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Bio

BCGEU Vice President

Chair, BCGEU Provincial Executive Education, Activism and Communication Committee

Past Chair, BCGEU Provincial Executive Environment Committee

Chair, BCGEU Provincial Executive Equity and Human Rights Committee

Member of BC Federation of Labour: 

  • Executive Council
  • Chairperson, Human Rights Committee
  • Constitution & Structure Committee
  • Planning Committee for Jobs, Justice, Climate – Building a Green Economy for BC Conference

Member of Canadian Labour Congress Human Rights Committee and Workers of Colour Working Group

Trustee, Public Service Pension Board

Founder of the Asian Canadian Labour Alliance – BC

Member of Grievance Process Review Working Group

Member of Sustainable Communities Initiative
Advisory Committee

Work with Colleges Institute Support Staff Bargaining Association and Community Health Bargaining Committee

  • Director, West Coast Environmental Law Board
  • Member of the Climate Justice Project Team
  • Member of Multi-Union Design Team that created a climate change workshop

BC Coordinator and Member of the Board, Canadian Labour International Film Festival (CLiFF)

Delegate to Fraser Valley Labour Council

Project Leader for the BCGEU History Project and Producer of the promotional film

Chair,
Fraser Valley Member-to-Member (M2M) Steering Committee

Delegate to
New Westminster & District Labour Council (NWDLC) Member of NWDLC Education Committee

Member and
Education Liaison
Fraser Valley Cross Component Committee

Component 6 Executive, Social, Information & Health
Component 6 Treasurer
Component 6 Website Editor
Component 6 Member-at-Large

Facilitator
(including BCGEU stewards course)

Local 604 Chair
1st Vice Chair
2nd Chair

Component 12 Executive, Administrative Services
Component 12 Website Contact
Local 1204 Chair
1st Vice Chair

Shop Steward
I’m presently working as an Assistant District Supervisor (team leader type position) at the Ministry of Social Development in Surrey. My previous positions include: 

  • Labour Market Development Agreement Coordinator – Ministry of Human Resources
  • Training Consultant – Ministry of Advanced Education, Training and Technology
  • Financial Assistance Worker – Ministry of Human Resources
  • Research Assistant – UBC Department of Psychology

My education includes a bachelor’s degree (majoring in psychology) from the University of BC.

My extracurricular activities:

  • editor of the UBC Psychology Students’ Association newsletter; and
  • staff member of the UBC Journal of Psychology.

I also have a certificate (honours) from BCIT where I completed courses in communications and computer applications.

My union education includes:

BCGEU Courses:

  • Leadership
  • Local Officers
  • OHS
  • Communications
  • Basic & Advanced Stewards

and a variety of courses and workshops through:

  • National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE) Leadership Development
  • Canadian Labour Congress Winter School
  • New Westminster and District Labour Council Weekend Seminars
  • BC Federation of Labour Women’s Conference
  • BC Federation of Labour Summer Institute for Union Women
  • International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans
  • SHARE – Shareholder Association for Research & Education