I live in Lore Krill Housing Co-operative, located in Vancouver.

I’m writing to ask for your vote for a second term on the board of CHF BC. I’ve been in community service since the late 1990s, working for social and economic justice with non-profits, community groups, legal and government working groups, and unions. Much of my work has focused on housing affordability, security of tenure, and community-building and organizing. I believe that cooperative values and principles support strong, healthy communities, and that cooperative housing can build the security that people need to thrive.

I’m currently the president of the Lore Krill Housing Cooperative in Vancouver, a 203-unit two-site co-op where I’ve lived for 20 years. My tenure as a CHF BC director has coincided with our co-op’s work on the remediation of both our sites, resulting in renewed buildings that remain deeply affordable to our members. My work in both of these roles over the past two years has reinforced the importance of good member service and strengthening co-op management – opinions I often hear shared by co-op residents elsewhere in the city and province.

If re-elected, I hope to contribute to CHF BC’s work by advocating for cooperative housing as a solution to the affordable housing crisis, and by supporting member-focused advocacy and improved member services so that member co-ops have the tools and support we all need to succeed.