Board of the Law Foundation of British Columbia, 2011
The Law Foundation is administered by a board of governors (the “Board”), which is responsible for governing the Foundation and making all decisions concerning grants.
It has 18 volunteer members:
- The Attorney General or their appointee;
- 3 persons, not lawyers, appointed by the Attorney General;
- 12 members of the Law Society or the judiciary appointed by the Benchers of the Law Society to represent the geographical areas of the province;
- 2 members of the Law Society appointed by the BC Branch of the Canadian Bar Association.
The Governors for 2011 are:
- Tamara Hunter, Chair, Vancouver
- James M. Bond, Q.C., Vancouver
- Jay Chalke, Q.C., Victoria
- Anita Dalakoti, West Vancouver
- Sandra Dick, Nanaimo
- Frederick F. Fatt, Prince George
- Anna Fung, Q.C., Vancouver
- Robert E. Groves, Kelowna
- Ajeet Kang, Surrey
- Patrick Kelly, Victoria
- Kelle Maag, Q.C., Cranbrook
- Justice David Masuhara, Vancouver
- Doug W. McCallum, Surrey
- Warren Milman, Vancouver
- Eugene Raponi, Q.C., Victoria
- Judge Dennis Schmidt, Vancouver
- Frank R. Scordo, Kamloops
- Ron Toews, Q.C., Smithers
The Law Foundation is independent of the government, the Law Society of British Columbia and the BC Branch of the Canadian Bar Association, although its Governors are appointed by these bodies.
The Board has four standing committees:
- Fellowships and Research
- Finance and Administration
- New Grants
- Policy and Planning
The Board and the Committees meet regularly during the year.
A staff of twelve assists the Board; for more information about the Foundation’s staff please click here.