Working Together
2024 Board Voice Conference Highlights
June 6-7, 2024
Kwantlen Polytechnic University - Richmond Campus
Melville Centre 2550
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DAY 1
Conference Schedule
Thursday, June 6, 2024
Registration Opens at 9am10 AM
Elder & Co-Chair Welcome
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11 AM
Leslie Varley
Executive Director, BC Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres
Leslie brings leadership on Reconciliation and challenging racism in health and social services.
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12 PM: LUNCH & NETWORKING
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1 PM
Crafting a Social Services Agenda for the Next 5 Years
Leader's Panel & World Cafe
PANELISTS:
- Leslie Varley, Executive Director, BC Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres
- Kishone Roy, Executive Director, Federation of Community Social Services of BC
- Annie Smith, Executive Director, McCreary Centre Society
- Margaret Pfoh, CEO, Aboriginal Housing Management Association of BC
- Anne Kimmit, President, PARCA (Community Justice Network)
- Karla Verschoor, Executive Director, Inclusion BC
- Phyllis Nash, Kooteny Boundary Community Services Co-Operative
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4 PM
Plenary Report-Back & Next Steps
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4:30 PM
Karin Kirkpatrick
MLA, West Vancouver-Capilano
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5 PM: SOCIAL GATHERING
Hosted by Realize Strategies Co-Op
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6 PM: CLOSE
Dinner and evening on your own.
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DAY 2
Conference Schedule
Friday, June 7, 20247:30 AM
Networking Breakfast
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8 AM
Board Voice Annual General Meeting
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9:30 AM
Workshops
Governance - Rules of the Road
Tim Agg, Executive Director, Board Voice
The Care Economy
Scott Barillaro, Executive Director, Strategic Initiatives, Employment and Labour Market Services Division, Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction.
In an era of labour shortages, how does the care economy best respond to a growing need for service?
Community Justice
Anne Kimmit, President, PARCA & Michelle Moloney, Clinical Director, Elizabeth Fry Society of Greater Vancouver.
Additional Workshops TBA.
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10:30 AM: NETWORKING BREAK
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11 AM
Workshops
Youth Health: The Results of the 2023 Adolescent Health Survey
Annie Smith, Executive Director, McCreary Centre Society
Contracting & Procurement Reform
Abbi Pittman, Executive Director Procurement Branch & Keith Godin, Assistant Deputy Minister and Executive Financial Office, Finance and Corporate Services Division, Ministry of Children and Family Development
Additional Workshops TBA.
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12 PM: LUNCH & NETWORKING
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1 PM
Workshops
Developing Accessibility Standards
Accessibility Team, Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction
A Governance Lens on Risk Management
Louelle Mathias, Co-Chair, Board Voice Society of BC and Board Member, Options Community Services
Additional Workshops TBA.
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2 PM: Closing Plenary