Former Directors
Message From The Board Chair
The Laurier Institution aims to shift from solutions that meet the needs of the few to those that meet the needs of the many. We draw from our differences and actively involve everyone’s ideas, knowledge, lived experiences, and perspectives to foster safe and thriving communities.
As a non-profit, non-partisan organization operating from Vancouver, BC on the unceded, ancestral, and traditional lands of the Coast Salish Peoples, we envision a world where diversity is valued and everyone is included.
We work with partners to ignite collaboration, deepen shared learning, and inspire action around equity, diversity and inclusion. More than 30 years after local changemakers founded The Laurier Institution as a national charity in 1989, we continue to be inspired by our members, former and current directors and staff, and by generous donors, sponsors and project-based funders. We welcome inquiries about potential collaborations and other opportunities aligned with our mission and values.
As a non-profit, non-partisan organization operating from Vancouver, BC on the unceded, ancestral, and traditional lands of the Coast Salish Peoples, we envision a world where diversity is valued and everyone is included.
We work with partners to ignite collaboration, deepen shared learning, and inspire action around equity, diversity and inclusion. More than 30 years after local changemakers founded The Laurier Institution as a national charity in 1989, we continue to be inspired by our members, former and current directors and staff, and by generous donors, sponsors and project-based funders. We welcome inquiries about potential collaborations and other opportunities aligned with our mission and values.
Mohsina Ahmed
Avtar Bains
George Battye
John Bell
Don Black
Jack Blaney
Dallas Brodie
Barbara Brink
Tung Chan
Clarence Cheng
Winnie Cheung
Meg Clarke
Malcolm Clay
Maurice Copithorne
Founding Member
Nizar and Maryam Damji
Shushma Datt
Fabian Dawson
Marie Decaire
Bruce Dewar
Herb Dhaliwal
Herb Doman
Sidney Fattedad
Marguerite Ford
Hon. John Fraser
Robert Fung
Arun Garg
Danny Gaw
David Gillanders
Ken Georgetti
Founding Member
Naveen Girn
Pamela Glass
Martin Glynn
Ian Haysom
Ken Higgins
Nicholas Hills
Doug Horswell
Judi Korbin
Andy Krawczyk
Orest Kruhlak
Founding Member
Roslyn Kunin
Eugene Kwan
Philip Lau
Anne Lippert
Les Little
Mason Loh
Peter Lusztig
Graeme MacDonald
Peter Maddocks
Sharon Manson-Singer
Joe Mathias
Nurjehan Mawani
Jim Mayhew
Isaac Madvhani
Ken McAteer
Robert McGlashen
Marjorie Miller
John Minichiello
Keith Mitchell
Nadir Mohamed
Nazir Mulji
Ginger Gosnell Myers
Bev Nann
Founding Member
Emmanuel Nicolas
Tamara Pearl
Dale Peniuk
Trudy Pekarsky
Sophie Pierre
Tim Pringle
Bob Quart
Calvin Quong
Farid Rohani
Past Chairman
Lucy Roschat
Suzanne Rutherford
William Saywell
Paul D. Smith
Charlie Smith
Ali Solehdin
John Stubbs
Emma Tang
Carole Taylor
Founding Member
Marie Taylor
Al Thompson
Felix Ts’o
Founding Member
Wilf Vacheresse
Farouk Verjee
Margaret Vickers
John Weir
Jim White
Jim Winton
Sandra Wilking
Bryan Williams
Founding Member
Milton K. Wong
Past Chairman
Bruce Woolley
Peter Wypkema
Helen Zhou
In Recognition and Appreciation
Dr. Roslyn Kunin, O.C., O.BC.
Founding Executive Director
Don Black
Past Executive Director
Farid Rohani
Past Executive Director
Wendy Ma
Past Acting Administrative Manager