Campaign Cabinet Profiles

Campaign Co-chairs

Leslee Farrell and Ted Hughes

Cabinet Members

Bonnie E. Campbell
Bruce Courtnall
Walter Creed
Eric Donald
Mark Dickinson
Dr. Steve Holland
Phyllis Kane
Dan McAllister
John Pollen
Tom Siemens
Georgina Wong

 Bonnie E. Campbell

Bonnie E. Campbell is retired after over 22 years in the financial sector, most recently as an advisor for Phillips, Hager and North Investment Management Ltd. She was a member of the Strategic Advisory Committee for the Victoria Hospitals Foundation’s previous campaign, Together We Care, and is currently a board member of the Victoria Hospice Foundation, a trustee of the Pacific Opera Foundation, and an Honorary Governor of the Victoria Foundation. Ms. Campbell has also served on the selection committee for the University of Victoria’s Distinguished Alumni, is past president of the Victoria Estate Planning Council, and has fundraised for the Victoria Conservatory of Music.

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 Bruce Courtnall

Bruce Courtnall is an investment advisor for CIBC World Markets and a founder of the Courtnall Celebrity Classic. A strong advocate for innovation in mental health services, he played a key role in establishing the Archie Courtnall Centre for psychiatric emergency services. A former board member of the BC Children’s Hospital and Greater Victoria Crime Stoppers, he is also an active volunteer with youth sports.

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 Walter Creed

Walter Creed is a retired partner of Grant Thornton, Chartered Accountants and a past Treasurer of the Victoria Hospitals Foundation. Mr. Creed currently serves as a board member of the American Friends of Victoria Hospitals Foundation and sits as a public representative board member of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of B.C. He is also Treasurer of both the Victoria Commandery of the Sovereign Order of St. John and the Downtown Victoria Community Alliance. Previously, Mr. Creed worked with the David Foster Foundation, the Greater Victoria Film Commission, the Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce, Tourism Victoria, the 1984 Victoria Labatt Brier Committee, and the School of Chartered Accountancy of B.C. He is also a past Commissioner of the Provincial Capital Commission, an Honorary Citizen of the City of Victoria, and an elected fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of B.C.

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 Eric Donald

Eric Donald is the President and General Manager of The Danzo Group of Companies and also leads TPM Management, a company that property manages over 650 residential units across Vancouver Island. A native of Victoria and graduate of University of Victoria, Eric had a 30-year banking career with BMO. He has been an active volunteer with the University of Victoria, Heritage Properties and the Vancouver Island Technology Park, in addition to a number of non profit boards.

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 Mark Dickinson

Mark Dickinson is the owner and President of Van Isle Marina Company Ltd., a third generation family business in Sidney, B.C. He played a central role in creating the Shaw Ocean Discovery Centre and the Mary Winspear Centre and is an active member of the Saanich Peninsula business community. In 2010, the Saanich Peninsula Chamber of Commerce recognized Mr. Dickinson with a Lifetime Achievement Award.

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 Dr. Steve Holland

Dr. Steve Holland is a consultant for Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine with the Vancouver Island Health Authority and a clinical assistant professor for the Island Medical Program at UBC. He served as the physician representative for the Victoria Hospitals Foundation’s previous campaign, Better Together, and was previously a member of the Foundation’s board. Currently Dr. Holland is a member and former Chair of the Capital Health Physicians Advisory Group on Informatics Implementation. A former board member of the Capital Health Region, and the College of Physicians and Surgeons of B.C., he has also served on the steering committee for Physicians Information Technology and the Clinical Operations advisory committee for the Ministry of Health.

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 Phyllis Kane

Phyllis Kane is retired as President of both the Calgary Prostate Cancer Foundation and Institute with extensive experience in health care governance and management. She was the founding Chair of both the Calgary Health Trust and the Grace Hospital Foundation. Ms. Kane served as Board Chair of the the Salvation Army Grace Hospital Women’s Health Centre and the Salvation Army Community Council for Addictions and Rehabilitation. She was Vice Chair of the Calgary Regional Health Authority and has participated in numerous high-level committees focussed on improving health care, including the Calgary Acute Care Planning Committee.

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 Dan McAllister

Dan McAllister is the General Manager of the Q radio station, and past President of the British Columbia Association of Broadcasters. A former member of the United Way Campaign Cabinet, Mr. McAllister has also served on the boards of the Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce, Tourism Victoria, the Greater Victoria Harbour Authority, the Harbour Advisory Committee, and has worked with Crime Stoppers.

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 John Pollen

John Pollen is the owner and Dealer Principal of Pacific Mazda of Victoria. He is an elected National Mazda Dealer Council member and a Director of Nadar Holdings Ltd. As an active member of Victoria’s downtown business community, Mr. Pollen has spent the past 25 years helping to grow the city’s business culture. He is also a past board member and fundraiser for Pacific Opera Victoria.

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 Tom Siemens

Tom Siemens is Vice President, Commercial Financial Services, for the Royal Bank of Canada, Vancouver Island. He served in an advisory capacity for the Victoria Hospitals Foundation’s previous campaign, Together We Care, and has played key leadership roles in several United Way campaigns. Currently he is a member of the Board of Advisors for the University of Victoria’s Faculty of Business and Treasurer for Pacific Opera Victoria. Mr. Siemens has also served on the Advisory Committee for Ballet Victoria and been involved with Junior Achievement throughout his career.

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 Georgina Wong

Georgina Wong is retired after a 30-year career in the financial sector, most recently as mortgage specialist with RBC Financial Group on Vancouver Island. She chartered the Victoria Chinatown Lioness Club, which she still serves as a Director. She has also been a member of the Board of Directors of the Victoria Chinatown Care Society, the Victoria Chinese Commerce Association, the Victoria Foundation, the Canadian Corps of Commissionaires, the United Way of Greater Victoria, the Rotary Club of Victoria, and the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association. Currently, she is in her third term as a Director of the Greater Victoria Eldercare Foundation, and is also a managing partner of Don Mee Seafood Restaurant in Victoria.

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