Membership
- Evan Bowness
- Miluska Bravo
- Leona Brown
- Emily Burkholder
- Sarah Common
- Katherine Cooper
- Clare Cullen
- Jyotika Dangwal
- Sharon Dong
- Ivy Leong
- Ben Liegey
- Joey Liu
- Maggie Mills
- Rasoul Narimani
- Michelle Reining
- Aditi Rudra
- Marc Schutzbank
- Anthony Sullivan
- Kae Yee Tsai
- Carol White
Volunteer opportunities will be posted on the City’s vacancies webpage when available.
Liaisons
- Councillor Michael Wiebe, Council Liaison
- Trustee Estrellita Gonzalez, Vancouver School Board Liaison
- Caitlin Dorward, Social Planner, Social Policy and Projects, Staff Liaison
- Rachel Telling, Sustainability Specialist, Sustainability Group, Staff Liaison
- Rebecca Till, Environmental Stewardship Coordinator, Vancouver Park Board
Terms and Membership Composition
Persons appointed to an advisory body shall meet the following essential criteria:
Not be employed by the City of Vancouver;
Live or work in Vancouver, or have a significant body of experience with issues in Vancouver; and
Be able to demonstrate relevant experience or knowledge, abilities and skills related to the mandate of the advisory body.
Composition:
21 members of the public (11 is quorum)
The composition of members should demonstrate a balance of the following areas of expertise (including professional, volunteer, education, and/or research experience):
Production;
Processing and Distribution;
Retail;
Food Security, including Financial Accessibility + Availability;
Food Waste;
Indigenous Food Sovereignty;
Resilience;
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
2 non-voting Council liaisons
1 non-voting Park Board Commission liaison
2 non-voting staff liaisons
The appointment of civic members to each advisory committee shall meet the composition objectives set out in the Diversity on Advisory Bodies policy.
Length of term:
Committee members are appointed until November 6, 2022.
No member of the public shall serve for more than four consecutive years on the same advisory body. A former member is eligible for reappointment after one year out of office.