Board of Directors
Doug Hart
Board Chair
Doug Hart, B.Com. served as a Vice-President and Officer for Industrial Alliance Pacific Life Insurance in Vancouver for over 11 years before retirement in 2004 and with General Electric in Toronto in senior management positions for over 18 years.
On community involvement, Doug served for six years as Executive Director for the South Surrey & White Rock Chamber of Commerce and one year as Executive Director for the Delta Chamber of Commerce. In 2014 BC Municipal election, Doug ran for Councilor for the City of White Rock.
In addition to being Chair of Brella Community Services Society, Doug currently serves as a Director and Treasurer of Peninsula Productions Society in Surrey/White Rock and has recently retired after 6 years as a Director on the Board of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (VSO).
Doug received his Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of British Columbia. He lives in White Rock with his wife, Paula, and has two sons, one married with 2 grandsons and one granddaughter.
Heather Martin
Board Member
Heather Martin has many years of professional and general management experience and has used this experience to build her own successful corporation, Comfort Keepers. Prior to venturing into Comfort Keepers, she worked for 18 years with a US based Company assisting with public relations, acquisitions, divestitures and general administration. Through Comfort Keepers, she is very involved in the White Rock/South Surrey community and helps organize programs and events for seniors. Comfort Keepers was awarded the 2017 Business Excellence Award from the South Surrey White Rock Chamber of Commerce. She spends her spare time helping and volunteering with Organizations like Luke 15 House and preparing and serving meals to the less fortunate. Heather is the Chair for the Semiahmoo Seniors Planning Table and the Secretary on the Burnaby Seniors Resources Society. She has a Bachelor’s Degree in English and Psychology and is a Certified Dementia Practitioner. She resides with her family in Surrey.
Cherry Harriman
Secretary
Cherry has lived in Surrey since 1972 and moved to Ocean Park in 1991. She has a Masters in Nursing degree from UBC and a Diploma in Gerontology from SFU. Cherry worked for over 45 years in healthcare with the majority of that time spent leading programs for Older Adults in complex healthcare organizations within the Lower Mainland and the Fraser Valley. Throughout her career, she was committed to improving the care of frail older adults and supporting family caregivers. Cherry led the development and implementation of an education program designed to teach principles of person-centred care practices to staff caring for people with dementia living in residential care. She continues to have a special interest in ensuring that frail older adults are supported to remain living in their community. In 2013, Cherry was the 2013 recipient of the Canadian Healthcare Association Marion Stephenson Award for outstanding contribution to community care.
Sarabjeet Dua
Vice-Chair
Sarabjeet Dua (she/her) is a Strategy and Operational Excellence consultant with more than two decades of experience across multiple industries and organizations e.g. Telus, CIBC Mellon, Finning International etc. She has a Masters in Business Administration and is a certified Lean Six Sigma Master black Belt. Her expertise includes strategic planning, analytics & insights, design and execution of transformative initiatives.
Sarabjeet has been a part of South Surrey and White Rock community for last 10 years when she moved here with her husband and 2 kids.
Gordon Hogg, PhD
Board Member
Gordon Hogg is a respected visionary leader focused on making a positive difference as a change agent locally, provincially, nationally and internationally. Gordon is recognized for bringing people and resources together to positively influence organizational change within public and private sectors by successfully impacting policies and programs. He is the recipient of numerous awards and recognition as a key contributor to citizens in social innovation, indigenous people and those in need, youth sport for social change, and best practices in health and wellness. Gordon has extensive government experience including positions a Member of the Parliament of Canada, Chairperson House of Commons – Pacific Caucus, numerous cabinet posts within the legislature of British Columbia, board of Metro Vancouver, chair of numerous committees and mayor of White Rock. He is an honoured keynote speaker, including TEDX, and serving as an Adjunct Professor in addition to several international conferences, WHO (Bahrain and Ottawa), Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (Nigeria) and Canadian Criminal Justice Associations. Gordon facilitated numerous workshops on the practical application of public policy, leadership and relationships in organizations, persuasion, burnout, sports psychology and team building in government, business and community settings. He focused on public care service for over 25 boards and committees with previous roles in youth and family justice including warden of BC’s largest youth custody centre and serving as a dedicated foster parent and Little League coach.
Eryn Jackson
Board Member
Eryn is a lawyer with Richards Buell Sutton LLP in Surrey and practices in the areas of Business Law, Real Estate, Wills and Estates and Committee-ship. She enjoys being able to assist her clients with all their legal needs in an efficient, thorough, and clear manner.
Her previous legal experience includes Family Law, Child Welfare and Civil Litigation, which allows Eryn the ability to bring a different and broader perspective to her client's legal matters.
One of Eryn's passions is giving back to the community and she is very active volunteering with various committees, groups and societies on a weekly basis. She is often seen giving informative presentations throughout the Lower Mainland.
Outside of the office Eryn enjoys spending time with her husband and family, working on her never ending “DIY” home renovations, hiking the beautiful BC terrain with her Australian-doodle, Murphy, and keeping active by tap dancing!
John Turner
Board Member
John R. Turner has many years experience in Civil Engineering and Land Development. He managed an engineering firm in Federal Way, Washington in the early 1980s and in the late 1980s was with the City of Surrey's Engineering Department. From 1990 to his retirement in 2011, he developed land in the Surrey/Langley area.
John received a Bachelor of Science degree (Physics and Math), from the University of Victoria, and a Civil Engineering Diploma from BCIT. He resides in South Surrey with his wife, Carol and has a daughter, son and 3 granddaughters living close by.