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Volunteer Bios - ICO Institute
...above all, we are friends working together, if the task gets before relationships or friendships, do not do the task... ICO Volunteer Bios, sorted by ICO Groups BIO SECTION BEING UPDATED  Dr. Malcolm AndersonPresident ICO Institute Malcolm is a New Zealander who first came to Canada in 1984. He joined the Faculty of Health Sciences at Queen’s University, in 1992, and he is still there, working in the field of Health Services Research. He studies how research evidence is used to make decisions in Health Care, conducts and designs evaluations for various programs and organizations, and he looks at how innovations contribute to positive organizational change. Malcolm as also conducted research on hospice/palliative care, health human resources, home and community care, and the use of geographic information systems. Most of his university studies have been in geography and economics, and his Doctoral work was in Economic Geography. When he is not doing research work, he is mainly doing one of four things: traveling, writing fiction, writing about long-distance running, or actually running ‘out there.’ Other passions include music and martial arts. He has two boys: Callum, who is 13 years old, and Jack, who is 10; and together they have a 4-year-old yellow lab, Fred, that thinks he’s human.  Lindsay BaigentAdvisor ICORD International Board of Advisors ICO Institute Lindsay Baigent spent her early days studying Latin and music theory, an unusual occupation for a girl born and raised in a gold mining town in South Africa. In retrospect, this was time well spent, as it set the foundation for a long career developing and debugging software code in support of decision making. Lindsay has the privilege of being the middle child in a family of 4 boys, with a mother who still encourages her to follow her heart and a father who still encourages her to remain grounded, 40-something years later. Lindsay relocated to Victoria, Canada in 1997 with her sons, Kyle and Ryan, her greatest love and inspiration. She is presently gearing up to do her Masters degree in Data Warehousing and Data Mining. Lindsay is based in Victoria, BC, Canada  Chris BaileyAdvisor Concepts International Board of Advisors ICO Institute Born in Norwich and brought up in rural England, Chris obtained an honours degree in Law from London University and was admitted to the Bar in London. Involvement in executive and management training resulted in his becoming a Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and a staff member of the Parliamentary Ombudsman before joining an international firm of accountants to set up a specialist business valuation department. Since 1993 he has been a valuation specialist for businesses worldwide. He is a Founder Member of the Society of Share and Business Valuers and a Member of its Governing Council. As a child Chris was shown life in post-war slum areas of London and Leeds, a far cry from his rural upbringing, and ever since he has been concerned to work to improve the lot of those who suffer through inequality and injustice, particularly young people. He was involved in the Scout Movement for over 45 years and founded a Scout-based initiative offering training and practical initiatives to socially deprived children and young people. He has also been a co-ordinator for Operation Raleigh and a trustee of a charity established to encourage the development of underprivileged young people. Chris has a vision of a world of tolerance and caring. He acknowledges that greed, hatred and selfishness will always militate against this, but does not regard this as an excuse to allow these evils to go unchallenged, or those who suffer from them to be unrepresented or friendless. Chris lives in Essex, England with his wife, Ann, and son Tom.  Carlton BarnesTeam Leader Operations Analysis Team ICO Institute  Cloe Bayeur HollandResearcher Chaordic Concepts Research Centre ICO Institute I was born in 1983 to a Quebecoise mother and a Texan father. Much of my childhood was spent growing up in tree-planting camps and traveling around with my vagabond parents but my home has always been in the unique Kootenay region of interior BC. My youth led me through a variety of unusual and sobering experiences and gave me a maturity and independence beyond my years. By the time I attended my first year of university I had lived in various cities, traveled internationally and held a number of different jobs. During my time at school I devoted myself to learning as much as possible and achieved substantial academic recognition. I participated in some professorial research projects at the university, on rural youth and on caregivers of dementia patients, and spent some time working with the BC Institute for Co-operative Studies. My own research interest took the direction of co-operative organisation, and I took some time away from school to do a Co-op work-term with the weaving co-operative ASOMADEQ in Solola Guatemala. I took another work-term to do research on a long-standing successful co-operative grocery store in Nelson BC, near my home town. This project became the basis of my undergraduate honours thesis and was developed into a number of other projects, including a report for the BC Ministry of Labour. In June of 2008, I presented my work at the annual conference of the Canadian Sociological Association and was very well received. I am currently working with my former supervisor in the UVic sociology department, Dr. Andre Smith, to submit an academic article for publication. In April of 2008, I finished my BA in sociology at UVic, where I also took the minor of Applied Ethics. I graduated from the honours program "with distinction".  Betty BlountMember International Board of Advisors ICO Institute Betty Blount is the owner of Zena Design Group, an architectural firm which focuses on hospitality and specialty interior architecture and interior design. A few of her projects include the Bellevue Club and Hotel in Bellevue and the Elliott Grand Hyatt Hotel in Seattle, Another aspect of her design focus has been on "homes and houses" for people-in-need. She has designed children's facilities which have provided abused and abandoned children and families a safe, long-term home. She has conducted research on how the design of facilities can act to enhance and support the lives of children-at-risk. Kathy is based in Shawnigan Lake, BC, CanadaShe graduated from the University of Washington with a master's degree in Architecture, and also received a master's degree in Business Administration. She has worked in the fields of architecture, interior design, and facilities planning over the past twenty-five years. She has worked with commercial, institutional and non-profit organizations. She is a board member of the Pilchuck Glass School, and is also on the board of the Bellevue Art Museum (soon to reopen), and was a board member of the American Society of Interior Designers. She has volunteered with the Seattle Chamber of Commerce - Business Volunteers for the Arts, Project Business for Junior Achievement, and the Northwest AIDS Foundation. Traveling has always been one her passions which has included a few countries in Africa, such as Kenya, Morocco, Madagascar, the Comoros Islands, and Tanzania. Betty is based in Seattle, Washington, USA  Wally EamerConceptualizer Centre for Innovative Organization ICO Institute Wally Eamer has worked for 20 years within governments on sustainabilty, environment and protected area issues in western Canada. He currently works in these issues with a group of First Nations/aboriginal peoples of northern Vancouver.Island and adjacent mainland as they implement Ecosystem Based Management with other governments, communities and the private sector. In 1997 and 1998 Wally also lived and worked in Honduras. He has a Masters of Business Administration from Harvard Business School. He loves wilderness hiking and lives in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Wally is based in Metchosin, BC, Canada  Marsha GoldfordAdvisor Human Resource Development International Board of Advisors ICO Institute Robin Holden Advisor Charities and Networks International Board of Advisors ICO Institute  Johanna KalkreuthFacilitator Support Learning Centre For Sustainability ICO Institute Johanna was born in rural Alberta but spent some of her childhood in Aachen, Germany, and much of it traveling to visit family. From an early age Johanna was interested in discovering new people and places and she continues to explore. Johanna completed a Bachelor of Science degree in Halifax, NS, combining sciences with the arts by majoring in both Environmental Science at Dalhousie University and Contemporary Studies at the University of King's College. Johanna's interest in the environment and issues of sustainability began with the development of an "environment club" at the age of 9, and was carried forward into her work at the university. She completed a thesis on forestry and forest succession, coordinated Dalhousie's first annual Environmental Research Symposium (which subsequently granted her and fellow organizers the Dalhousie Senate Environment Award), and wrote extensively on the philosophy of science, calling for a more holistic and dynamic approach to environmental issues. Johanna also found the opportunity in Nova Scotia to work on several organic and biodynamic farms, thus gaining some hands on experience in the art of sustainable living. She is keen to join the Innovative Communities Institute team in order to put some of her experience with issues of sustainability to use and to continue to learn and explore new ideas. Johanna's other great passion in life is horses, and she recently began an Equine Facilitated Mental Health internship at Healing Hooves in Cremona. This allows her to work with horses with the goal of working with them to help people. It is her eventual goal to go back to school and complete a Masters of Counselling in order to be able to run her own practice. She currently also works at an environmental consulting firm doing contaminated site assessment and remediation work. Johanna is based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada at this time. Sol KinnisConceptualizer Learning Centre For Sustainability ICO Institute I came to ICO through a combined interest in housing, ecological sustainability and co-operatives. I'm passionate about finding innovative solutions for making my home town of Victoria a healthy, livable and socially just city and creating models that can be applied in other parts of the world. While much of my work has been as a researcher, I like the adventure of participation and creating something new. I have been active in the environmental and social justice movements both at home and in Latin America. Currently, I'm working for both the BC Institute for Co-operative Studies and am helping develop the Roofs and Roots Housing Co-operative. My greatest love is being a mama. Sol is based in Victoria, BC, Canada  Yvon LaChapelleResource Advisor ICO Institute Yvon Lachapelle has 25 years experience in Organizational Development and Employee Training and Development mostly in large national organisations. Yvon has spent the last 10 years as an independent consultant providing individual and group coaching to leaders, managers and supervisors to support them in the attainment of business goals and competency development. Yvon is Past-President of the International Coach Federation, a professional association of personal and business coaches and is also a Certified Human Resources Professional (CHRP) of the Order of Human Resources Professionals of Quebec. Yvon is based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada Dr. Mark Mealing Researcher Anthropology and Folk Lore Research Centre ICO Institute  Dr. David MillarChair International Board of Advisors ICO Institute David is a University Professor (now semi-retired in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.) Most recently David taught at the University of Victoria in British Columbia, Canada. David also taught Internet Research for Athabasca University online, and a wide range of subjects at the University of Alberta - Canadian studies, Canadian history and literature, world religions and cultures, environmental issues and research methods. His original specialty was labour and social history and over the past thirty years has organized a number of oral history projects in various parts of Canada. David has also been a naval officer, navigator, scuba diver, union organizer, film maker (National Film Board), librarian and health food wholesaler. He is active in peace and environmental movements and is fluent in both French and English and a smattering of other languages. David is based in Montreal , Quebec, Canada  Stephen ReesFacilitator Operations Research Centre ICO Institute Stephen Rees was born in 1949 in East Ham, London, England and attended East Ham Grammar School. He then went to the University of Nottingham. After graduation he worked for British Waterways Board and the Greater London Council. He studied part time at the London School of Economics and has a Masters Degree in Urban and Region Planning. When the GLC was abolished he joined the UK Department of Transport as an economist but after three years decided to emigrate to Canada and become a consultant. He traveled widely and worked on transport projects across Canada as well as in Iran, St Lucia, Argentina and the Dominican Republic. Seeking a more settled lifestyle he joined the BC Government as an Economist at the Ministry of Energy, but when civil service reorganization closed the Energy Management Branch he left for BC Transit in Vancouver, which subsequently became Translink. In 2004 he left Translink and spent some time looking for new outlets for his energy. He started a blog http://stephenrees.wordpress.com which now has a wide readership, and has regular commentary on planning, transportation, energy use and related issues. He also works the graveyard shift at weekends in the summer on a swing bridge. He is an avid photographer and enjoys sharing his pictures on flickr. Stephen is now divorced and lives alone in Richmond BC. He has four children from his two marriages – all grown and seeking their way in the world. He is involved in local environmental activism fighting the current proposals for expanding freeways, ports and airports and is a memebr of the Livable Region Coalition. He is also part of the campaign to bring back passnegr rail for the Fraser Valley. For fun he cycles and is trying to find the time to grow vegetables.  Richard L. ShortenAdvisor Mentoring International Board of Advisors ICO Institute Richard is currently the General Manager of a Transport Company in Victoria, BC, Canada, an employee owned company with 89 vehicles. He has also maintained an accounting / bookkeeping practice for business clients over the past 12 years. Prior to assuming his current position in 2007, Richard held a variety of sales and marketing management positions over a 30 year period. These experiences included 7 years as Project Manager with Readers' Digest / MacLean Hunter Publishing, where he coordinated fundraising activities in the public school system on the Island and Sunshine Coast. In this capacity he worked with parent groups in conducting motivational speaking engagements to groups as large as 1200 volunteers. Previous to this, Richard was Leader of Sales Training with Meridian Foods in BC, Ontario and Ohio, providing field training and sales rep rejuvenation. As Director of Franchise Development for Eastern Canada with DQFP / DQ, he was charged with facilities design and development, as well as cost / benefit analysis for viable operations. Through these roles Richard has honed effective planning and organizational management skills. An experienced trainer and presenter, he has developed and delivered a range of training initiatives that include sales techniques and professional development. He is also a strong believer in team building and mentoring. Richard has a B. Sc. In Commerce from the University of Detroit Mercy and Mechanical Engineering Technology from Ryerson Polytechnic. An active volunteer in the community, Richard is a Math Tutor with Literacy Victoria and a Mentor with Leadership Victoria. Proud Dad of two wonderful sons, Ryan a Director of Operations, Eastern Canada for Chez Cora, and Rik a Special Effects Supervisor for CSI, Los Angeles, CA, USA.  Shawn SmithMember International Board of Advisors ICO Institute Shawn Smith is the Co-Founder and President of Global Agents For Change and is a 2005 Graduate in Business with an extensive educational background in finance from Simon Fraser University in Canada. Shawn is a social change catalyst and social entrepreneur seeking to create massive and meaningful impact on global poverty and has professional experience in communications and strategic consulting, retail banking, and property development. He has reached hundreds of youth and adults with messages of global citizenship and the power to impact our world and was a recent keynote speaker at the UN Symposium on Philanthropy 2.0 in Prague. He also has intermediate knowledge of Spanish and Mandarin and high cultural sensitivity after working, studying and traveling widely in China, South America and Europe. Shawn set out for a conference in Halifax in 2006 and ended up on the ride of his life. Inspired by conference speaker and microcredit guru Dr. Muhammad Yunus, recipient of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize, Shawn and his classmates founded Agents of Change (now Global Agents For Change), a BC-based non-profit organization helping to fight global poverty. GAFC raises awareness and money for microcredit loans which are distributed by San Francisco-based Kiva.org to those in developing countries who need it most. Smith discovered microcredit during his studies in Finance at SFU and the more he learned, the more he came to appreciate the benefits of social entrepreneurship. "Micro-credit works by extending a small loan to individuals who cannot obtain credit in traditional ways," says Smith. "Nobody likes to depend on handouts. Our goal is to provide entrepreneurs with the financial means to lift themselves out of poverty." In May 2007, Shawn and his fellow SFU business grads and students embarked on a five-week, 3,000 km bicycle road trip from Vancouver, BC to Tijuana, Mexico to raise funds for microcredit lending. Shawn describes the journey, called "Riding to Break the Cycle", as a happy accident and a very organic process. It started with just two of us wanting to bicycle down to Mexico, and our original fundraising goal was just $5,000. As more of our friends learned of the trip, the numbers grew to 21 and we ended up raising over $30,000. Today we have more than 50 people helping out with the organization, either with organizing the bike trips, helping with fundraising events or raising awareness.On a personal note, it's also opened up a world of opportunities for Shawn. He's had the chance to see microcredit in action in Mexico's poorest regions and recently traveled to Prague to speak at a United Nations conference. To date, GAFC has raised close to $40,000 towards its million-dollar goal to provide microcredit loans to more than 50 countries worldwide. And the cycle continues. Global Agents For Change campus clubs began in Fall 2007 as a way to get students involved. And the next Break the Cycle¯ tour to Mexico begins on May 31, 2008. (extracted and edited partly from Simon Fraser University - Alumni Profile, with additions)  Sharleen ThompsonOperations Analyst Operations Analysis Team ICO Institute I am excited about being part of team that is truly innovative in creating a useful network that matches needs in Lago Atilan to resources around the world. It is my hope that these innovative communities will be practical, effective and resistant to abuse. Lake Atitilan Project is just the start of a dream I hope to grow in Guatemala and beyond. The intellectual aspects of my personality are dominant and will be used in these creative projects.
I have a MSc. in neurochemistry from the department of Psychiatry at University of British Columbia, but really am a Jack of all trades and Master of none. My work has been in both medical research and in various counselling roles. My jobs have included teaching at the University and college levels as well as working for NGO's and governments. As a volunteer, I have coordinated a lot of events including handicapped games, church events, Environmental Justice Camp and the Commonwealth Games. I have worked as a volunteer hospital chaplain and as a missionary for the Anglican Church in Honduras. Currently I am involved with several aspects of Search and Rescue as a team leader, instructor, and Critical Incident Stress Team member. I can function in Spanish though I am not fluent. As the mother of three young adults, I continue being involved in their lives. I love cooking, gardening, particularly growing most of my own food. Photography, outdoor sports, including back country hiking, canoeing, skiing and other water sports are my ways of relaxing. I also workout regularly and do several forms of dance. Sharleen is based in Metchosin, BC, Canada Geoffrey ThornburnAdvisor Sustainability International Board of Advisors ICO Institute Geoffrey has degrees in Economics from the University of Victoria (BA Hon) and Queen's University (MA). Now retired, his entire working career was in the areas of natural resource and environmental economics and policy. For 22 years, he was a Senior Advisor to the International Joint Commission involved in a wide range of environmental and resource management issues along the Canada-United States boundary. A major concern was to encourage integration of science, economics and policy within the developing framework of sustainability. Subsequently, he was a Senior Advisor to Environment Canada's Georgia Basin Ecosystem Initiative concerned with progress towards sustainability and integration of programs at local, regional and international scales in the Vancouver-Victoria-Seattle region. He was also Adjunct Associate Professor at the School of Public Administration, University of Victoria, and has chaired working groups of the Capital Regional District' Roundtable on the Environment as well as the Greater Victoria Community Social Planning Council's Quality of Life Challenge, developing and integrating indicators of various aspects of the Capital Regions qu'ality of life. Recently, he has focused his interests on local food security and is Secretary of the Board and a Director of the Keating Community Farm Co-operative near Duncan, B.C. with specific responsibility for strategic planning. Geoff is also a professional musician, and he and his wife Olivia are avid gardeners, travelers and dog owners Geoffrey is based in Langford, BC, Canada |
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