Doug is the Principal of Doug LePard Consulting, providing services in the criminal justice sector to police, government, law firms, and private businesses. He is a member of the Mental Health Review Board, the BC Review Board, and the board of the Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice. After 35 years of service, he retired as a Deputy Chief in charge of the Vancouver Police Department’s Investigation Division, where he had varied assignments at multiple ranks. After retirement from the VPD, he served for several years as the Chief of the Metro Vancouver Transit Police.
He holds a B.A. in Criminology and an M.A. in Criminal Justice. He has instructed extensively on police investigative matters, and has authored/co-authored published articles, book chapters and major reports on a variety of policing issues, including serial killing investigations, about which he has presented locally, nationally and internationally. His honours include the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal, the Governor General’s Academic Medal, the Lieutenant Governor’s Merit Award, the Gold Medal of the International Society for the Reform of Criminal Law, and investiture by the Governor General as an Officer of the Order of Merit of the Police Forces.
Colleen is the former president of the First Nations Schools Association of BC and has worked as a First Nations educator in Kitsumkalum, near Terrace BC, since 2005. She was the head teacher, principal and Sm’algyax language teacher at ‘Na Aksa Gyilak’yoo School, the community’s kindergarten to grade 12 school, Adult Dogwood and community language programs.
As a member of the negotiating team for the BC Tripartite Education Agreement (BCTEA), she worked with Canada, B.C. and First Nations to successfully complete the milestone five-year First Nations education agreement for all First Nations learners in B.C. Colleen owns Gamaats Consulting, which provides Indigenous education and Indigenous language revitalization services to clients. She is contracted by the Coast Mountain School District 82 as their Indigenous languages coordinator for five regional languages.
Annabelle is a senior advisor, board member and consultant with over 20 years of human resources and leadership experience. She serves on several non-profit Boards, including the Heart and Stroke Foundation Pacific Advisory Board, and is a member of the Board of Governors of BCIT. She works with senior leaders in the public and non-profit sectors, providing strategic planning and leadership development advice. Previously, she was the Vice President of Human Resources with TransLink where she oversaw the provision of shared human resources services to over 8,000 employees across the TransLink enterprise. She began her career as a labour and employment lawyer.
Annabelle was born and raised in West Vancouver. She attended Westcot Elementary and Sentinel Secondary Schools before attending UBC and UVic, where she obtained her law degree. Annabelle has served on the B.C. Labour Relations Board and the B.C. Human Rights Advisory Committee. She is an active volunteer on the North Shore.
Brandi is a proud member of the Tahltan Nation and brings over a wealth of leadership and operational experience to her work. She served more than 10 years as a Logistician with the Department of National Defence. Brandi holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Queen’s University and recently completed her Master of Business Administration from Simon Fraser University.
Currently, Brandi serves as the Assistant Executive Director at the Prince George Native Friendship Centre (PGNFC). In this role, she provides organizational leadership in asset management, strategic planning, project management, and oversees administrative functions across a large, multi-service Indigenous organization. She actively collaborates with Indigenous partners and sits on the Sexual Assault Victims Committee, which strengthens oversight and accountability of RCMP responses to sexual assault cases. In addition, she serves as a Family Representative on the Tahltan Central Government’s Board of Directors, contributing to governance and decision-making on behalf of her Nation.
Beyond her role at PGNFC, Brandi co-owns a residential home building and renovation company, MAK Quality Construction, and provides consulting support to First Nations communities through Sayaqtes Consulting. Deeply committed to advancing equity and culturally safe services for Indigenous peoples, she continues to apply her skills in governance, leadership, and community development to better represent and serve Indigenous communities across all platforms and levels.
Barry is the former president of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) British Columbia. As president, he represented more than 70,000 workers, including those working in municipalities, school districts, universities, colleges, social services, ambulance paramedics and others.
Previous to his position as president of CUPE BC, Mr. O'Neill was the full-time president of CUPE Local 606, representing 1,400 school support workers in School District #68 and School District #69, Nanaimo, Duncan and Lake Cowichan. Mr. O’Neill has held positions such as executive officer of the B.C. Federation of Labour, general vice-president for CUPE National, pension trustee for CUPE Employees’ Pension Plan and an alternate trustee for the Municipal Pension Board of Trustees. He also served as a director for Working Enterprises, Columbia Foundation and Camp Jubilee.
