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2022–2023 Board of Directors

An excellent working relationship exists between the Board of Directors and Alouette Staff as together, we respond to emerging issues relating to addictions and homelessness in our community.

Like our members, Alouette has laboured under a lot of uncertainty. The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged us to respond to client and community needs in new and innovative ways.

We work hard every day to preserve the safety of Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows residents.

The ongoing opioid overdose tragedy has made it more difficult to ensure the safety of users of illicit street drugs. With assistance from our community partners, Alouette has introduced new ways of testing for the presence of toxic substances in street drugs as an expansion of the harm reduction approach to addictions.

Kalie Whitaker, Director

Kalie Whitaker

Kalie is a wise counselor, a standard bearer of integrity and civility, and is a highly respected Chartered Professional of Human Resources. She is certified by the Canadian Council of Human Resource Professionals. In 2016, Kalie was named as a Rising Star by HRD Canada and most recently was accredited as a Senior Certified Professional by the Society for Human Resource Management. In 2018, she was granted certification by the Society for Human Resource Management. In 2019 Kalie was a finalist in the category of Leadership for the Women’s Collaborative Hub Society Woman’s Influencer Awards. Kalie received certification as a member of the Institute of Human Resource Management in Hong Kong in August 2021.

Mo Korchinski, Director

Mo Korchinski

Mo Korchinski is the Executive Director of Unlocking the Gates Service Society (UTG). Mo has had a long history with substance abuse and incarceration. Her lived history and experiences have shaped the program into what it is today.

Mo has a Bachelor of Social Work from Nicola Valley Institution of Technology and was one of UTG’s first ever Peer-Mentors. Her life’s work is now dedicated to helping others break the cycle of incarceration. She is an advocate for people involved in the criminal justice system and continues to push for change at a policy-level and increased supports for her community. Mo feels strongly about the need to address trauma and support healing for people who experience incarceration.

Mo is a public speaker, author, and filmmaker. She worked for many years in the field of community-based participatory research alongside the Collaborating Centre for Prison Health and Education at the University of British Columbia (UBC). She continues to bridge the gap between research and community as a Co-Lead on the Transformative Health & Justice Research Cluster (UBC) through ongoing collaborations with various organizations throughout the province.

Dale Hardy, Director

Dale Hardy

Dale Hardy has been a teacher for over 30 years. His work has taken him to Nigeria, Japan, Taiwan, Nigeria, India and China. He has taught in Maple Ridge since 2006 predominately as an Adult Education Teacher with SD42. This work has proved more than rewarding in terms off working with new Canadians, adult students either upgrading skills or getting their Dogwood, and students at Katzie First Nation. In addition to his work with Alouette, he has co-chaired an Adult Education Committee at a provincial level. Mr. Hardy has lived in Maple Ridge since 2012.

Ian Strachan, Director

Ian Strachan

Ian is a lifelong educator, starting his teaching career in 1970 through to retirement in 2005 during which time he served as both principal and vice principal at prominent high schools across Canada. Post-retirement, for four years Ian taught Educational Law to graduate students in the Faculty of Education at St. Francis Xavier University. Ian was appointed to the board of the Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows Community Services where he served for six years, the last four as Board Chair. Since 2017 Ian has been a volunteer for the local RCMP detachment serving on the Speed Watch team. He has been a board member of Alouette since 2021.

If you are interested in learning more about membership on the Board of Directors, please contact the Board President, Mo Korchinski at mokorchinski@gmail.com.

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