BCSPE is a not-for-profit society of parents formed in January 2005. The Board consists of:
Debbie Desroches-Fulton has been a long standing parent volunteer in the Vancouver School District. She was involved in her children’s elementary school Parent Advisory Council. In 2001 she became a District Parent Council Member and later was nominated Chairperson. She also has served on the Provincial Parent Council in the position of Secretary. In 2000 she was awarded the Vancouver School Board recognition award for her volunteer service. Even though her children have graduated, Debbie continues to be involved in education. She is currently a community member on the UBC Behavioural Research Ethics Board at UBC and is a parent advisory member on the Welcome to Kindergarten Board.
A business owner, lawyer, former policy analyst, and mother of two sons, Catherine has been active in supporting public education since 2002. With Helesia, she co-owns Ethos Strategy Group providing communications and strategic planning services to public interest and public sector organizations. At Point Grey Secondary School in Vancouver, she served two terms as Chair and three as DPAC representative.
Helesia is a co-owner of Ethos Strategy Group – a Vancouver-based, public interest communications firm. Helesia is a long-time public education advocate and a founding member of the BC Society for Public Education. Helesia has written extensively about recent changes to BC’s child labour laws. She also serves on the boards of CCEC Credit Union and Megaphone Magazine. Born and raised in Vancouver, Helesia has two grown sons and lives with her husband and their teenage daughter. In 2002, she was honoured to be a recipient of the Commemorative Medal for the Golden Jubilee of her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II for community service.
Allison has been active in the Lord Roberts Elementary School and King George Secondary School PACs for more than 12 years. Currently, she is Co-Chair of King George Secondary School PAC.
Annie Ehman is a long time advocate for public education. She has been involved with elementary, secondary, and district Parent Advisory Councils, including time as chairperson at all three levels. She was a founding member of the Vancouver Inner City Parents Group. She was honoured with the Queen’s Jubilee medal in 2002 for her education advocacy and a Vancouver School board recognition award in 2004. She is currently a board member of CLICK (Contributing to Lives of Inner City Kids), a non-profit society that raises funds to support programs for inner city children and youth.
Kelly is an active member of the Dickens Elementary School PAC including spending five years as Co-chair. She also recently served a three-year term on the Vancouver DPAC Executive.
Cynthia Wong is the past Chair of both the Strathcona Elementary and Britannia Secondary Parent Advisory Councils. She was a member of the Vancouver Inner City Parents Group and the District Parent Advisory Counsel representative on the VSB’s ESL Advisory Committee. Though her child has now graduated from high school, she is still very passionate about educational issues in our province. In 2002, Cynthia was awarded the Commemorative Medal for the Golden Jubilee of her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II for community service.
2005–2010 BCSPE