United Way - Lower Mainland

Campaign Cabinet

The United Way of the Lower Mainland Campaign Cabinet is a group of senior volunteers recruited from every sector of our community to lead our Annual Campaign. Campaign Cabinet members donate their time and talents to support the United Way campaign and help make Metro Vancouver a stronger, healthier and safer place for everyone to live.

2013-2014 Campaign Cabinet Co-Chairs

Rudy Kerklaan - Campaign Co-Chair
Vice-Chairman
Connor, Clark & Lunn Private Capital Ltd. 

Scott Wilson - Campaign Co-Chair
Vice President & Treasurer
Teck Resources Limited

Campaign Cabinet Members

Accounting Co-Chairs
Dallas McMurtrie        
Partner, Private Company Services, Tax Deloitte    

Peter Swinton        
Partner, AAG Site Leader, Audit and Assurance Group    
PricewaterhouseCoopers    

Agencies Co-Chairs
Steve Butz        
President  & CEO    
YMCA Greater Vancouver
    
Carolyn Tuckwell        
President & CEO    
Boys and Girls Clubs of South Coast BC

Board Liaison
Michael Burtch    
Managing Director    
Taluswood Capital
    
Communications Co-Chairs
Tom Haberstroh        
Community Leader    
    
Jill Schnarr    
Vice President, Community Investment & Engagement    
TELUS    

Crown Corporations Chair
Sarah Clark        
President & CEO    
Partnerships BC    

Crown Corporations Advisor
Warren Beach
Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer    
TimberWest Forest Corp.

Education Co-Chairs
Kris Bulcroft
President    
Capilano University    

Philip Steenkamp        
Vice President, External Relations    
Simon Fraser University    

Federal Public Service Co-Chairs
Eric Magnuson        
Regional Director General     
Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada    

Patrick Tobin        
Regional Executive Director    
Canadian Heritage

Financial Services Co-Chairs
Ian Cameron        
Senior Vice President, Finance & CFO    
Methanex Corporation    

Henry Donkers        
Vice-President, Vancouver Suburban District    
BMO Financial Group    

Insurance & Property Co-Chairs
Frank Crema        
Vice President, Treasurer    
Goldcorp Inc.    

Tom Merinsky        
Vice President, Treasurer    
Finning International Inc.    

Labour Co-Chairs
George Davison        
Secretary Treasurer
Federation of Post-Secondary Educators of B.C.    

Irene Lanzinger        
Secretary Treasurer    
B.C. Federation of Labour    

Law Co-Chairs
Alan Dabb        
Vice President, Litigation    
TELUS    

Matthew Peters   
National Leader, Markets    
McCarthy Tetrault LLP    

Leadership Co-Chairs
Sandra Stuart        
COO    
HSBC    

Ross Turnbull        
VP, Portfolio Manager    
Odlum Brown    

Loaned Representative Recruitment Chair
Kathryn Young        
Partner    
Odgers Berndtson    

Major Gifts Co-Chairs
Craig Dudra        
Managing Director    
RBC Capital Markets, Global Investment Banking

Jill Leversage        
Managing Director    
Highland West Capital Ltd.     

Loring Phinney    
Vice President, Corporate Marketing    
Bell Canada    

Manufacturing and Construction Co-Chairs
Jim McLagan        

Vice President    
Canron Western Constructors LP    

Doug Hinton        
Executive Vice President/Divisional Manager    
Hatch Mott MacDonald    

Municipalities Chair
Paul McDonell
        
Councillor    
City of Burnaby  

Natural Resources Co-Chairs

Matthew Quinlan        
Managing Director & Co-Head, Global Mining Investment Banking    
CIBC World Markets    

Tom Whelan        
Partner, Global Assurance Mining & Metals Leader    
Ernst & Young LLP    

Retail & Services Chair
Grant McTaggart        
Vice President, Administration & Corporate Human Resources    
Best Buy Canada Ltd.    

Strategic Campaigns Co-Chairs
Karen Hamberg        
Vice President, Sustainable Energy Futures    
Westport     

Drew Railton        
Managing Partner    
Caldwell Partners    

Strategic Campaigns Advisors
Warren Beach
Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer    
TimberWest Forest Corp.

Jamie Pitblado        
Vice President, Promotions & Community Investment    
Vancouver Sun & The Province    

Kathryn Young        
Partner    
Odgers Berndtson

Technology Co-Chairs
Joe Ryan        
Partner, IBM Software Services    
IBM Canada Ltd.

Michael Scott        
President & CEO    
Nexterra Systems Corp.    

Transportation & Shipping Co-Chairs
Cathy McLay    
Chief Financial and Executive VP , Finance and Corporate Services    
Translink    

Dave Richardson        
President & CEO    
Octaform Systems Inc.     

Women United in Philanthropy Chair
Catherine Van Alstine        
Partner    
Odgers Berndtson    

Deputy Chairs
Rod Fossen        
District Vice-President    
CIBC    

Mark Goldberg        
Director, Information Services   
Teck    

Sarah McCullough        
Director, External Affairs and Communications
Canadian LNG
Spectra Energy   

Campaign Labour Committee

John Bail
National Director
Canadian Union of Postal Workers Pacific Region

Andy Cleven and John Pesa
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 213

Susan Butler-Gray
Recording Secretary
Internatinal Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Local 891

George Davison
Committee Co-Chair
Secretary Treasurer
Federation of Post Secondary Educators

Debra Elless
Canadian Auto Workers’, Local 4275

Gwenne Farrell
Vice President, Canadian Office & Professional Employees' Union, Local 378
& New Westminster & District Labour Council

Joey Hartman
President
Vancouver & District Labour Council

Bob Jackson
Regional Executive Vice President for British Columbia
Public Service Alliance of Canada

Dan Klassen
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers' Local 258

Irene Lanzinger
Committee Co-Chair
Secretary-Treasurer
BC Federation of Labour

Gord Larkin
BC Federation of Retired Union Members

Brian Nasu
Staff Representative
United Food & Commercial Workers’, Local 1518

Doug Payette
Retired Business Agent Teamsters 213

Victor Elkins
President
Hospital Employees’ Union

Stephanie Smith
Treasurer
B.C. Government & Service Employees Union

Orion Irvine
Regional Representative
Canadian Labour Congress

Scott Lunny
United Steelworkers District 3