Roles and Responsibilities
The elected or appointed board members oversee the activities of PAN, and as a collective group, the Board is the governing body of PAN organization. PAN Board members establish broad policies and objectives, such as organization’s vision, values and strategic directions, with the help of the Executive Director and staff. Board members are expected to support the Executive Director and staff in ensuring PAN activities and initiatives follow the organizational mission, mandate and strategic plan. Other roles include approving annual budgets and keeping the organization’s performance accountable to relevant stakeholders.
At our 2020 Annual General Meeting, we hosted a keynote on a safe supply of drugs, and the role community can play in supporting people who use drugs, featuring community advocate Guy Felicella.
At our 2019 Annual General Meeting, the Board brought forward a new set of bylaws to change PAN’s governance structures to ensure consistency with inclusion principles of GIPA/MIPA, the HCV Manifesto, and Nothing About Us Without Us and to give Indigenous organizations a designated voice, consistent with community respect and Truth and Reconciliation principles. These were successfully adopted by the members,
Learn more if you’re interested in joining the Board.
Last updated December 9, 2020
PAN Board of Directors
Contact Information for PAN Board Members
Board of Directors – Group Email
Email: [email protected]
Executive
Co-Chair: Katrina Jensen
Katrina Jensen
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 250.384.2366 (AVI Health and Community Services)
Vancouver Island Health Authority region
Co-Chair: Patrick McDougall
Patrick McDougall
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 604 608-1874
Provincial Health Services Authority region
Treasurer: Kari Hackett
Kari Hackett
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 604.854.1101 / 778.982.0147
Fraser Health Authority region
Executive Director (standing invitee): Jennifer Evin Jones
Members At Large
Lucy Duncan
Karen McConnell
Jenny McDougall
Kim Stacey
Wendy Stevens