Board of Directors

Board of Directors Executive

Chairperson

Nicolas Poppell - [email protected]

Bio under construction - please stand by!

 

Deputy Chairperson

To Be Determined - 

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Treasurer / Secretary

Steve Kisby - [email protected]

Steve brings a wealth of experience in organizational and fundraising success from all levels of the Green Party. At other levels, he's the past vice president of the Green Party of Canada Fund. With connections in the greener transportation, greener energy, and electoral reform activist community, Steve is a quick leaner, with expertise in administration, promotion, and governance. Professionally, Steve owns and runs a small media release company, and by trade is an Information Technology professional. Provincially he resides in the Vancouver-Kensington riding and federally he's in Vancouver-Kingsway.

 

Membership Coordinator

Elaine Alpert - [email protected]

Elaine has served on the Green Party of Vancouver Board of Directors since 2015 and is focused on expanding party's membership, promoting active member engagement and participation, and strengthening our financial foundation through both one-time and monthly donations. Elaine has spent her career as a public health-focused academic physician and medical school administrator, focusing on education, training, clinical care, and policy development in violence prevention (primarily domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking). Although retired from clinical practice, she still teaches at UBC and consults both within Canada and globally. Elaine is married, with two grown children, a third child who is no longer with us, and three amazing grand-children. She is a classical choral singer and has a basic conversational facility in Spanish. Elaine has lived in Vancouver since 2009 and became a Canadian citizen in March 2019. 

 

Board of Directors at-Large

Ken Chiu - [email protected]

Ken is a data specialist and single father of two who firmly believes that environmental consciousness requires making inconvenient choices, but is ultimately necessary.  When his children were younger they frequently visited the Vancouver Aquarium, where Ken became more aware of how we choose to live, have an outsize impact for the life in the ocean. Over time, Ken became convinced that meaningful change primarily stems from the accumulation of small choices made over time. Having immigrated to Canada in the late 1980s, Ken has spent nearly 30 years specializing in data intelligence across various industries, which includes banking, finance, telecommunications, utilities, and retail. His cultural background provides the unique perspective of an immigrant who has resided in Vancouver for more than three decades. In his spare time, Ken enjoys ocean swimming, endurance biking, and when not nursing an injury, participating in triathlons. He currently resides in the Marpole area.

 

Samar Devraj - [email protected]

Samar is a sustainability advocate with a background in Marketing, Sustainability, and Social Impact from UBC's Sauder School of Business. Growing up in Mumbai, India, he witnessed the devastating impacts of climate change and income inequality, which inspired him to pursue a career focused on creating positive change for people and the planet. Samar is excited to join the Green Party of Vancouver's Board of Directors as its youngest member. He brings valuable experience from his role as Co-Director of Mugshare, a circular economy initiative dedicated to eliminating single-use cups, as well as his current position as Marketing Coordinator at Herbaland Naturals, where he also leads sustainability and ESG initiatives. Samar plans to leverage his expertise in partnerships, communications, stakeholder engagement, and youth-focused outreach to amplify the Green Party of Vancouver’s mission. He is committed to building trust within Vancouver's increasingly concerned youth population and bridging political divides to make tangible progress on issues that impact everyone’s safety and well-being. In his free time, Samar enjoys cooking new recipes, playing sports, and creating far too many playlists on Spotify.

 

Adam Hawk - [email protected]

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Suneil Narman - [email protected]

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