Governance
The Burn Fund is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors supported by staff. Directors are volunteers and are elected for a two-year term and represent professional fire fighters and community representatives.
Board of Directors
Gord Ditchburn | PRESIDENT
Vancouver Fire Fighters Local 18
Todd Schierling | SECRETARY-TREASURER
Surrey Fire Fighters Local 1271
Ray Boucher | VICE-PRESIDENT
Coquitlam Fire Fighters Local 1782
Jason Milne | KOOTENAY REGIONAL DIRECTOR
Trail Fire Fighters Local 941
Umesh Lal | ISLAND REGIONAL DIRECTOR
Nanaimo Fire Fighters Local 905
Kirk Corby | ISLAND REGIONAL DIRECTOR
Victoria Fire Fighters Local 730
Keegan Gordon | LOWER MAINLAND REGIONAL DIRECTOR
Coquitlam Fire Fighters 1782
Shawn Cropley | LOWER MAINLAND REGIONAL DIRECTOR
Delta Fire Fighters Local 1763
Pat Barton | OKANAGAN REGIONAL DIRECTOR
Kelowna Fire Fighters Local 953
Brent Morgan | NORTHERN REGIONAL DIRECTOR
Fort St. John Fire Fighters Local 2136
Murray Robertson | KOOTENAY REGIONAL DIRECTOR
Cranbrook Fire Fighters Local 1253
Grant Smith | LOWER MAINLAND REGIONAL DIRECTOR & PROJECT DIRECTOR
District of North Vancouver Fire Fighters Local 1183
Aaron Speers | LOWER MAINLAND REGIONAL DIRECTOR
Township of Langley Fire Fighters Local 4550
Staff:
Sheila Kern | Executive Director
C: 604.323.4723 | E: sheila@burnfund.org
Kirstie McRae | Executive Manager
P: 604.436.5617 | C: 778.887.7505 | E: kirstie@burnfund.org
Nicole Clark | Director of Communications and Community Engagement
C: 778.789.0820 | E: communications@burnfund.org
Kaitie Szabo | Events & Community Outreach Coordinator
C: 778.552.5720| E: events@burnfund.org
Cindy Phanthoupheng | Finance Manager
C: 778.833.0069| E: finance@burnfund.org
Peter Hansen | Home Away Coordinator
C: 604.880.9928| E: homeaway@burnfund.org
Lois Budd | Adult Survivor and Allocations Lead
C: 778.861.8456| E: Lois@burnfund.org