Charles Wilkinson (President)

Charles has written and directed numerous dramatic films and TV programs for theatrical and network release (Heart of The Storm, Max, Breach of Trust, The Highlander, etc). His book, The Working Director is available on-line and in film friendly book stores. He is a Professor in the Capilano University Film Center, and his current film - Down Here is playing the festival circuit.

Norm Godding (Treasurer)

Norm Godding is the senior partner of Godding Sheane Chartered Accountants, a North Shore accounting practice located at the Lonsdale Quay since 1986. His directorships included non-profit and corporate boards as follows; Haig-Brown Institute, Cascade Renewable Carbon Corp., Great Southern Enterprises Corp. (public), YVR Resorts International Inc. As part of the provincially proclaimed 2008 Haig-Brown Centenary, he co-produced a one-man stage production, "Why I Fish - An Evening With Haig-Brown", which premiered in August 2008 at Campbell River, and currently is in the early stages of preparing for a provincial tour. Norm is an avid outdoorsman, including hunting and fishing. He participates in competitive fly-fishing, and along with his team, won the "gold" at the 2005 Canadian National Fly Fishing Championships in Campbell River, BC. He has recently renewed his interest in painting in the "water colour" medium.

Jodi Heinhorst

Jodi Heinhorst, BS (U of Illinois, Textiles/Marketing). Jodi is a jewelry artist with a career background in publishing sales & marketing, acquisitions, and editorial . Jodi is also a current strata board president.

Mary Mahon Jones

Mary Mahon Jones is a graduate of the University of Guelph and Queens University, and holds separate degrees in Fine Arts and Education. Her working career has focused on culture and tourism: from a decade of work as a gallery educator at Saskatchewan's MacKenzie Art Gallery in the 1980's, to heading up SaskCulture, which provided lottery funding to cultural organizations, until 1998, followed by another decade as the CEO of BC's tourism industry association (COTA). While in Saskatchewan, she was an enthusiastic volunteer, which includes terms as President of the Museums Association of Saskatchewan and Chair of the Saskatchewan Heritage Foundation. In BC, she served as a member of the Board of the Vancouver Playhouse.

After stepping down from COTA in 2007, Mary opened her own business, providing consulting services focused on tourism and culture. To date, her principal clients have been the Canadian Tourism Commission and Parks Canada.

Mary enjoys gardening, jewelry-making, canoeing and kayaking, and lives in Deep Cove with her husband Bob and two very spoiled cats.

Sande Waters

Sande Waters lives and works in Deep Cove, North Vancouver, BC. She received her BFA from Emily Carr University of Art + Design, 2006 and her MFA from San Francisco Art Institute, 2009. Her paintings, drawings and photographs have been shown in Vancouver and San Francisco.