About Us

Staff

Management and Administration

  • Chief Executive Officer (and funding inquiries) Bev Gutray
  • Provincial Programs Director & Associate Executive Director Lynn Spence
  • Executive Assistant Vivian Lee
  • Reception, Lorne Fraser Fund Coordinator Walter Chownyk
  • Computer Network Support, Reception Mae Lew
  • Resource Clearinghouse and Customer Service Coordinator Tricia Serquina

Finance

  • Controller Judy Miller
  • Accounting Assistant Cathey Russell
  • Accounting Assistant Nancy Wang

Branch Development and Support

  • Director of Branch Development and Support Charlene Dy

Provincial Programs

  • Consultant, Engagement Facilitator Debbie Sesula
  • Connecting the Dots Project Manager Trixie Ling
  • Program Manager Jessie Fogell
  • Bounce Back Quality Assurance and Training Coordinator Michelle Prostak
  • BC Strongest Families Coach Supervisor Jena Hershler
  • BC Strongest Families Coach Benson Lee
  • BC Strongest Families Coach Melanie McCready
  • BC Strongest Families Coach Mridula Morgan
  • BC Strongest Families Coach Jody Moore

Public Policy

  • Director of Public Policy and Campus Mental Health Jonny Morris
  • Healthy Minds/Healthy Campuses Initiative Project Coordinator  Shaylyn Streatch
  • Public Policy Practicum Student Krista Carlson
  • Public Policy Intern Dana Wilson

Marketing and Communications

  • Marketing and Communications Manager (and media inquiries) Jennifer Quan
  • Communications Assistant Donna Panitow
  • Communications Intern Christina Luo

Mental Health Promotion

  • Mental Health Promotion Director Sarah Hamid-Balma
  • Volunteer Services and Mental Health Information Navigator Shainul Kassam
  • Editorial Coordinator Stephanie Wilson
  • Youth Engagement Coordinator Paula Vaisey

Resource and Business Development

  • Resource and Business Development Director Kim Findlay
  • Resource Development & Communications Coordinator Lindsay Nielsen
  • Resource Development & Events Coordinator Linda Foster

Workplace Mental Health

  • Manager, Workplace Initiatives Julia Kaisla
  • Program Assistant, Donations and Workplace Initiatives Rose Chen

 

To email a staff member, use the following format:

firstname.lastname @cmha.bc.ca (exclude any hyphens within names).

Not sure who to contact? Remember some of our common emails:

  • General intake email: info@
  • Mind Matters E-News submissions: mindmatters@
  • Bottom Line Conference queries: conference@
  • Mental Health Works workshops: mentalhealthworks@
  • Living Life to the Full booklets and courses: living.life@
  • Webmaster: webmaster@