Board Of Directors

Julie Hamilton

BOARD CHAIR / FUND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE CHAIR

BACKGROUND

Julie has spent the last 25 years working in the non-profit sector, as a professional fund raiser. She attained volunteer management training in fund development, strategic planning and human resource management at Grant MacEwan College in Edmonton in 1995. She was the founding Executive Director for Valour Place in Edmonton from 2010-12 and worked with 14-member board of directors to plan, design and build 12-bedroom home for Military Families travelling to Edmonton for medical purposes – the first of its kind in Canada. Julie developed the campaign plan, case for support and fund development plan. and was successful in raising over $10 million. The house was completed on time and on budget. From 1999 to 2008 Julie was a Major Gifts Officer at the University of Alberta. She led a team of Senior Development Officers closing a total of $9.5 million donations in 2006-07. She managed a portfolio of high-level donors resulting in over $2 million raised annually from 2000 to 2008. From 1996-99, Julie was the Campaign Division Manager with the United Way of the Alberta Capital Region where she grew the annual campaigns for the public sector accounts.

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

Julie gained much of her interest in the voluntary sector through her six years with the Junior League of Edmonton from 1989-95. It was there she learned how to be an effective volunteer, lead committees and work with community leaders. Julie became a full time volunteer when she retired in 2012.

DESIGNATIONS

Julie's obtained a BSc in Physical Therapy from McGill University in1974. She obtained her Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) designation in 2002 and kept this designation until she retired in 2012.

HOBBIES

Julie is an active outdoor enthusiast - golf, and skiing are her favourite sports. Photography has become another interest. Courses Julie has taken in visual design have resulted in her increasing skill for making beautiful photographs.

OTHER INFORMATION

Julie has been an active member of any community she has been involved with. Much of her passion and activity in PCSBV is drawn from her love of living in Canmore. Her sense of fairness and equal opportunity are a driving force behind building a hospice in the Bow Valley. Through her volunteer work, Julie has met many individuals who have inspired her. A project of this scope requires many bright and intelligent people who can bring solutions to the table. She has discovered Canmore boasts many of people of this calibre. She has built a team of volunteers with the skill sets that will ensure a successful outcome. Julie has been married to Stewart for 47 years. They have 4 children and 8 grandchildren.

PCSBV is important to the community because it adds one more very important piece to the health care delivery model in comforting and supporting patients and families going through the palliative and end of life journey in the place they call home.

Martin Buckley

VICE CHAIR / RECORDING SECRETARY / OPERATIONS COMMITTEE CHAIR

Background

BACKGROUND

Martin has a 37 year career in municipal administration, starting in June 1981 with the then-Town of Spruce Grove (as an Administrative Assistant/Personnel Officer); then moved on to the Town of Canmore in August 1983, as the town's Municipal Secretary. Canmore was starting to become a growing community, at that time, and his role with the Town grew as well: throughout the next thirteen years, his position added numerous functions, such as personnel/human resources administration, oversight of animal control and bylaw enforcement operations, municipal heliport administration, and media/public relations. He left the Town in March 1996, accepting the position of Chief Administrative Officer for the Village of Nakusp (B.C), which he held for 3 1/2 years, before returning to Canmore and taking the Chief Administrative Officer position with the Municipal District of Bighorn in May 2001. He remained the CAO for Bighorn until his retirement at the end of 2018.

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

Martin has been a volunteer in several different fronts:

He was a founding director of the Canmore Job Resource Centre back in the 1990's;

He has been involved with Minor Hockey, Bantam Football and High School football over the past couple of decades;

Hs is an appointed member of both the Town of Canmore and the M.D. of Bighorn Assessment Review Boards;

He is the Club Secretary for the Rotary Club of Canmore, and chair the Club's Canada Day Breakfast sub-committee.

DESIGNATIONS

During his latter years with the Town of Canmore (approximately 1987-1996) he held the professional designation of "Certified Human Resources Practitioner" (CHRP).

HOBBIES

Sports (playing golf and hiking in particular, from a participation point-of-view; football, hockey, baseball and NCAA basketball, from a "watching" point-of-view), bird watching.

OTHER INFORMATION

He has been blessed to be married to a wonderful woman, his wife Kelley, for almost 36 years: they have three exceptional children, a daughter Blaire, a son Wade and his wife Alyson.

I have been involved in community initiatives on a number of fronts throughout my past 34 years in the Bow Valley; the palliative care/end of life care/hospice situation is one that has hit home within the past few years, with the passage of both my parents (in Drumheller), and the environments in which they spent their final months/days. I believe there are better, more comforting surroundings for a person’s final years, than those my late parents were in.

Jane Saly

TREASURER / FINANCE & AUDIT COMMITTEE CHAIR

Background

BACKGROUND

Jane is retired after a career in accounting – first with QCTV in Edmonton and then as an academic at University of Minnesota and University of St. Thomas in Minneapolis. Her focus in accounting (work, teaching & research) has always been on the managerial side – collecting information for use in decision making. This means a focus on budgeting and reporting information. She learned about non-profit accounting from her time with Prevent Child Abuse Minnesota. She is currently the Treasurer for Bow Valley Line Dance Club which involves doing the accounting work and filing the tax return.

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

Jane has a great amount of volunteer and board service experience. She is currently on the boards of the Friends of the Canmore Library and Bow Valley Line Dance Club. Jane was also the Treasurer of Prevent Child Abuse Minnesota from 2006-2011 then President from 2011-12. Up in Edmonton Jane was a board member of the Brian Webb Dance Company. Jane also volunteers for the Hospital and Meals on Wheels. PCSBV welcomed Jane as Treasurer in June 2022.

DESIGNATIONS

BSc Math, Queens University 1972
MBA U of Alberta 1978
PhD (Accounting) UBC 1991

HOBBIES

Jane as a fondness for the outdoors - hiking, biking, swimming, kayaking, skiing, snowshoeing, and, of course, dancing. She also loves to read, crochet, and sew. During the lockdown, she started to quilt.

I have followed the development of the Palliative Care Society and immediately saw the need for this kind of care in the Bow Valley. Since making Canmore my home in 2014, I have met many people and heard of the sad stories of spouses and other loved ones separated because 1 person needs care that isn’t provided in the valley. The added stress of travel to Calgary means that visits are limited and both parties suffer even more. While providing more beds for palliative care would be a great help to the Bow Valley, this society is planning so much more. I am very excited to join in this work.

Rosemary Boulton

COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE CHAIR

Background

BACKGROUND

Rosemary has held senior executive positions with large multinational companies and successful entreprenurial firms during 30 years in the global energy industry. She has substantial experience in developing and providing strategic business direction, managing risk, driving infrastructure projects through to completion, building key relationships with government and other stakeholders, and negotiating complex agreements in the energy sector. Most recently, as President of KItimat LNG, Rosemary played a lead role in the development and implementation of the overall business and communication strategies, for a liquified natural gas (LNG) export facility on Canada's west coast. She worked with diverse community and business stakeholders, various levels of government, including the First Nations, by taking an active role in the community consultation process, in order to build collaborative and supportive relationships with all parties. In addition, she leveraged her negotiating experience and deep industry relationships to establish key commercial contracts for the company. As a leader, Rosemary places high value on corporate integrity, innovation and sustainability of employees, the community and the environment.

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

Rosemary has been Co-chair of the Women's Initiative for the United Way of Calgary. She served on the Board of Directors of the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, and most recently was Treasurer of the Canmore Golf Ladies League.

ASSOCIATIONS

Rosemary is a member of the Calgary Golf and Country Club and the Canmore Golf and Curling Club.

HOBBIES

Rosemary is a keen golfer, skier, hiker and gardener.

OTHER INFORMATION

Rosemary is very committed to the Palliative Care Society and the role it plays in the Bow Valley community.

I honestly believe that the end of life can be a time of great love and peace. Having a palliative care facility located in the shadows of our beautiful mountains will provide all families in the Bow Valley with a place of comfort and care for both the patient and their family, during this time of transition. And importantly, people will not need to travel back and forth Calgary to access such a facility during such a challenging time.

Dr. H. Penney Gaul

PROGRAM ADVISORY COMMITTEE CHAIR

Background

BACKGROUND

Family Medicine Physician in Calgary for 5 yrs. Pediatric and Adult Radiologist in Calgary and Vancouver for 23 yrs.

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

Hillhurst Sunnyside Community Association volunteer (Calgary) for 15 yrs delivering the monthly newsletter and snow angel.

Lake O'Hara Trails Club volunteer and board member 2018-present.

Palliative Care Society of the Bow Valley volunteer (2018) and Board member 2019-present.

DESIGNATIONS

BSc Honors, MD, CCFP, FRCPC

HOBBIES

Love the outdoors particularly skiing, hiking, cycling, & golfing

I think it is really important to educate our community about the meaning of Palliative Care and how it can improve the quality of life of both the patient and their families. Terminal illness are frightening and a tremendous cause of stress, anxiety and grief. The PCSBV programs will be able to help and support patients and their families as they go through this journey.

Belinda Boleantu

STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEE CHAIR

Background

It is my passion to enable cross-continuum care coordination that allows individuals to make choices about staying at home and at the same time having a wonderful place to spend their last days in the splendor of the Bow Valley. Given the demographics of the Bow Valley population, I believe that PCSBV has a role to play in design for rural populations that supplements the excellent work of the existing AHS Palliative Teams. I hope I can give back to the community some of the expertise acquired through my career with health.

Dr. Martin Tweeddale

GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR

Background

BACKGROUND

Martin is qualified in the UK with a PhD in pharmacology before completing medical training. He came to Canada in 1969 and completed a residency in Internal Medicine at McGill, qualifying as a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada in 1972. In 1975 his career became increasingly focussed on intensive care medicine at a time when it was not recognized as a specialty in Canada and there were no formal training programs. In effect, his generation of ICU doctors learnt on the job. Subsequently, over a 32 year career as an intensive care physician, he directed 3 intensive care units in two provinces and on two continents - his last job being in the UK. Together with his later experience in clinical ethics, this background experience raised his awareness and focussed his thinking on the need for good end-of-life care and support. In 2009 he retired from clinical work and returned to Canada, choosing to settle in Canmore (Alberta is the 4th Province he has lived in). He was one of the founding members of the Palliative Care Society of the Bow Valley and has served on the Board from 2016 up till now. It has been a great privilege to help the Society develop its vision of "full spectrum palliative care" in the Bow Valley and to see progress being made towards the implementation of that vision.

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

In Canada, Martin served two terms on the board of the Intensive Care Society, was active in church leadership roles and chaired a group that oversaw the building of a senior's residence in St John's Newfoundland. In the UK he served on the board of the UK Clinical Ethics Network and in church leadership. Since coming to Canmore he has served on the Council at St Michael's Anglican Church and as one of the church wardens. He was appointed to the board of CAUSE Canada (a small international Christian relief organization) in 2014 and served as Chair from 2016-2019 while CAUSE was transitioning from a founder-led organization. This rapidly developed his interest in governance issues. He remains a member of the CAUSE Governance Committee. He has been with the Palliative Care Society of the Bow Valley since 2014. He helped develop our bylaws and in getting us registered in Alberta and as a Canadian charity. On the board he was Vice-chair (September 2016 - June 2017), Chair (July 2017- March 2020) and he is currently Chair of the Governance Committee.

DESIGNATIONS

Degrees: B.Sc (Special) in physiology and Pharmacology (1962) , a PhD in Pharmacology in 1965 and a medical degree in 1967.

He earned the Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada in 1972, and was awarded an Honorary Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians of London in 1999 and an Honorary Fellowship of the Royal College of Anaesthetists in the UK in 2006.

In his last post in Canada he was a Clinical Professor of Medicine at UBC from 1986-98 as well as the Director of the ICU at the (then) Vancouver General Hospital.

ASSOCIATIONS

Member of St Michael's Anglican Church where he coordinate building maintenance activities. Member of Canmore Seniors Association (where he has given 3 talks on ICU and end-of-life issues), and member of the Meanderthals hiking group. Member of the Corporation of CAUSE Canada and member of the board's Governance Committee.

HOBBIES

Downhill skiing in winter and hiking and camping in summer. For relaxation he enjoys woodworking, gardening and classical music.

Although Alberta is one of the better provinces, support for neither the palliative nor the end-of-life components of PEOLC (especially the former) are well-developed across Canada with only 15 to 30 per cent access at best. "Full spectrum” palliative care should be available locally to all communities. The full extent of palliative and end-of-life care and the opportunity “full spectrum” palliative care improves the quality of life of patients and caregivers along the entire palliative journey.

Dr. Catharine Hinds

DIRECTOR

Background

BACKGROUND

Catharine received her BSc degree from the U of T in 1973, continuing to graduate with her MD 1977. She moved west to Calgary, completing her Family Practice Residency at the Foothills Hospital from 1977 to 79. From Calgary, Catharine moved to the Gibson Medical Clinic in Yellowknife, NWT. She was able to enjoy the full spectrum of Family Medicine including Obstetrics, Anaesthesia, and Emergency Medicine at the Stanton Hospital from 1979 to 1981. She found herself back at the Foothills, completing a GP Anaesthesia residency in 1982. Following a period of locum work on the west coast of BC, Catharine joined the Canmore Associate Medical Clinic in March 1983. She has fond memories of the “Hospital on the Hill”, and the transition to the new Canmore General Hospital. Catharine was able to enjoy the full spectrum of Family Medicine in her practice. Catharine is grateful for having such a fulfilling career, a wonderful family practice, and great colleagues. She was able to transfer her family practice of 35 years to a new physician in 2018. Dr. Hinds was able to add cancer care to her practice when the Bow Valley Canmore Community Cancer Clinic opened in 2010, where she continues to work with an amazing team. Catharine became aware of the grassroots dream of a palliative care house in the Bow Valley, initiated by Lynn Cooper in 2014. She joined the team, and continues as a board member of the PCSBV.

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

Dr. Hinds organized the Canmore General Hospital Hospitalist Program from inception to 2018. Catharine was on the board of the Bow Valley PCN from 2010 to 2014, serving a secretary for two years. Catharine volunteered with the efforts in 2014, leading to the creation of the PCSBV, and has been on the board of the PCSBV 2016 until the present.

DESIGNATIONS

MD, CCFP

ASSOCIATIONS

Bow Valley PCN, Director and Secretary PCSBV Director

HOBBIES

Hobbies include: hiking, skiing, golf, canoeing, camping, blue water sailing, and travelling.

I am constantly impressed with the dedication and passion of my fellow PCSBV board members.. We are a good team and progress has been significant. It is exciting for me to be involved with our new Loss and Grief Program, and I look forward to its launch. Again we have a dedicated and passionate group who see the value for such a program.

We have come a long way since I started with the society at a grass roots level.

Jessica LaBonte

DIRECTOR

Background

BACKGROUND

Jessica's experience has focused largely on human services – with a variety of avenues. Her early work years were enjoyed as a summer camp leader- creating, camping, out tripping, and enjoying her beautiful backyard with children and youth. After a stint of childhood volunteering at what was then the Banff Mineral Springs Hospital’s long-term care unit, she worked as a Nurse’s Aid with the elderly residents- fresh out of high school. Providing support and care for the residents of St.Martha’s was a true gift of learning and connection. As she ventured out of the Bow Valley to Calgary for college, Jessica worked for the Boys & Girls Club of Calgary at Avenue 15, Street Teams and Side Door. This meaningful work was focused on sheltering and supporting street-entrenched youth and youth involved in the sex trade industry. This experience showed the importance and power of relationships. Back on her home turf in Banff, she worked a number of roles in the Community Services Division at the Town of Banff, all with children, youth and families: from licensed childcare and day camp programming, to youth camp and summer camp coordination – then eventually a full time role overseeing children and youth programs as the Children & Youth Program Coordinator. Jessica's current role at the Town is the Family Connections Coordinator- still overseeing Children & Youth programs as well as prevention and early intervention programs services offered through the provincial Family Resource Network.

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

St.Martha’s Place
Banff Mineral Springs Hospital
Girl Guide Leader, Girl Guides of Canada
Banff Canmore Community Foundation, grants committee then Director, 6 years
Community Foundations of Canada, Director, 6 years

Other volunteer experiences: Banff Bike Fest, Canada Day, YMCA, Back to Banff Days, Bow Valley Mountain Bike Alliance, Banff Scout Guide Hall Committee

DESIGNATIONS

Diploma in Child & Youth Care Counseling from Mount Royal College

Degree in Human Services from Athabasca University

HOBBIES

"I thoroughly love outdoor excursions, especially with my family. Warmer months of backpacking, biking and hiking; cooler months of skiing and putting the fire on when we get home. Camping all year round. To travel and explore- locally and afar- to places I've never been to. To keep fit and have fun- at Crossfit and yoga. Cooking and eating. Polishing up on my elementary education while doing homework with our son Remi.

I am deeply grateful to live, work and experience life here on Treaty 7 territory with my husband Julien and son Remi- it is a true privilege."

Those living in the Bow Valley are deeply connected to a sense of place here - each in their own way. The work of the PCSBV seeks to provide compassionate and caring offerings locally - ensuring this connection is unbroken and void of disruption during challenging times. To see a local, residential hospice come to fruition here would be a gift for the community at large - a goal worth working towards!

Donna McKown

DIRECTOR

Background

Gratefully a Registered Nurse for 36 years. The majority of that time, Donna specialized in Emergency Nursing, and thoroughly enjoyed the rural aspect, practicing at the Banff Hospital. The final years of paid nursing, was for the Bow Valley Primary Care Network, doing chronic disease management and health promotion. She is still a nurse, and the last 3 years she has been volunteering her knowledge and skills in the community.

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

Past Director on the Board of the YWCA, Banff. Nearly 40 years of volunteer medical work at Sunshine Village. COVID Rapid Testing. And lots of other less glamorous-looking but rewarding kinds of volunteer work in the community.

DESIGNATIONS

BA (Fine Arts and English), RN, ENC(C) (Emergency Nursing Certification, Canada)

ASSOCIATIONS

Memberships: YWCA; Bow Valley Naturalists; Valley Winds Music Association; Banff Park Church; Whyte Museum; Arts Place

OTHER INFORMATION

Donna loves and needs to be outdoors and active. That includes all kinds of skiing in winter, and in summer she hikes, bikes, canoes, and is a bit of a "bird-nerd". Gratefully, these activities have taken her husband and her all over Canada and many parts of the world.

What excites me about the work of the PCSBV is the dream of building a hospice home for all Bow Valley residents and getting to a stage where the PCSBV's programs are known to all who need them across the Valley and, ultimately, to see the positive impacts of these programs for people.

Board Of Directors

Julie Hamilton

BOARD CHAIR / FUND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE CHAIR

Martin Buckley

VICE CHAIR / RECORDING SECRETARY / OPERATIONS COMMITTEE CHAIR

Jane Saly

TREASURER / FINANCE & AUDIT COMMITTEE CHAIR

Rosemary Boulton

COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE CHAIR

Dr. H. Penney Gaul

PROGRAM ADVISORY COMMITTEE CHAIR

Belinda Boleantu

STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEE CHAIR

Dr. Martin Tweeddale

GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR

Dr. Catharine Hinds

DIRECTOR

Jessica LaBonte

DIRECTOR

Donna McKown

DIRECTOR

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