Our Team
Meet the 2024 – 2025 Team
Officers
Anne-Marie Koeppen
President | Consultant
Anne-Marie continues to enjoy the benefit of a strong network in the nonprofit and voluntary sector. As a lifelong volunteer, she believes you have to be a volunteer to know a volunteer. She currently volunteers with local community organizations, co-facilitates Cowichan Networking for nonprofits group, Thetis Island Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary, and with Vantage Point - NonProfit Network steering committee. Anne-Marie was honoured to receive the Diamond Jubilee and Caring Canadian Awards for volunteerism. She considers the people around her to be one of her greatest assets and values the opportunity to engage their voice of experience. Anne-Marie looks forward to working with Volunteer BC board members, staff, our community partners, and to what the future brings.
Cari Moore
Vice-President | Director, Volunteer Fraser Valley
Cari is the Director of Volunteer Fraser Valley where she enjoys connecting volunteers with different opportunities in the Fraser Valley. She has a passion for volunteer management and the volunteer management cycle and takes great joy in sharing knowledge with local non-profits through training and workshops. She is currently the Programs and Volunteer Coordinator at the Chilliwack and District Seniors Resources Society. Cari also volunteers with ChillTV as an on air interviewer and weather person and has been an active member of Soroptimist International of Chilliwack for 12 years.
Renee Lormé-Gulbrandsen
Secretary | Consultant
Renee is a Certified Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Manager with 19 professional years and over 25 years of volunteer experience in the sector. Having dedicated her career to providing administrative, programmatic, and operational expertise to community-based societies, international NGOs, and provincial associations, Renee currently provides consultancy services to for-profit businesses implementing corporate social responsibility through partnerships with nonprofit organizations.
Rita Innamorati
Treasurer | Executive Director, Volunteer Nanaimo
Rita has been with Volunteer Nanaimo for 19 years, the past 10 working full time, currently as volunteer Executive Director. Charity work and volunteerism has always been a passion. She instilled volunteerism in her three daughters growing up, always leading by example, but ensuring that they participated and that they understood the importance and relevance of contributing to society in a meaningful way. Over the years wherever she lived, Rita was proud and thankful to be able to do volunteer work, sit on various boards and committees.
Board of Directors
Alexander Blum-Walker
Director of Restorative Justice, Volunteer Terrace
Alex moved to Terrace from Smithers 6 years ago and comes to the Volunteer BC Board with a wide variety of experience both through his career and volunteerism. Alex currently works for Community Living BC as a Quality Services Analyst as well as for Volunteer Terrace as the Director of their Restorative Justice Program. In addition to his diverse career so far, Alex has been volunteering extensively with local and surrounding Special Olympic programs as not only a coach of multiple programs, but also the local coordinator responsible for keeping the year round sport programs running.
Christine Peterson
Chief Executive Officer, Yellowhead Community Services
Christine has lived in Kamloops since 1985 and has extensive experience working in rural communities. She began her career as a public servant with the Federal Government in 1999, working as a Programs Officer for Human Resources Development Canada and later as a Contract and Partnership Agent with the Provincial Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction. Much of her experience in stakeholder engagement, community partnerships, and contract and project management centred around rural BC and the importance of ensuring continuity of services in smaller communities. Throughout her career, she has worked collaboratively with community partners in the Interior of BC. In the spring of 2023, Christine began her work with Yellowhead Community Services Society, a non-profit registered charity and community social service agency.
Daniel Suen
Executive Director, Connections Community Services Society
Daniel brings extensive experience in youth counseling and program management to his role. He has been a pivotal figure in Volunteer & Leadership Management within the organization and has successfully led a group of approximately 80 Canadian volunteers to Guangzhou, China, for a transformative Leadership Camp. His expertise spans life skills coaching, with a focus on leadership development, self-esteem building, communication enhancement, and harm reduction strategies. Daniel’s dedication to community service has earned him several accolades, including the “U-Roc Award” from the City of Richmond, the “Best Quality Client Service Award” from the Family and Community Support Service, and recognition for his “Outstanding Contribution” to youth programs. In his free time, Daniel enjoys organizing social events and participating in outdoor activities such as hiking, camping, and playing badminton. He also volunteers his time with other organizations and events whenever possible. Daniel firmly believes that it is more blessed to give than to receive and that even small acts of kindness can have a profound impact on the lives of others.
Dorothee Birker
Communications & Development Coordinator, KCR Community Resources
Dorothee is the Communications & Development Manager for KCR Community Resources, a multi-service agency that houses the Volunteer Centre for the Central Okanagan. As an immigrant settler, Dorothee is grateful to make her home in the traditional and unceded territory of the syilx Okanagan people. In her role as Team Lead for the Community Services Department, Dorothee implements and develops a variety of capacity building programs that serve the nonprofit and volunteer sector. Dorothee is a writer who loves sharing stories of the extraordinary people that make the world a better place through their work and volunteerism. Currently Dorothee is very active in delivering KCR’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs and anti-racism marketing campaigns to help create more just and inclusive communities.
Oscar Cruz
Manager of Supported Volunteering, Volunteer Burnaby
Oscar Cruz is a Manager of Supported Introduction to Volunteering with Volunteer Burnaby since 2001, providing services for people with intellectual disabilities to find meaningful volunteer opportunities that will enrich their lives. Currently also coordinating learning opportunities for managers of volunteers and the Volunteer Resources Administration Online (VRAO) training. Oscar is a math and science, with a minor in Special Education teacher with extensive faith and community leadership experience.
Staff
Subrina Monteith
Executive Director
Joining SOSVC in 2021, Subrina brings many skills and connections to the centre with her regional approach to team building. Subrina has volunteered on many committees throughout the South Okanagan Similkameen and brings a regional connection to the team. Subrina has been apart of many festivals, events and organizations in the South Okanagan over the years including Peach Festival, Terry Fox Foundation, Air Cadets, Kaleden Community Association etc.
Lorelynn Hart
Program Director
Lorelynn is an experienced Marketing & Communications profesional with diverse experience in non-profit work, government, technology, tourism and health-care. She has a solid background in project managment with diverse experience in engagement and partnerships, communications, events, sponsorship, volunteer management, fundraising and community programs. Lorelynn is primarily reponsible for building the profile of Volunteer BC and the importance of volunteerism in the province.
