Jacquelin Green
Chair
Jacquelin Green
Chair
Jacquelin has over 25 years of experience working in community development in Ontario, Alberta and BC. She has worked with various organizations in different capacities, including community resource centres, HIV/AIDS organizations, and family service agencies. Jacquelin brings a passion for supporting the most vulnerable in our community, and she is currently the Executive Director of the Young Parents Support Network in Victoria.
Jacquelin brings a wealth of experience working on boards and committees, from groups as diverse as churches, community organizations, parent groups and softball clubs. An avid sewer, she can often be found at her sewing machine, making quilts or costumes, or walking the beaches enjoying the beautiful natural environment that Victoria offers.
Nancy Ford
Vice Chair
Nancy Ford
Vice Chair
The Reverend Canon Nancy Ford is the Director of Deacons for the Anglican Diocese of British Columbia and currently works out of Victoria’s Christ Church Cathedral. Nancy’s passion for the community is exemplified in her collaborative approach to eliciting change at the street-level with supportive agencies and individuals. She was directly engaged with residents of Victoria’s Tent City during the eleven-month encampment in 2016 and continues to support campers in their transition.
Nancy was a counsellor for 25 years and taught Pastoral Care and Counselling courses. She works tirelessly on the board of the Community Social Planning Council, is Vice President of the Association of Anglican Deacons in Canada and co-chair of the Social Justice Committee of the Diocese.
Marion Muller
Treasurer
Marion Muller
Treasurer
With over 30 years working in the banking industry across commercial lending and retail, Marion’s experience spans analyzing financial statements and helping small businesses grow, making her an asset to Umbrella.
Often found abroad, Marion is an avid traveler, thriving off the excitement of meeting new people. When she’s at home, she loves spending time with her son and grandsons and hiking with her new puppy.
Dr. Susan Phillips Metzger
Secretary
Dr. Susan Phillips Metzger
Secretary
Susan’s expansive academic career enables her to connect with people of diverse backgrounds and life experiences. Her career in the education system includes various roles in research, school and district administration, teaching, counselling, teacher and community education, career training, and programs targeting at-risk adolescents and adult learners at the school, district and provincial levels. Susan has been a university lecturer and has facilitated many school and community educational collaborations to facilitate positive change.
Susan has researched and published numerous research reports, studies and articles about educational issues in Aboriginal Education, partnerships, career counselling, and trades training across Canada. She currently fulfills leadership roles in other local organizations such as CFUW Saanich Peninsula that promote and support advocacy issues to enhance our communities.
Jen Harrison
Director
Jen Harrison
Director
Jen is a facilitator and educator with a passion for supporting the success of youth, youth workers and their programs. For eight years, she coordinated The Pathway Project, aimed at building employment and life skills for marginalized young people. She is currently a coach and facilitator for the Youth Program Quality Initiative, supporting local youth-serving agencies to achieve and maintain high quality programming.
Jen is involved in community development projects with the creation of medical clinics in the high schools in Victoria’s School District 62 and in the organization of parent support groups. She is also working with the City of Victoria in the development of their Youth Engagement Strategy.
Chuck Eamer
Director
Chuck Eamer
Director
Chuck is a social worker who has worked for children, youth and families for over 30 years. Working in government for 28 years, Chuck had a career that ranged from case work with families through to supervision, management and his final role was as an Assistant Deputy Minister. He had particular passions for work with First Nations and Aboriginal communities, and for collaborative, community based practice.
Since leaving government Chuck has been the principal in Eamer Human Systems Consulting, working with First Nations and community groups in a variety of scenarios. He has worked in leadership training, in program design and evaluation, and in improving management systems. Chuck has sat on the board of bc211 for the past four years.
Alison James
Director
Alison James
Director
Alison has worked in training and facilitation and project management in non-profits and the public sector in Canada and the United Kingdom, and is currently a PhD candidate in Political Science at UBC, where she is involved in research, writing, and teaching.
Alison has seen and is grateful for the incredible work Umbrella does with people living with addictions and mental health issues, and is thrilled to be joining the board in 2017.
Cindy Trytten
Director
Cindy Trytten
Director
Kelly Sharman
Director
Kelly Sharman
Director
Kate Kimberley
Director
Kate Kimberley
Director
Kate is a strategic, collaborative leader who is passionate about public service and the transformative power of community.
She has over fifteen years of experience leading the implementation of priority initiatives and strategic operations in the BC justice sector. Kate is an advocate for greater investment in mental health and addictions services to address ‘symptoms’ such as criminal justice system involvement and homelessness, and to enable the full potential of each person.
Kate was on the Board of the Dallas Society from 2000 until its amalgamation with VIHA in 2003. She has been engaged as a Board Member of the Victoria Hope Society since 2004, and is honoured to join the Umbrella Society Board in 2019.