With over 27 years of urban planning experience and a Master’s in Town Planning, Henri brings a balance of skills from strategic planning, city and urban planning, economic development and feasibility and integrates these talents with preserving, building and maintaining social housing.

His wealth of experience will launch JHSOK forward in a strategic intricate part of the equation of the Okanagan & Kootenay communities. His leadership will help set a course for establishing JHSOK as a strong community solution-oriented society where he sees a potential for change in cross-sharing and exchange of best practices that will contribute to the current housing and community dialogue.

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Pam’s background is an Environmental Health

Officer. She worked as a healthy community specialist

at Interior Health, upon retirement she went into

Journey Home Task Force. Still sits on committees of

boards for healthy communities within the health

authorities (provincial).

Now on the community advisory committee for the

regional CSC.

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Micki is a former police officer with a degree in criminology and a keen interest in the intersection of social wellness and the judicial system.

Although most of her career was in the field of Human Resources, with over 20 years experience, and 10 years in senior management, Micki’s interest and desire to make a contribution in the field of policing and social wellness never wavered. To that end, she has served on the Halifax Board of Police Commissioners, the Edmonton Police Commission and the Canadian Board of Police Governance. She has Chaired both the Edmonton and Halifax Police Commissions and was President of the CAPG.

Micki also has additional board experience through serving on the boards of the Neptune Theatre (Halifax), the Citadel Theatre, Women Building Futures and Habitat for Humanity (Edmonton).

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Mary is a senior advisor with the federal government, and has a background in the post-secondary sector. Prior to joining the federal public service Mary worked at UBC Okanagan as a research facilitator and advisor, as well as teaching at both the undergraduate and graduate level. She has a PhD in Philosophy from Vanderbilt University where her graduate work focused on the concept of inclusion within Canadian democracy, a reflection of her interest in social justice, reconciliation, and poverty reduction. Locally, Mary has sat on the boards of the Kelowna Art Gallery and the Central Okanagan Foundation. 

Ben is the Senior Project Manager for a significant local developer handling Multi-Family residential construction and leverages a wealth of experience and expertise in construction and project management to support his passion for the successful planning, construction, integration, and maintenance of strategic social housing initiatives.

Throughout his life, Ben has displayed a passion for and commitment to community outreach and is excited to help steer JHSOK to even greater heights as a critical part of the regional community’s fabric.