Wes Hosler has been involved in the co-op housing sector since 1974 and is a founding member of Carpathia Housing Co-op in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Wes has served as both treasurer and president of CHF Canada as well as president of Co-operative Housing Federation of BC (CHF BC). Wes became a member of Lore Krill Housing Co-operative in 2002 and served as president of the board. Wes was a registered nurse by profession, a nurse educator, and retired from nursing in 2004. Wes became a CHF BC Education Program consultant in 2003 and has facilitated workshops on a range of topics as well as offered chairing services.