Our team

Dedicated to Island kids

We believe every child deserves the same opportunities in life, whatever their health challenges.

With a passionate team and an experienced board of directors, we’re dedicated to supporting every Island family, safeguarding the legacy of our beginnings.

Leadership team

Veronica Carroll

Chief Executive Officer

Shelley Engelhardt

Director of Development

Maria Martens

Director of Capital Campaigns

Janet Rowe

Director of Finance, Operations, and IT

Lana LeBlanc

Director of Family Programs and Impact

Patricia Schriver

Director of People and Culture

Kennedy Sherwood

Marketing and Communications Manager

Board of Directors

Paul Murray

Chair

Principal Consultant, Brentwood Advisory Group

Allyson Prescesky

Vice Chair

Associate Vice-President, Community Impact & Corporate Communications, Coastal Community Credit Union

Steve Gaskin

Treasurer

Wealth Management Professional

John McKendrick

Secretary

Infrastructure Consultant at John McKendrick Infrastructure Consultant

Bruce Johnson

Director

Colleen Evans

Director

Business and Nonprofit Executive (Retired)

Cory Herrera

Director

Provincial Public Servant (Retired)

Don Hubbard

Director

President and CEO of Hubbard Consulting Ltd and Chairman of Atlas Engineered Products Ltd. (AEP.V)

Duncan Selwood

Director

Entrepreneur

Jim Schneider

Director

Publisher, Island Parent magazine

Karen Etches

Director

Retired Federal Executive

Lindalee Brougham

Director

Retired

Paula Tyler

Director

Senior Public Servant (Retired)

Sydney Waddington

Director

Executive Director, Global Brigades Health & Development Canada

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