BCCPA Board of Directors
BCCPA Constitution (pdf)
BCCPA ByLaws (pdf)
The BC Crime Prevention Association is a provincially registered society and federally registered charity. Voting members comprise corporations, small businesses, non-profit groups, police services, municipalities and individuals.
The Association is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors elected at the Annual General Meeting held each fall. The Board of Directors comprises fifteen directors, with no fewer than seven directors elected from each of the police and volunteer/business sector. This mix of police and community interest on the Board provides for a balanced approach to crime prevention issues.
The bylaws of the Association stipulate that each director shall hold office for a term of two years with half of the directors retiring from office on alternate years. This provides for continuity of business for the Association and the opportunity for experienced directors to mentor those new to the board.
At the first meeting of the Board of Directors following the Annual General Meeting, the directors elect the executive comprised of president, 1st and 2nd vice-president, secretary and/or treasurer. In addition, the Past President sits on the executive committee.
As the BC Crime Prevention Association is a provincial body, to provide representation from throughout the province, ten non-voting Regional Associate Directors are appointed by the Board of Directors. The Regional Associate Directors act as liaisons between the Board and local communities by:
· attending local community forums and training events as a representative of BCCPA,
· promoting BCCPA locally through distribution of printed materials
· assisting with training workshops locally where appropriate
Introducing our 2006/2007 BCCPA Board of Directors
BCCPA Executive
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President:
Vello Kleeband
Vello is a retired thirty year veteran of the Vancouver
Police Department who is currently employed
as a civilian with the RCMP, Integrated Child Exploitation Team. Vello became involved with BCCPA in 1998 through presenting at workshops throughout the province and he became a Director in 2001. He has served on the Executive as Vice President and Treasurer. |
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1st Vice President:
Kim Williams
Kim currently assesses students completing practicums
in the criminal justice field. Before joining
University College of the Fraser Valley, Kim
worked for the City of Surrey developing programs
for at risk individuals. Through rapport
building, she has encouraged people involved in risky behaviours
to adopt positive lifestyles. Kim has planned public forums
with the goal of establishing achievable strategic plans. |
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2nd Vice President:
Sgt. Rob Smith
Rob is a member of the Oak Bay Police Department
and has been a police officer for the last
10 years having started his career with the RCMP.
As the Crime Prevention Officer, he quickly began
to value the work of the BCCPA, becoming
involved as a Regional Associate Director and now as a
director.
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Treasurer:
Christine Stanley
Christine is a property manager, who holds a
Certified Property Manager® accreditation, which
is an internationally recognized degree. Outside
of her work in property management, Christine
is a volunteer with the Coquitlam/Port Coquitlam
Crime Watch and has a strong passion for crime prevention
and creating safer communities on both a professional and
private level. |
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Past President:
Terry Skarbo
Terry is a retired police officer who became a
member of the BCCPA in 1983. He was elected
to the Board in 1988 and served as president
from 1992 to 1994. Terry served as past president
1994-1998 before becoming an Advisory
member to the Board for the National Crime Prevention Centre
to October 2006. |
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Directors at Large |
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Sgt. Terry McLachlan
Terry has been a member of the RCMP for the past 20 years and is currently posted to Kelowna Detachment. He is in charge of the Community Operational Support Unit (COSU) which has 23 employees and over 425 volunteers. Together they manage some 42 crime prevention programs and sit on a variety of committees. He is on the Board of Director*s for the Kelowna Community Policing Association and is involved with youth through coaching football, basketball, and Scouts Canada.
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Pat Holliday
Pat retired from the Vancouver Police Department after 32 years of service.
He is currently the owner and principal consultant of a human resources consulting firm that provides assistance to organizations in optimizing employee performance through the understanding of human behaviour and organizational best practices. He also serves on faculty in the School of Leadership Studies at Royal Roads University and the School of Business at BCIT. Serving as a BCCPA Director is Pat's way of "giving back" to his community
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Cst. Bruce Ballingall
Bruce is a long serving BCCPA director and a
Police Office with 30 years of service – 10 with
Winnipeg Police and 20 with New Westminster
Police Department. Much of Bruce’s career has
focused on Crime Prevention and Solution Oriented
Policing. Bruce is currently the Chair of
the BC Law Enforcement Diversity Network and passionate
member of The Rock Solid Foundation. |
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George Kjenner
Detail-oriented and approachable, George is an
experienced security specialist who has worked
in the security industry for more than 35 years.
A 40 year plus resident of Campbell River, he
has a soft spot for giving back to the community
and is actively involved with several worthwhile organizations
including the Campbell River Citizens Patrol. |
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Joanne Bergman
For the past nine years, Joanne has worked in a
variety of departments within ICBC, focusing
the last five years in road safety. Joanne’s passion
for keeping our roads and people safe and
auto crime down, came as a natural fit to becoming
a director at BC Crime Prevention. Joanne loves spending
time with her husband and three boys. |
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Cpl. Scott Wilson
Scott has over 20 years of service within the RCMP, mainly with operational policing. He has always recognized the value of proactive programs in each of his postings. He believes any community-based program in policing has the ability to raise awareness. Awareness, coupled with some level of action, can reduce the incidents of crime thus reducing the number of people victimized. |
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Supt. Byron Boucher
In February of this year Byron was promoted to
Superintendent and assumed responsibility for
Community and Aboriginal Policing Services in
BC. Supt. Boucher also oversees the operations
of West Coast Marine Section, the Office of Investigative
Standards and Practices, Reserve and Auxiliary
Policing. Supt. Boucher has 21 years of service with the RCMP
and has worked in sections including: Drug Enforcement, Proceeds
of Crime, RCMP Training Academy in Regina and Commercial
Crime. |
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Cst. Jennifer Collins
Jenny is a member of the RCMP and has been since 2004. She currently works for Aboriginal Policing, and is responsible for the proactive and reactive policing duties of Nazko First Nation, Lhoosk'uz Dene Nation, Lhtakoh First Nation, and !Esdilagh First Nation. Jenny is also actively involved in Big Brothers, Big Sisters in Quesnel BC, and has been a guest speaker on numerous occasions for presentations on domestic violence in Aboriginal communities, and Indian Residential Schools. |
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Cst. Alvin Shum is a 5 year member of the Vancouver Police Department. He has been assigned the entire time to Patrol Duties in the South East part of Vancouver. Currently, Cst SHUM is waiting to be transferred to the VPD Financial Crime Section. Cst SHUM was born and raised in Vancouver. He attended the University of British Columbia and received his Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Psychology. Prior to policing, Cst SHUM worked in welfare investigations and small business banking. Cst SHUM speaks fluent Cantonese.
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Nelson Stromgren
Nelson is a new member to the BCCPA Board
after having served 4-years as a Regional Associate
Director in the central Okanagan. Currently
Nelson is the President of the Westside Citizens
Patrol, a member of the Central Okanagan Task
Force on Crystal Meth Committee and the cochair
of the Okanagan College Bachelor of Business Administration
Degree Advisory Committee. |
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Cst. Ross F. Wallace
Cst. Ross Wallace West Shore RCMP
Detachment on Vancouver Island.
His experience in the RCMP has been
in General Duty, Marine section, Traffic , Instructor on Violence in
relationships, Negotiator, Residential school task force, Domestic
Violence Unit, Plain clothes Unit, Green team, Tactical team and is
presenty a Community Policing officer.
He is active in the Schools and runs a number of volunteer programs.
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