Leadership and Board

BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2025 - Executive

Sarah Evans

BOARD CHAIR

President
Essential Real Estate

Chris Marett

TREASURER

Co-President & CFO
Novus Entertainment Inc.

DIRECTORS

Steven Fitzgerald

President
Habanero Consulting Group

Brenda Isherwood

Director
The Brew Creek Centre

Gloria Loree

Senior Vice-President, Marketing Strategy & CMO
Destination Canada

Lee Man

Chief Financial Officer
Destination Auto Group

Dr. Diane McIntosh

Chief Neuroscience Officer
TELUS Health

Tassan Sung

Community Engagement & Donor Relations Specialist
Nicola Wealth

Fraser Norrie

Family Physician, Spectrum Health
Clinical Assistant Professor
University of British Columbia

Muneesh Sharma

Manager of Community and Business Initiatives

City of Delta

Alex Verdecchia

Principal

McDermott + Bull

LEADERSHIP TEAM

HONORARY PATRONS

John deC. Evans

Real estate developer
Founder of Life Commitment
Co-Chair of the Dr. Peter Centre Capital Campaign

Nathan Fong

Food columnist
Founder of Passions

Donald Hayes

President
CTO

Nancy Hennessy

Dr. Peter's sister

Andrew Hiscox

Dr. Peter's life partner

Robert Ledingham

Co-chair of the Dr. Peter Centre Capital Campaign

David Paperny

Academy Award-nominated documentary filmmaker
Dr. Peter Diaries

Mark Virgin

Dr. Jay Wortman

Friend of Dr. Peter

Shirley Young

Dr. Peter's mother

HONORARY PATRON

Tom Hanks

Actor, filmmaker

Oscar for Best Actor in Philadelphia

“We’ve planted seeds of compassion and what has grown is joy, and laughter, and connection.”

~ Scott Elliott, CEO, Dr. Peter Centre

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