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.

Campaign Cabinet Co-Chairs

Warren Beach - Campaign Co-Chair
Executive Vice President & CFO
Sierra Systems

Debra Hewson - Campaign Co-Chair
President & CEO
Odlum Brown Limited

Campaign Cabinet Members

Agencies
Carolyn Tuckwell
President & CEO
Boys and Girls Clubs of South Coast BC 

Board Liaision
Debra Hewson 
President & CEO
Odlum Brown Limited

Cabinet Advisors
Kelly Heed
(Market Advisor)
Vice Chairman
Colliers International

Lisa Kershaw
(Recruitment Advisor)
Partner
Odgers Berndtson

Communications
Tom Haberstroh
Vice President & General Manager
CTV British Columbia

Loring Phinney
Vice President, Corporate & Olympic Marketing
Bell  

Education
Dr. Donald Wright
President
British Columbia Institute of Technology

Federal Public Service
Catherine Lappe
Regional Director General, BC Region
Health Canada

Alan Trepanier
Regional Director General, Pacific Region
Public Works and Government Services Canada

Financial Services
Michael Burtch
Executive Director, Global Investment Banking
CIBC World Markets

Scott Wilson
Treasurer
Teck

Insurance
Tim Condon
President & CEO
British Columbia Automobile Association (BCAA)

Innovation
Blake Hanna
Local Managing Director for BC
Accenture Inc.

Omar Ladak
Owner
OMI Holdings Corporation

Rick Lotman
Principal
Zoetrope Management Inc.

Labour
Gwenne Farrell
Vice President
Canadian Office & Professional Employees Union (COPE), Local 378

Dan Klassen
Assistant Business Manager
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Union (IBEW), Local 258

Law
Deborah H. Overholt
Regional Managing Partner, Vancouver
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Leadership Giving & Loyal Contributors
Jamie Pitblado
Vice President, Promotions & Community Investment
Pacific Newspaper Group, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.

Bruce Pydee
Vice President, Regulatory Affairs & General Counsel
Spectra Energy Transmission

Loaned Representative Recruitment
Kathryn Young
Partner
Odgers Berndtson

Major Gifts Council
Rudy Kerklaan (Co-Chair)
Founding Partner & President
Connor, Clark & Lunn Financial Group

Jill Leversage (Co-Chair)
Community Leader

Rob Wildeman
Director 
Tricor Pacific Capital