OUR PEOPLE

Diverse Backgrounds and Experience

Project Change Foundation is run by a volunteer board of directors. Collectively, the group brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in governance, management, operations, and administration. Every year we provide free advisory support and mentorship to help our recipient organizations achieve their goals.

Seeking New Board Members

We are currently seeking one to two new members to join our volunteer board of directors.

Are you passionate about helping Canadian charities succeed? Do you have experience starting or running a charity in its early development stages—someone who has gained experience by doing? This is an opportunity to give back by helping emerging change-makers in the charity space realize their goals and vision.

In addition to providing oversight, governance, and leadership to Project Change Foundation, board members take turns mentoring and guiding our annual grant recipient organizations, depending on their expertise and availability. Some of the most valuable areas of expertise for our recipients include management, operations, human resources, marketing, fundraising, and communications.

What’s involved:

  • Approximately four short board meetings per year, held virtually/remotely.
  • Approximately five to ten hours to review grant applications, once per year.
  • Occasional email communications and document review concerning board matters.
  • If you become a mentor to a grant recipient organization, approximately one mentoring call per quarter. Some mentoring board members provide additional support at their discretion.

How to Apply:

To submit your expression of interest and resume, please email us. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out—we’re happy to connect and provide more details!

Judy Adams

Judy Adams

Judy Adams has 25+ years of experience in the service and hospitality sector and is known to be a results-oriented executive. Judy is a big-picture thinker who enjoys taking successful and respected brands to the next level. She has had the pleasure of working in executive roles at Absolute Spa Group, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, Delta Hotels by Marriott, and Coast Hotels. Judy also has non-profit and board experience, including working as the Managing Director of the BC Partnership for Sustainable Tourism Society, and serving as co-chair of the YVR Golf for Kids Foundation for two years. More recently, Judy was Vice President of Operations and Business Growth for Climate Smart Businesses. Currently, Judy is a Leadership Coach and TEC Canada Trusted Advisory Group Chair, where she helps business leaders to overcome obstacles and achieve their personal and professional goals.
Patricia Bood

Patricia Bood

Patricia Bood is the CEO of Puimac Consulting, a boutique governance consulting firm. She is an experienced executive who has served as a board member of InTransitBC, board member and chair of Association of Corporate Counsel, BC Chapter, and SVP and General Counsel of British Columbia Investment Management Corp and of Brookfield Renewable. Supplementing her legal training, she has an independent corporate director designation (ICD.D), a Competent Board ESG designation (GCB.D), and has completed courses on artificial intelligence (MIT Executive Education) and Indigenous intercultural awareness (Law Society of BC). Patricia is a National Post / ZSA Western Canada General Counsel of the Year finalist (2022), BIV Top 500 Most Influential Business Leaders in BC (2021), and Women’s Business Network of Ottawa Businesswoman of the Year (Corporate Category, 2010).
Gordon Johnson

Gordon Johnson

Gordon Johnson has spent 35+ years in hospitality management and has a stellar reputation for driving excellence in market and financial performance. His accomplished background includes hotel openings and brand transitions, primarily with Delta Hotels and Resorts where he spent the majority of his career. Currently, Gordon is Vice President for Atlific Hotels, overseeing 20 properties in Alberta and British Columbia. Gordon is a big picture thinker with a dynamic leadership style, who values innovation and creativity, strategic planning, relationship management and company culture. He has served in leadership roles for various organizations including Hotel Association of Canada, Tourism Vancouver, Tourism Calgary, and the Vancouver Hotel General Managers Association. Gordon has a Bachelor of Hospitality from Vancouver Community College and is a graduate of the Advanced Management Program from the University of Guelph.
Joe Kelly

Joe Kelly

Joe Kelly is a consultant, educator, and philanthropist focused on sustainability and social change. His professional career encompasses 25+ years of experience providing project management, research, and advisory services to businesses, governments, and nonprofit organizations. Joe has taught university courses and corporate workshops on thinking and acting like a change-maker and has written for media and academic journals, as well as regularly speaking to audiences all over the globe. He has a PhD in Resource and Environmental Management and is the founder of Project Change Foundation. Joe is the author of the book The Gandhiana Jones Project: An 8-Week Course in Becoming the Change You Want to See in the World.
Emily-anne King

Emily-anne King

Born and raised in Vancouver, Emily-anne has always had a passion for her local community and an interest in philanthropy. She is a long-time volunteer with the Union Gospel Mission and a weekly family volunteer at Canuck Place. In 2012, Emily-anne left her job as a legal assistant to pursue her passion, the Backpack Buddies Program, which now provides healthy meals to more than 2,000 at-risk children every month. In 2017, she took the position as Executive Director of Quiet Cove Foundation, a local charity which aims to address large-scale social issues with innovative solutions.