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
Children's Health FoundationShelley Engelhardt
Director of Development
Children's Health FoundationMaria Martens
Director of Capital Campaigns
Children's Health FoundationJanet Rowe
Director of Finance, Operations, and IT
Children's Health FoundationLana LeBlanc
Director of Family Programs and Impact
Children's Health FoundationPatricia Schriver
Director of People and Culture
Children's Health FoundationIan Bartlett
Director of Property & Facility Management
Children's Health FoundationKennedy Sherwood
Marketing and Communications Manager
Children's Health FoundationBoard of Directors
Allyson Prescesky
Chair
Associate Vice-President, Community Impact & Corporate Communications, Coastal Community Credit Union
Sydney Waddington
Vice Chair
Executive Director, Global Brigades Health & Development Canada
Steve Gaskin
Treasurer
Wealth Management Professional
Paula Tyler
Secretary
Senior Public Servant (Retired)
Paul Murray
Past Chair
Principal Consultant, Brentwood Advisory Group
John McKendrick
Director
Infrastructure Consultant at John McKendrick Infrastructure Consultant
Bruce Johnson
Director
Managing Director (Retired)
Duncan Selwood
Director
Entrepreneur
Karen Etches
Director
Retired Federal Executive
Brad McRae
Director
Director, Government Relations
Colin Beaver
Director
Senior Manager, Asset Class Performance
Dr. C. Mark V. Jones
Director
Pediatrician (Retired)
Dr. George Andrews
Director
Nonprofit sector senior leader (Retired)
Zahra Rezaie
Director
Marketing and communications leader
250 940 4950
345 Wale Road, Victoria, BC V9B 6X2
With gratitude we acknowledge that we live, work, and play on the unceded traditional territories of the Coast Salish, Nuu cha nulth, Kwakwaka’wakw first peoples of Vancouver Island and surrounding islands.