2006-Present

Donald Danbrook 2006-2022

Dr. John Fleetham 2006-2009

Christine Gordon 2006-Present

Ken Kramer 2006-Present

Marilyn Sakiyama 2006-2016

Paul Caune 2008-2012

Zosia Ettenberg 2009-2013

Walt Lawrence 2009-2021

Ean Price 2012-2019

Terry LeBlanc 2013-2022

Nancy Paris 2015- 2019

Jane Stillwell 2021-Present

Caleb Harrison 2022-Present

Evan Mutrie 2022-Present

Linda McGowan 2022-Present

Alex Carey 2022-Present

Chris Marks 2022-Present

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