Mr. Powell is a BC business leader with an extensive record of public service.

Mr. Powell started his career over 40 years ago as a part-owner of a chain of camera stores and a photographic lab. Mr. Powell has developed a national reputation for excellence in retailing and has risen to be President and Chief Executive Officer of London Drugs, London Air Services, TLD Computers, and Sonora Resort as well as serving as a Director on the boards of London Drugs, IGA Canada and B.C. Bearing Group. He has served as a Director of the Vancouver Board of Trade and as a member of the Premier's Economic Advisory Council.

For his active role in the community, Mr. Powell received the Queen Elizabeth II's Golden Jubilee Medal as well as medals from the Order of St. John and the Order of the Hospital of St. John.

Mr. Powell holds a Fellowship from the Certified General Accountants Association and an Honourary Doctorate of Technology from the BC Institute of Technology (BCIT). His long affiliation with BCIT started with his graduating from the Business Administration program, then serving as Chair of the Board of BCIT for 8 years, Chair of the BCIT Foundation and now as a lifetime Governor for the BCIT Foundation. In 2003, BCIT gave Mr. Powell a distinguished alumni award for lifetime achievement.

Term of appointment: Dec. 12, 2001 - extended to December 31, 2012
Committee Membership: Ex-Officio of the Research Committee, Audit Committee, Finance Committee, Governance & Human Resources Committee and Quality & Access Committee.

Jim Armitage recently retired as Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing for Catalyst Paper Corporation. In the media sector, he has served as COO of Southam Metro Newspapers and as President of The London Free Press. He has also worked as a management consultant in the areas of strategic planning and marketing. Mr. Armitage is a director of the Prince Rupert Port Authority, is a past Chairman of the North American Newsprint Producers Association, and has been a director of the Canadian Press, the Canadian Daily Newspapers Association and Victoria Hospital Corporation in London, Ontario. Mr. Armitage has a BA (Economics) from the University of Western Ontario and an MBA from the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University. He lives in Vancouver.
Term of appointment: March 21, 2008 - extended to March 31, 2014
Committee Membership: Chair of the Research Committee, member of the Audit Committee and Finance Committee. Mr. Armitage is Vice Chair of the Board.

Dr. Donald Brooks is the Director of SPARC (Support Programs to Advance Research Capacity) at the University of BC, where he plays a leading role in building UBC's research capacity and competitiveness. This appointment follows ten years as Associate Vice-President Research at UBC. He assists faculty to take full advantage of new funding initiatives and works to promote interdisciplinary research and collaboration within the scientific community, both nationally and internationally. An alumnus who joined UBC in 1974, Don is a professor of Pathology &, Laboratory Medicine and Chemistry and a founding member of the UBC Centre for Blood Research. With over 200 published research studies, Don's areas of focus are polymeric biomaterials, development of synthetic blood plasma substitutes, drug delivery and immunodiagnostic techniques. Immediate past Board Chair of the Child & Family Research Institute, Don has also chaired numerous advisory and review committees for TRIUMF and the Canadian Space Agency.
Term of appointment: March 14, 2012 to December 31, 2012
Committee Membership: Member of the Governance & Human Resources, Quality & Access, and Research Committees


Betsy Gibbons has over 20 years of executive search and human capital experience. She is a Senior Client Partner in Korn/Ferry International’s Vancouver office, where she specializes in senior-level executive recruitment in the industrial, financial services, government, development and association sectors. Ms. Gibbons is active in civic organizations. She is a Director and past Chair of BC Women’s Hospital and Health Centre Foundation, a member of the Judicial Council of BC, and on the External Advisory Board for the Faculty of Business at SFU. She holds a BA in Economics and an MBA from SFU.
Term of appointment: Feb 6, 2007 - Feb 6, 2013
Committee Membership: Chair of the Governance & Human Resources Committee, member of the Quality & Access.

Tim Manning is Regional Vice-President, Commercial Financial Services, BC for RBC Royal Bank. Since he joined the institution in 1975, Tim has held a number of leadership positions covering a broad range of disciplines and customer markets, including Multinational Banking, Special Loans, Commercial Markets, Small & Medium Enterprises, Retail Banking and Internal Audit Services. Over the years, Tim has lived in different cities across the country, and has been actively involved in many local community organizations and boards. These organizations include: United Way, 24 Hour Relay for The Kids, Boat for Hope & Variety, Justice Institute of British Columbia Foundation, Junior Achievement BC, Vancouver Economic Development Commission, Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters, Fraser River Discovery Centre and The Greater Toronto Hockey League. Tim graduated from Stanstead College and Bishop’s University.
Term of appointment: October 11, 2010 - September 30, 2012
Committee Membership: Chair of the Audit Committee, Finance Committee

Mary McDougall is an experienced health-care leader with specialized knowledge of the Home & Community Care sector and Public-Private Partnerships. She is president of Trellis Seniors Services, a seniors housing and care company providing corporate management, operations support and business advisory services. Previously, she was president and chief operating officer of Retirement Concepts, a multi-site seniors housing company owning campuses of care and residential care facilities throughout BC. Mary was co-founder and owner-operator of Squeeze Juice Company and articled with Ernst & Young for her chartered accountant designation. She is an active member and past President of the BC Care Providers Association and past Treasurer of YWCA Vancouver. Mary is an alumni with the University of Waterloo and a member of the ICABC and CMC-Canada. She lives with her family in North Vancouver.
Term of appointment: October 2, 2008 - September 30, 2014
Committee Membership: member of the Finance Committee.

Lorraine McGrath, MBA, ICD.D is a certified corporate director and business advisor with an extensive career in financial services and healthcare. Highlights from Lorraine’s accomplished career include senior positions with the Bank of Montreal where she specialized in commercial, wealth and retail banking; executive positions with Prospera Credit Union where she lead a launch into the BC Interior; and President of Paragon Pharmacies Ltd, where she successfully lead a major merger and operational turnaround. Lorraine has an exemplary record of community involvement which has included sitting on the Board of Directors for the Interior Health Authority; serving as Past-President, Kelowna Chamber of Commerce; and a director for BC Chamber of Commerce, Economic Development Commission, Okanagan Partnership, Okanagan College Foundation, UBC Okanagan Advisory Board, and Wear-Air Oxygen. She also co-founded and is currently the Director of the Okanagan Innovation Fund.
Term of appointment: October 11, 2010 to September 30, 2012
Committee Membership: Audit Committee, Governance & Human Resources Committee and Quality & Access Committee.


Linda S Petch is principle of Linda S. Petch Governance Services, a consulting firm that provides a range of services to Boards of Directors in the public and not‐for‐profit sectors across Canada, including the development of governance structures, strategic leadership and accountability frameworks. Linda is a member of the Board of Governors of RBC Funds and RBC Private Pools, the Board of Directors of the Fortis Group in BC (Fortis BC, Terasen Inc. and Terasen Gas Inc.). She is also a member of the Board of Advisors for the Faculty of Business at the University of Victoria. She holds a MA (Speech Communication) from California State University and a BA (English and Speech) from the University of Nebraska.
Term of appointment: May 31, 2010 – May 31, 2014
Committee Membership: Finance Committee and Research Committee


Allan Ritchie is currently Vice-President of Western Canada Operations for Spectra Energy Transmission. He previously served as Vice-President of Field Services, Vice-President, Pipeline and Field Services, and Vice-President of Field Operations of Duke Energy as well as Vice-President of Operations of Westcoast Energy Inc., Pipeline and Field Services Divisions in Calgary and Vice-President of Process Operations of Westcoast Energy Inc. in British Columbia. Mr. Ritchie has his Bachelor of Science from the University of Lethbridge. He currently resides in Fort St. John.
Term of appointment: July 26, 2005 - July 31, 2013
Committee Membership: Chair of the Quality & Access Committee and member of the Governance & Human Resources Committee.