Board of Directors

Meet the members of Board of Directors

alcohol recovery and treatment centre surrey Phoenix drug and alcohol recovery and education society | Board of Directors | Darren Fairbrother

Darren Fairbrother

Board President

The values of fairness and family have influenced Darren’s career path. Since 1997 Darren has worked in co-operative and sustainable banking. In Darren’s current position at Prospera, he uses a balanced approach: seeing the big picture and communicating it clearly combined with initiating and navigating the details to meet and exceed the outcomes. As the VP of Risk Darren is accountable for ensuring Prospera has effective risk management practices, controls, and management oversight that strikes an appropriate balance between value creation and value preservation of member and organizational benefits. Prior to his current role, Darren worked in a number of different risk and finance roles encompassing asset liability management, budget development and performance reporting, retail pricing, regulatory compliance, economic capital modeling, corporate insurance, and special projects. Darren is known for providing leadership and expertise in a variety of risk and financial topics, while delivering mentorship and coaching activities that drive employee engagement. People and flexibility are Darren’s cornerstones for success. Darren joined the Phoenix Board in 2016.

Nancy Gordon

Board Vice Chair

Nancy has been working in the Medical Technology Industry for over 25 years.  In her most recent role, Nancy leads a team of sales professionals and product engineers as the Country Manager for Optos Canada Inc.  Nancy’s management experience and leadership skills enable her to provide valuable knowledge in negotiating, marketing and human resources with a strong focus on execution.  Nancy is passionate about community service and for many years served on the Board of Little House Alcohol & Drug Addiction Recovery Society in South Delta.  In May 2021, Little House merged with Phoenix Society.  Nancy wanted to ensure the continuity of their programming and education would continue to serve the community well, so when asked, was thrilled to join the Phoenix Board of Directors where she is currently acting as Board Secretary to the Chairman.  In other acts of service, Nancy is a Group Chairperson and the BC Regional Representative for NarAnon.  Nancy is passionate about helping those touched by addiction.  She is a long-time resident of South Delta and enjoys travel, nature and spending time with her husband and two grown children.

Bonnie Wilson

Board Secretary

Bonnie is a Director with the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority (VCH), focused primarily on community-based services.  Throughout her time with VCH, she has held a variety of roles and been responsible for a diverse portfolio of services which has included, clinical services in the Inner City neighbourhood of the Downtown Eastside, Primary Care, Mental Health and Substance Use, Supported Housing, Supports for People with Disabilities, Community Rehabilitation and Home Support.  A common thread in all her work, is a dedication and passion for supporting people who have traditionally been marginalized by our systems of care. Working for VCH provides rich opportunities to enact real system change to make the lives of the people we serve better.  In addition to her formal role with VCH, Bonnie has sat as an employer representative Trustee on the board of the provincial Joint Community Benefit Trust since 2015.  Outside of work, Bonnie has been a member of the boards of Kidsport (Tri Cities Chapter) and the Canadian Ski Patrol (Greater Vancouver Zone).

alcohol recovery and treatment centre surrey Phoenix drug and alcohol recovery and education society | Board of Directors | Elain Duval

Elain Duvall

Board Treasurer

Elain brought her passion for improving communities to her career as a developer of non-profit and co-operative housing. She worked at Columbia Housing Advisory, a developer of non-profit co-operative housing for 10 years, the last few years as executive director. After a several years working in the public sector in the City of Vancouver’s Housing Centre, she became a development manager for Progressive Homes Ltd, which specialized in developing and building non-profit housing. During this period, Elain also co-authored a report, after extensive consultations throughout BC, for the Province of British Columbia, which included recommendations for solving the affordable housing problems of the time. She became aware of the valuable work the Phoenix Society does when she acted as a development consultant for the Phoenix Centre. Her extensive governance experience includes serving 10 years on the Board of Vancity, three of which she acted as Chair of the Board. She served as a Governor of the Real Estate Foundation for nine years, as well as on the board of directors for PavCo, a crown corporation. Elain joined the Phoenix Board in 2016.

alcohol recovery and treatment centre surrey Phoenix drug and alcohol recovery and education society | Board of Directors | Pat Frewer

Pat Frewer

After practicing law for five years, Pat shifted his career to focus on real estate, financing and development. He established Seniorhome and his development consultancy to the retirement and care homes sector more than 25 years ago. His clients and projects have covered the full range of funded and private-pay service programs, as well as ones for for-profit and non-profit operators, ultimately specializing in the seniors’ retirement and care facility sector. He has served on several non-profit boards over the years. Pat studied Commerce and Law at the University of Alberta. Pat has been part of the Phoenix Board since 2004.

Board Member
alcohol recovery and treatment centre surrey Phoenix drug and alcohol recovery and education society | Board of Directors | Jag Gill

Jag Gill

Board Member

As Regional Manager, Community Business & Investment for Van City Savings Credit Union, Jag has learned how a financial institution can create positive impact in our communities. With more than 18 years’ experience in the financial services industry, his skills support the Phoenix Society where he has been a board member since 2016. In addition to being passionate about building engaged teams, Jag wants to discover how he can be a better global citizen. Having seen first-hand, the destruction that an addiction can cause, he is eager to have his life experiences contribute to the board. Jag resides in Coquitlam with his wife and two children and enjoys the outdoors.

alcohol recovery and treatment centre surrey Phoenix drug and alcohol recovery and education society | Board of Directors | David Longpre

David Longpre

Board Member

As Principal of DALON Urban Realty Advisors, David has accumulated more than 28 years of experience in commercial real estate and land development since graduating from UBC in 1982 with a Bachelor of Commerce Degree in Urban Land Economics. David has spent nearly all the ensuing years to date in Commercial Real Estate, Project Management, and Land Development and has had past professional roles as a Mortgage Broker, Real Estate Managing Broker, Director and President of a publicly traded Company. He commits boundless energy to all projects and takes satisfaction in seeing final products where the benefits flow to both the project investors and to the public. When not at work David is an avid runner and road bike enthusiast who loves to spend time with his wife and two teenage children in South Delta. David has been a board member since 2010.

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