co-president
Brock Nicholson
Brock Nicholson is a Founder with over 12 years’ leadership experience in hospice palliative care and long term care managing various community and regional initiatives. He has a graduate diploma in Gerontology from SFU and is an inaugural member of the Gerontology Program Advisory Committee at Langara College. Brock experienced a devastating parental loss at the age of 18 which has shaped his pursuit of compassion & caring in his life and career.
co-president
Dr. Wendy Johnson
Wendy Johnson is a retired public school teacher, principal, school trustee and School Board Chair. She holds a doctorate in Educational Leadership from UBC. She’s a founding member of NWHS and has been a New Westminster resident since 2015.
Treasurer
Murray Ovens
Director
Kaila Dotten
Kaila Dotten is a practicing lawyer at one of New West’s oldest law firms, Cassady & Company. In her practice areas of family law and estate litigation, Kaila often works with seniors and others facing the often difficult issues relating to end of life realities. Kaila has always been community oriented and has tried to help out wherever possible. As early as law school, Kaila put her legal mind to work for the community of New Westminster by volunteering at the Law Student’s Legal Advice Program where she gave legal advice to those in need at New Westminster’s Century House. Kaila also began volunteering at Rise Women’s Legal Clinic when it began operating. Kaila is excited to be a member of the New West Hospice Society Board and can’t wait to put her skills to use in such a community-oriented fashion.
Director
Michael Scales
Michael spent many years helping younger people in his 40 years as a teacher and a psychologist. When he retired from the New Westminster School District, and Douglas College, he decided that he wanted to continue to help people, including those who were older than he was.
Director
Karl Moser
Director
Sherri Kensall
Sherri Kensall (nee McKenzie) has worked with Fraser Health as a Registered Nurse for 35 years, currently as a clinical nurse specialist in the kidney program. A key area of her interest has been a palliative approach to care for individuals with chronic health issues. She is currently a vice-chair with the BC Renal Palliative Care Committee. Sherri’s mother and father-in-law were both cared for in hospice in their final days, where the amazing care filled with dignity, honour and respect allowed the family to focus on what was important to all. Sherri is a ‘born and bred New Westminster-ite’, growing up in Sapperton and currently living in the West End. She has four grown daughters and enjoys campfire guitar, gardening and small building projects
secretary
Joy St. John
Coming Soon
Past Board Members
2022-2023
- Dianne Simpson – President
- Wendy Johnson – Vice President
- Kaila Dotten – Treasurer
- Cheryl Greenhalgh – Secretary
- Michael Scales – Director
- Brock Nicholson – Director
- Karl Moser – Director
- Joy St. John – Director
- Jason Campbell – Director
- Don Ralph – Director
- Lynda Dickson – Director
2021-2022
- Lois Brassart – President
- Dianne Simpson – Past President
- Wendy Johnson – Vice President
- Kay Johnson – Executive Director
- Shannon Patterson – Treasurer
- Kaila Dotten – Secretary
- Michael Scales – Director
- Brock Nicholson – Director
- Cheryl Greenhalgh – Director
2020-2021
- Dianne Simpson – President
- Dr. Wendy C. Johnson – Vice-President
- Kathleen (Kay) N. Johnson – Executive Director
- Shannon Patterson – Treasurer
- Lois Brassart – Secretary
- Geoffrey B. Nicholson – Vice President
- Michael Scales – Director
- Cheryl Greenhalgh – Director
- Vanessa Woznow – Director
- Stefania Butkovic – Director
2019-2020
- Jason Campbell – President
- Geoffrey B. Nicholson – Vice President
- Kathleen (Kay) N. Johnson – Past President
- Cheryl Greenhalgh – Treasurer
- Vanessa Woznow – Secretary
- Dr. Wendy C. Johnson – Director
- Michael Scales – Director
- Leslie Rodgers – Director
- Dianne Simpson – Director
- John Ragone – Director
2018-2019
- Kathleen (Kay) N. Johnson – President
- Dr. Wendy C. Johnson – Vice-President
- Alix Cote– Secretary
- Jason Campbell – Treasurer
- Antigone B. Dixon-Warren – Director
- Michael Scales – Director
- Cheryl Greenhalgh – Director
- Geoffrey B. Nicholson – Director
- Quinn Waddington – Director
- Vanessa Woznow – Director
2017-2018
- Kathleen (Kay) N. Johnson – President
- Dr. Wendy C. Johnson – Vice-President
- Alix Cote– Secretary
- Antigone B. Dixon-Warren – Treasurer
- Dr. Charlie C. Chen – Director
- Dale W. Darychuk – Director
- Vivian Wong – Director
- Geoffrey B. Nicholson – Director
- Quinn Waddington – Director
- Brian Richard Dodd – Director
2016-2017
- Kathleen (Kay) N. Johnson – Chair
- Dr. Wendy C. Johnson – Vice-Chair
- Alix Cote– Secretary
- Antigone B. Dixon-Warren – Treasurer
- Brock Nicholson – Director
- Dr. Charlie Chen – Director
- Dale Darychuk – Director
- Vivian Wong – Director
- Leslie Sayer – Director
- Carolyn Unsworth – Director
