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Colleen Brown is an award-winning sculptor from Vancouver. Brown holds a BFA from Emily Carr University, a BA Psyc, Simon Fraser University and an MFA from the Milton Avery Graduate School of the Arts, Bard College, New York. Her recent solo exhibitions include, If you lie down in a field, she will find you there, Ranger Station Gallery; That Mountain is a Good Listener, Burrard Foundation and Low Pressure Idaho, Unit 17. She has participated in exhibitions and events at Living Lab, Emily Carr University; Cooper Cole, Toronto; Vancouver Art Gallery; Western Gallery, Bellingham; and Hedreen Gallery, Seattle. 

Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows & Katzie Local Immigration Partnership Coordinator 

A community champion, dedicated to uplifting and empowering those around them, embodies the essence of leadership and advocacy.

She strives to enhance the lives of individuals within their community, fostering unity, equity, and opportunity. 

Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows Katzie Local Immigration Partnership (LIPs) website provides information and resources to immigrants, refugees and service providers.

Working to enhance collaboration and create strategic partnership among stakeholders to foster more welcoming and inclusive communities on issues related to the settlement and integration of immigrants and refugees

Court is the General Manager of the Maple Ridge, Mission Thrift Store. The store was founded in Maple Ridge in 1999 and remained at the same location (225 St block of Lougheed Hwy) for 25 years.  We are a "not for profit" operated by an independent BC Registered Society. We are a part of a faith-based charity that operates 50+ stores across Canada. The original store on Lougheed Hwy was the smallest store in the group. Our current location in Haney Place Mall (close to 37,000 sq ft) is the largest in the group. Initially we were looking for a location that was a third or at most one half of this footage however as fate would have it; here we are. Our new location opened in July of 2024.

My association with the Maple Ridge, Mission Thrift Store began in August of 2023. My mandate was to find a location, design and build out a store and operate the same. Limited only by a (very) constrained budget for CapEx and Leasehold improvements I had plenty of latitude to be creative and innovative. We are primarily Volunteer driven. I have a small core of paid staff.

My background began in retail almost 50 years ago. I began working at a drugstore wholesale at the age of 13. By 15 years of age with a couple of summers under my belt I was quickly hired by a retail drugstore in Maple Ridge and continued to work part time thru High School. I have a BSc in Leadership / Management. The first 12 years of my career were spent in Retail, first at store level and then in management at the corporate office. I then moved on to a variety of national medical device suppliers (advanced woundcare, orthopaedics, infusion pumps,  electrosurgery) where I held a variety of roles including Vice President. My joining the Maple Ridge, Mission Thrift Store in 2023 has served to bring my career full circle back to my roots and my passion. I report into a fantastic, supportive Board. I feel like we're making a difference in our community, with the environment and I enjoy what I'm doing. 

a longtime Rotarian who currently belongs to the Rotary Club of Port Moody and has been selected as Rotary District 5050’s District Governor Nominee Designate; he is slated to serve as District Governor beginning July 1, 2028. He first joined Rotary in the Rotary Club of Vancouver Collingwood in 1991 and later transferred to Port Moody in 2001, where he has previously served as club president and will again serve as president in 2026–27, as well as having served the district as an Assistant Governor and earning recognition as a Paul Harris Fellow +8.

Professionally, Burnham is the retired Chief Executive Officer of Coast Mental Health in Vancouver, one of British Columbia’s largest non‑profit organizations serving people with mental illness, where he worked from 1987 to 2022 (initially as Executive Director and later as CEO) and then as CEO Emeritus until 2023. During his career he also chaired the BC Ministry of Social Development’s Expert Advisory Panel on Specialized Populations from 2012 to 2018 and held leadership roles with organizations such as HEABC and SHARE Family & Community Services Society.

He is a Simon Fraser University graduate with degrees in economics and psychology and an MBA, and he has also studied at the Ivey Business School at Western University, giving him a strong academic background in business and social sciences to support his leadership in the non‑profit and mental health sectors.

Kevin Noseworthy is a respected Maple Ridge community leader whose commitment to service has helped strengthen local initiatives and civic life. As President of the Maple Ridge Community Foundation, he notably led efforts to mobilize and distribute donations for residents displaced by the downtown fire, ensuring timely aid reached those in need. Through his leadership with the foundation, involvement in the Chamber, and Rotary connections, he has played a meaningful role in supporting residents, mobilizing generosity, and advancing projects with lasting community impact.

Nicole Archer – Executive Director Downtown Maple Ridge Business Improvement Association since May 2025

Nicole has been in business management for over 30 years Managing a diverse portfolio of Retail, Commercial, and Industrial businesses.   

Before becoming the ED for the DMRBIA,  Nicole was the General Manager of ValleyFair Mall in Maple Ridge for 15 years.  At ValleyFair Mall she collaborated with the Rotary on some of their events like, the Wine Festival and Rotary Duck race.   

January 2021, RI announced a new, seventh area of focus: Protecting the Environment" - which calls on Rotarians to "spur innovation in an effort to address the causes and reduce the effect of climate change and environmental degradation". In response, a group of like-minded Rotarians came together to form the (CCAG). This group meets monthly to review and plan initiatives that: 1) Reduce the production of carbon dioxide 2) Capture existing carbon 3) Teach ways to reduce the carbon footprint of themselves and their companies.

Zach Parker is the president of the Langley Rotaract Club, and owner of Honey Mustard Media Inc. He has facilitated RYLA and YAIL, and makes videos/documentaries for various Rotary Service Projects, including ARES, and RACHEL. 

Tickets $150

Nicole is the founder and executive director of EmotionsBC, who is committed to honouring the needs of families trying to support loved ones who are in so much pain; to talk about mental health as healthy and without shame; to say what needs to be said to create change so that leading a healthy life can be achieved rather than with so many barriers.
 

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