Board Members

Dr. John Higenbottam

Dr. John Higenbottam is a clinical psychologist who has held senior clinical management positions in British Columbia including Vice President, Vancouver Richmond Health Board, Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Centre and Vice President, Riverview Hospital...

John currently has a health care consulting practice and is Chair, Department of Psychology, and Douglas College. He is Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia and a member of UBC’s Clinical Research Ethics Board.

John is a Director, Psychosocial Rehabilitation Canada /
Réadaptation Psychosociale Canada and Coast Mental Health Society, Vancouver.

John’s major interests are in developing, implementing and evaluating recovery oriented mental health systems and services.

Jill Calder

I have worked for the New View Society for the last 9 years, the past several as Director of Business Administration.  Through my association with the New View Society, I have developed a keen interest in psychosocial rehabilitation.  I was involved at the Board level of IAPSRS BC Chapter (now PSR BC) as Treasurer from 2001 to 2003, and continued behind the scenes assisting subsequent Treasurers with the bookkeeping and financial reporting. I have returned to provide consistency with financial and record keeping and to assist in anyway I can with sustainability of the PSR BC.

Gill Walker

Hi, my name is Gill Walker. I am an Occupational Therapist at Community Psychiatric Services, a community mental health team, in North Vancouver where I have been working for four years. One of my passions at work is involving people in recovery from mental illness in service provision. Currently, I am involved in the Sea to Sky Peer Support Program

Ross Stewart, RPN, RN, MHSc

Ross Stewart, RPN, RN, MHSc  40+ years as an RPN. Worked in acute care, day care, teaching psychiatric nursing, educational administration, independent practice, residential care. Currently Executive Director and Manager of Care with a mental health housing society. Many professional and community boards and committees over the years. Currently Vice Chair, College of Registered Psychiatric Nurses of B.C. as well as Vice Chair, PSR BC.

Sandra Stenning

Tracy Schonfeld (BA, BSW, RSW)

Work Experience
Worked at Forensic Psychiatric Hospital as a substance abuse counsellor
Currently
casual work for Fraser Health as a medical social worker
Worked for Coast for 18 yrs and have managed the Resource Centre for past 4 years.
My current title is Director of Community Services and I am responsible for the Resource Centre, 2 housing projects, a homeless outreach project and am in the process of developing programming for a converted SRO in the Downtown South area of Vancouver. The mandate of all of these programs is to engage and advocate for individuals who are underserved in the health/mental health system, many of whom are homeless or are at risk of being homeless and who may have substance use issues along with their mental health concerns.

Jill Ineson

Jill Ineson has been involved in community mental health on the North Shore for 15yrs . As a Mental Health Rehab Worker she has worked with the principles of PSR for much of this time . She has a background in education and psychology with art & gestalt therapy, coaching and most recently Mental Health Recovery and WRAP. For 7 yrs she has served on the Board of Directors for  Phoenix Drug and Alcohol, Education and Recovery Society in Surrey and 2yrs on the board of Directors for Four Sisters Housing Cooperative in Vancouver.  

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