OUR PEOPLE

Inspiring community members lead with care.

Meet our board

The Foundation is governed by volunteer board members from our community who have a passion and a commitment to supporting quality healthcare in the Comox Valley. They come from all walks of life and offer leadership, wisdom, and countless hours of their time in overseeing the organization with care.

Susan Auchterlonie

PRESIDENT
Sandy Dreger

VICE PRESIDENT
Pieter de la Rey

TREASURER & SECRETARY
Charles Girard

DIRECTOR
RaeAnn Hartman

DIRECTOR
Darrell Jones

DIRECTOR
Dylan Kozlick

DIRECTOR
Aubrey Lively

DIRECTOR
Harvey Silverstein

DIRECTOR
Brian Wise

DIRECTOR
Max Jajszczok

EX-OFFICIO DIRECTOR

Board Resources

Get to know our staff

Our team is dedicated to working with you, ensuring you know how your donations are impacting care in our community. We thank you for choosing to make a difference in the lives of others.

Avry Janes

CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Avry Janes joined the Foundation team in the summer of 2022 and was appointed to co-lead the organization in the fall of 2023. Born and raised in the Comox Valley (as were three of her grandparents), Avry has deep roots and ties to the community accompanied with many years of experience in the non-profit sector.
Fun fact about Avry… She spent her early years on a sailboat, has travelled through the Panama Canal three times, and encountered real pirates in the Caribbean.
Rhonda Stevens

CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Rhonda Stevens joined the Foundation team in the summer of 2022 and was appointed to co-lead the organization in the fall of 2023. She served our country in the Canadian Armed Forces for more than 29 years specializing in Search and Rescue and commanding 19 Wing Comox before starting her work in the healthcare philanthropy sector.
Fun fact about Rhonda… She met Terry Fox during the first week of his Marathon for Hope near Deep Bight, Newfoundland. Rhonda was 4 years old at the time and remembers giving him a $2 bill.
Marcie Dumais

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Marcie Dumais joined the Foundation team in the spring of 2021. She has many years of non-profit work experience in the Comox Valley most of which focused on organizations that support children’s health. She is passionate about our community and bringing people together to contribute to our quality of life.
Fun fact about Marcie… Her first job at 15 years of age was working in an ice-cream trailer at the PNE in Vancouver and living under the rollercoaster, a long way from her small town home in the South Okanagan.
Lauren Klaus

GIFT & DONOR RELATIONS
Lauren Klaus joined the Foundation team in the winter of 2021. She has a background in administration and sales, working for Tourism Whistler before moving to the Comox Valley with her young family in 2019. She loves the outdoors and cares deeply about the people and places that make our region so special.
Fun fact about Lauren… She traveled to Interlaken, Switzerland to work for a summer during university and her mom made her promise she would not go skydiving nor fall in love with someone from afar. Lauren ended up marrying a Swiss skydiver.
Cally Sykes

OFFICE ADMINISTRATION
Cally Sykes joined the Foundation team in the winter of 2023. With a rich background in community engagement from her work in the United Kingdom, Cally enjoys bringing stakeholders together to effect positive change and providing administrative support to help organizations thrive.
Fun fact about Cally… She walked a puma through a jungle during a stint volunteering with an animal sanctuary in South America.