Board of Directors

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Andrea is a white settler and a curvy, neurodivergent, disabled, queer, bigender woman currently organizing on the traditional, ancestral, and stolen lands of the səl̓ilwətaɁɬ təməxʷ (Tsleil-Waututh), Skwxwú7mesh-ulh Temíx̱w (Squamish), S’ólh Téméxw (Stó:lō), and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) First Nations. Andrea is a professional planner, facilitator, and consultant; her work focuses primarily on community planning with Indigenous and equity-seeking communities, strategic planning, and equity consultation and training services. Andrea has two Bachelor of Arts degrees in English and Urban Studies from the University of Calgary and a Masters of Community and Regional Planning with a concentration in Indigenous Community Planning from UBC.

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Anthony is a human resources professional who works in the technology consulting sector at a company called Traction on Demand. He is BC born and raised and is fortunate to live and work on the traditional and unceded lands of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh people. He recently graduated with his master’s in management analytics and is excited to venture into the people (HR) analytics space. Giving back to the not-for-profit sector is a part of his calling and he has served on other LGBTQ boards and as a facilitator at the Vantage Point.

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Astha Dalakoti is an international development professional, a queer feminist, an immigrant of colour, and a person with cultural roots in India, China and Canada. She holds a MA in Asia Pacific Public Policy from the University of British Columbia, with a thematic focus on health and gender, and a BA in Psychology from McGill University.

Over the past decade, Astha has primarily lived and worked abroad (in India, China, Thailand, Ethiopia and Kenya). With over 6 years of experience in international development, Astha specializes in strategic planning and monitoring, donor relations, communication and advocacy. She is a collaborator at heart, and enjoys working with people from all walks of life to uphold a shared vision of social justice and human rights. Fluent in English and Mandarin, Astha also provides translation, interpretation and copyediting services.

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Cheyenne Fox Tree-McGrath, MSW, RSW, LCSW is descendant from the Arawak Nation (located in the Caribbean) on her mother’s side (as well as German) and Irish and Finnish on her fathers. She is originally from Massachusetts (on the occupied and stolen land of the Pennacook) and her tribal community is Guainia (GWIE NEE AH). Cheyenne is also a Jingle Dress Dancer and her indigenous name given to her in ceremony is Yamoca Bana’ru (Two Feathered Woman). She graduated from Salem State University in 2019 with her Master of Social Work Degree and is licensed as a Registered Social Worker (British Columbia Canada) and a licensed Certified Social Worker (Massachusetts).

Currently, Cheyenne lives and works on the unceded Coast Salish Territory; specifically the traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh-ulh Temíx̱w (Squamish) and səl̓ilwətaɁɬ təməxʷ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. She works as a Clinical Counsellor at Urban Native Youth Association (UNYA) with Indigenous youth ages 13-24 who are using substances and also working through mental health concerns. Prior to coming to UNYA, she worked in Shawmut, Massachusetts (known as Boston) with LGBTQ2s+ youth who were at risk for/ or currently being commercially sexually exploited, many of which were also experiencing homelessness.

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Evie Mandel loves green spaces, good food with good company, and diverse communities. Her grandparents came to the Canadian prairies from Eastern Europe about 110 years ago, fleeing the persecution of the Jews and bequeathing her a sense of history and the movement of peoples. She grew up in Edmonton on Treaty 6 territory, a traditional gathering place for many Indigenous peoples including the Cree, Blackfoot, Métis, Nakota Sioux, Iroquois, Dene, Ojibway/Saulteaux/Anishinaabe, and Inuit. After many years travelling and working outside of Canada, she is now grateful to live in Vancouver, on the traditional and unceded lands of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh people.

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Glen is from the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation. He is an Employment and Human Rights Lawyer at Kent Employment Law.  He advises clients on workplace law issues including wrongful dismissal, disciplining and/or dismissing employees, properly conducting investigations, drafting employment contracts, and advising on human rights issues.

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Rowan is a lawyer with a JD in Entertainment, Media, and Intellectual Property Law from UCLA and an LLM in Media Law from Queen Mary, University of London. She works as in-house Legal Counsel at BroadbandTV. Rowan has a long history of volunteer work with non-profits, including Random Acts, the Continuing Legal Education Society of BC, CoRe Conflict Resolution Society, Atira Women’s Resource Society, and the International OCD Foundation. Rowan lives and works on the traditional lands of the sc̓əwaθən məsteyəxʷ (Tsawwassen First Nation).

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Stephen is a seasoned  product professional in the  conversational AI, FinTech and financial services industry. Stephen Is current the SVP of Product and Design at Finn AI where he leads the Product management, Product marketing  and product design functions, Stephen joined Finn AI in Late 2017, as a sole contributor in product and lead building out both the product function and helped in the creation Finn AI’s two core SaaS product offerings.

Previous to Finn AI Stephen spend over  12 years of working experience in various lines of business within banking, Stephen formerly served as VP of Operations at MBNA (acquired by Bank of America) and SVP of Marketing and Product. He later moved to TD Bank as AVP responsible for consumer credit cards, including the launch of Aeroplan.