BCSLA Board and Committees

BCSLA consists of six Core Committees of the Board of Directors. Each Committee has at least one Board Member who is tasked with: liaising with the Board and administering the Committee and Sub-Committees. Please contact the BCSLA office today to participate.

MINUTES

All meeting Minutes that have been approved are available on request by mail or email. Please contact the BCSLA office for details. View the list of motions approved by the Board of Directors below.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

View the list of current Board of Directors

2017 BCSLA STRATEGIC PLAN

> Download the BCSLA Strategic Plan 2017 Update (May 2021)

> Download the BCSLA Strategic Plan 2017 (October 10, 2017)

Below is a list of core Committees and Sub-Committees:

BYLAWS & STANDARDS

Stephen Popovich, Chair; Al Neufeld, Mark Vaughan, Raymond Visser and Scott Watson

Canadian Landscape Standard, Meredith Mitchell
Landscape Architecture Project VI, Karin England & Jacqueline Lowe
BCSLA Landscape Schedules, Scott Watson, Registrar
Privacy Officer, Scott Watson, Registrar

CONTINUING EDUCATION

Jose Gonzalez, Co-Chair, Dorsai Sharif, Co-Chair, Kelly Kang, Qing Li, Nastaran Moradinejad, Bahareh Nassiri, Nancy Paul, Dave Thompson and Pearl Yip, Liaison to BCSLA Board of Directors

BC Interior Chapter, Kim McNamee, Chair
Vancouver Island Chapter, Tenille Thompson, Chair
Squamish/Whistler Chapter, Tom Barratt, Chair

CREDENTIALS

Scott Watson, Chair; Somaye Hooshmand, Daniel Roehr, Dimitri Samaridis and Mark Vaughan

BCSLA Intern & Associate Sub-Committee, Sarah Thomas, Chair; Arlene Gillman and Aaron Li

FINANCE

Jacqueline Lowe, Chair and Stephen Popovich

NOMINATIONS

Patrick Mooney, Chair

Advisory Design Panel Sub-Committee, Al Tanzer, Chair

PUBLIC & PROFESSIONAL RELATIONS (PPR)

Derek Lee, Chair; Elaine Naisby, Yiwen Ruan, Megan Turnock, Monica Vogt and Pearl Yip

BCSLA Annual Membership & Firm Roster, David Rose

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Professional Governance Act - Working Group (PGA-WG)

This group was established to review and plan for impacts resulting from the inclusion of the BCSLA in the Professional Governance Act (PGA). It will look at bylaws and standards revisions, governance structure, continuing education and advocacy programs, the scope of practice along with recent changes made by the professional bodies that are designated under the PGA. Please see Professional Governance Act - Working Group Terms of Reference

The PGA-WG includes Karin England, Chair; Jacqueline Lowe, Alternate Chair; Jim Dema-Ala, Joe Fry and Al Neufeld.

Advancing Equity and Diversity in Landscape Architecture
The mission of the Advancing Equity and Diversity in Landscape Architecture (AEDLA) working group of the BCSLA is to champion justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion within the landscape architecture profession in BC and in the systems, environments, and spaces we design. With a community-based approach, we will support membership to action justice, equity, diversity and inclusion for the diverse peoples and communities we serve now and for future generations. Please see the Advancing Equity and Diversity in Landscape Architecture (AEDLA) Working Group Terms of Reference.

Mickella Sjoquist and Rossana Ho, Co-Chairs; Tatum Lawlor, Yiwen Ruan,Tshewang Tamang, Pearl Yip and Yaying Zhou.

Teena Aujla and Jeryn Mackey - BCSLA AEDLA Reps to CSLA.