
Shelagh Turner
CAI Co-Chair
Executive Director – CMHA Kelowna Branch
Andrea Burton
Board member
Executive Director – British Columbia Dental Hygienists’ Association

Dawn Dunlop
Board member
Executive Director – CMHA Shuswap/Revelstoke

Vanessa Wideski
Board Member
Executive Director, The Low Entropy Foundation

Jill Fikowski
Board Member
Founder/CEO, Changemark Research + Evaluation
Jill is a Settler of Norwegian and Polish ancestry who lives and works with gratitude on the traditional unceded territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish), and səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. Jill has over 15 years of experience working in the area of mental health and substance use across health authorities, research centres, and non-profit organizations across Turtle Island (now known as Canada). Jill is a graduate of UBC School of Population and Public Health and believes in promoting health equity and ensuring inclusive meaningful engagement of community members in research, program, and policy initiatives. Jill is deeply committed to creating meaningful change for people experiencing mental health challenges, people who use substances, and the people and communities who love them.
Kamaldeep Parmar
Board Member
Program Manager – Community Transition Teams Program, BCMHSUS
Kam has over 17 years experience working with marginalized and vulnerable populations struggling with substance use and mental health issues. She brings a unique perspective as she has experience in working at the local community level, health authority/regional level and at the provincial level within government to support and expand much needed mental health and substance use services and programs across the province. She is currently the Program Manager for the Community Transition Teams Program with BCMHSUS. Her own personal experiences and background, allow her to approach her work and life with a lens centered on equity, justice, inclusion, and diversity.