The BCHC Board of Directors is a policy governing board and conducts its work based on BCHC’s Constitution and our 2021-2024 Strategic Directions.
Joshua Tan, Co-Chair
Joshua is a lawyer with a focus on serving the needs of individuals, local businesses, community groups, and non-profit organizations. He holds a Bachelor of Arts with Combined Honours in Political Science and East Asian Studies from the University of Alberta, a Master of Arts in History from Simon Fraser University, and a Juris Doctor from the University of British Columbia.
Joshua finds the work of building relationships and community very rewarding. Working extensively with immigrant communities and non-profit organizations, his community service includes pro bono work at a legal clinic in Vancouver’s Chinatown. Fluent in both Mandarin and Cantonese, Joshua has served abroad as an interpreter for a Canadian medical mission, extending his volunteerism beyond the local community. He is pleased to have the opportunity to contribute in a role that involves the protection of the public interest on the board of the College of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncturists of BC.
In his younger days, Joshua ran as a competitive track athlete. Trading in his spikes for a military uniform, he ran to the rescue of others as a combat medic. These days, Joshua is learning to embrace a less hurried life, no longer running to or from anything. Outside of work, he is often found at the dojo, where he trains in Yoshinkan Aikido as he finds his way along the path of transformation from award-winning athlete to non-competing martial arts practitioner.
Asma-na-hi Antoine, Co-Chair
Asma-na-hi Antoine is from the Toquaht Nation of the Nuu-chah-nulth lands (west coast of Vancouver Island, Canada). She acknowledges and pays respect to the ancestors and families of the unceded Lands of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations where I live, work, play, and learn. She is the Indigenous Research Project Officer at UBC and recently completed her Ph.D. at Simon Fraser University. She has a Master of Education in Psychology and Leadership Studies, specializing in Indigenous Community Counseling, and a Bachelor of Arts in Child and Youth Care with a Minor in Indigenous Studies, both from the University of Victoria.
Asma-na-hi has utilized various skills in academic institutions and other non-profit Indigenous organizations as an Indigenous educationist and systems change leader on Indigenization. Asma-na-hi believes her life and work are connected to a strong foundation of Indigenous ways of knowing and being used in communicating, training, and facilitating teachings about reconciliation, decolonization, and Indigenization. She continues to walk between two worlds: Indigenous and non-Indigenous, and is recognized for her need to build and sustain a culturally safe place for all.
Asma-na-hi will share stories and life experiences along her academic journey into career opportunities. She has had the privilege of learning from Indigenous scholars and mentors who have become friends, and engaging with National and International Indigenous communities and organizations. Of course, along her journey, she has stated that it did not come without trial and error using different innovative modalities tied to family values, culture, traditions, and ceremonies.
Vanessa Lee, Secretary
Vanessa brings together her interest in education, in business and finance and in her desire to live in healthy, active and inclusive communities to BCHC. She is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CGA) with over 20 years experience in a public practice accounting firm working alongside small to medium sized businesses, individuals and non profit organizations. In addition, she is a teacher with specializations in math education and is currently attaining her inclusive education certificate.
Vanessa has traveled the world and is always planning another adventure. She loves the outdoors and enjoys any activity that gets her moving, whether it be yoga, walking, hiking or cycling. In her spare time, you will find her walking along Dallas Road, spending time with family and friends and catching flights to the UK.
Jack Shewchuk, Treasurer
Jack holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Saskatchewan and was a registered Chartered Accountant for a period of 42 years. He practiced in public and private sectors. Moving from Saskatchewan to British Columbia he joined BC Office of the Auditor General and was responsible for the audits of the three major BC universities and the Ministry of Health. He then joined the British Columbia Ministry of Health. At the Ministry he held three positions, Director of Finance Budgets, Executive Director of Audit Services, which included the audit of Medical Services Branch and Pharmacare Services, and as the Registrar General for the BC Vital Statistics Agency. During this time, he was the chair the Canadian Vital Statistics Council of Canada for a number of years, and oversaw the development of legislation establishing gender rights on birth certificates.
Recent retirement has led to more traveling, painting, pickleball and cycling.
Ian Brunskill, Director
Ian Brunskill has over 30 years of consulting and leadership experience working with health and social service organizations in Canada and internationally to successfully plan and implement major strategic initiatives and organizational transformations. His health care leadership experience includes senior management and operating roles in the largest provincial cancer agency and a major academic health science centre in Canada as well as consulting to governments, health services organizations, their associations and regulators in Canada, the Caribbean, South and Central America and Africa.
Ian retired from leading the health practice for a national consulting firm and moved to Salt Spring Island with his partner several years ago. Semi-retired, he enjoys taking full advantage of the hiking, kayaking and biking opportunities the island presents.
Ian is currently the Chair of the Board of VHA Home Health Care in Toronto, as well as Salt Spring Literacy.
Eda Mallhi, Director
Eda Mallhi brings over 15 years of experience in health promotion, disease prevention and community development, with a strong focus on equity and the social determinants of health. She played a key role in launching and strengthening the local Social Prescribing Program into a national initiative and led the development of the RISE Community Health Centre, engaging over 400 stakeholders to shape one of BC’s most effective wraparound service models.
As the Executive Director of one of BC’s largest seniors’ centres, Eda oversees holistic programs that foster intergenerational and holistic approaches to . She is also a board member of the BC Hospice Palliative Care Association and an active member of the Alliance for Seniors Centres. Eda brings strategic leadership, inclusive practices, and a collaborative spirit to all her work in building healthy, connected communities.