Lower Mainland Abbotsford Self Advocacy Group
James Janzen, President
shasta2524@shaw.ca
(604)852-2521
Apt #109 32175 Old Yale Road
Abbotsford, BC, V2T 2C8
Shawn Palmer, Vice President
big.daddy2010@live.ca
(604)746-3524
Arlene Schouten MSA Society Advisor arlene@msasociety.com
604 855-3140
Gregg Schiller, Advisor GreggSchiller@shaw.ca
(604) 688-7001
Burnaby Self Advocacy Commitee
Gerry Juzenas, Self Advocate
(604) 291-8027
c/o Burnaby Association for Community Inclusion
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Chilliwack People First Self Advocacy Group
Tim Dickson, President
(604) 792-7726
c/o Chilliwack Society for Community Living
9353 Mary Street
Chilliwack, BC,
(604) 792-7962 (fax)
Rob Battis, Advisor rbattis@uniserve.com
(604) 792-7726
Same address as above
Gregg Schiller, Advisor GreggSchiller@shaw.ca
(604) 688-7001
Vancouver Self Advocates Group
Deborah McCormack, Advisor
(604) 233-5465
c/o Developmental Disabilities Association
#100 – 3851 Shell Road
Richmond, BC, V6X 2W2
(604) 273-9770 (fax)
Self Advocates For Equality (S.A.F.E.) Committee
Marcella Baldwin, President
(604) 251-1894
c/o Mainstream Association for Proactive Community Living
#240 – 4664 Lougheed Highway
Burnaby, BC, V5C 5T5
(604) 299-0329 (fax)
Gregg Schiller, Advisor GreggSchiller@shaw.ca
(604) 688-7001
Mission Self Advocacy Group
J.P Maher,President jp_maher@hotmail.com
Bryce Schaufelberger,Vice President bryce_schaufelberger@msn.com
(604) 826-8818
33167 Myrtle Street
Mission, BC, V2V 3R6
Arlene Schouten MSA Society Advisor arlene@msasociety.com
604 855-3140
Gregg Schiller, Advisor GreggSchiller@shaw.ca
(604) 688-7001
North Shore Self Advocates Group
Mike Fricker, Advisor
c/o North Shore Association for the Mentally Handicapped
(604) 984-9321
1070 Roosevelt Crescent
North Vancouver, BC, V7P 1M3
(604) 984-9882 (fax)
Richmond People First Self Advocacy Group
Debra Pierce, Advisor
(604) 279-7040
c/o Richmond Society for Community Living
#170 – 7000 Minoru Boulevard
Richmond, BC, V6Y 3Z5
(604) 279-7048 (fax)
Ridge Meadows Self Advocacy Group
Mandy Wicklund, Advisor
(604) 463-3208
C/o Ridge Meadows Association for Community Living
11641 – 224th Street
Maple Ridge, BC, V2X 6A1
(604) 467-8767 (fax)
Semiamhoo Self Advocates Group
Wendy Mackintosh, Advisor
(604) 536-1242
c/o Semiamhoo House Society for Community Living
#201 – 15585 – 24th Avenue
Surrey, BC, V4A 2J4
(604) 536-9507 (fax)
Simon Fraser Self Advocacy Group
Daniel Boon, President
(604) 525-9494
c/o Simon Fraser Society for Community Living
204 – Blue Mountain Street
Coquitlam, BC, V3K 4H1
(604) 525-3013 (fax)
Janice Griffiths, Advisor
(604) 525-9494
Same address as above
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Garibaldi/Sunshine Coast
Powell River Self Advocacy Group
George Fulcher, President rosegeorge@aisl.bc.ca
(604) 485-9499
#14 – 4949 Ontario Avenue
Powell River, BC, V8A 5T7
Maggie Hanson, Advisor mhanson@prcn.org
c/o Powell River Association for Community Living
PO Box 223
Powell River, BC V8A 4Z6
(604) 485-6411 (604) 485-6419 (fax)
Sunshine Coast Self Advocacy Group
Paul Davis, Self Advocate
c/o Sunshine Coast Association for Community Living
PO Box 165
Sechelt, BC, V0N 3A0
(604) 885-4248 (604) 885-7702 (fax)
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Vancouver Island
Duncan Rights NOW Self Advocacy Group
Robert Thompson, President
455 Chesterfield Avenue
Duncan, BC, V9L 3L9
(250) 748-9927
Tom Stanko, Advisor tomandmarina@home.com
2521 Lewis Street
Duncan, BC, V9L 2Z2
(250) 748-8224
Vancouver Island Self Advocacy Association (VISAA)
Robert Thompson, President
455 Chesterfield Avenue
Duncan, BC, V9L 3L9
(250) 748-9927
Richard McDonald, Vice-President
Tom Stanko, Advisor tomandmarina@home.com
2521 Lewis Street
Duncan, BC, V9L 2Z2
(604) 485-7641 (250) 748-8224
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Peace Liard
Dawson Creek People First Self Advocacy Group
Linda Wright, Advisor
1334 – 102nd Avenue
Dawson Creek, BC, V1G 2C6
(250) 782-2221
Fort St. John People First Self Advocacy Group
Russell Wheat, President fsjacl@uniserve.com
10251 – 100th Avenue
Fort St. John, BC, V1J 1Y8
(250) 787-9262
Elaine Bourdon, Advisor fsjacl@uniserve.com
(250) 787-9224 (fax)
Same Address as above
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Okanagan
Kelowna Self Advocacy Group
c/o Kelowna and District Society for Community Living
1380 Bertram Street
Kelowna, BC, V1Y 2G1
(250) 763-4484 (250) 763-4488 (fax)
Mark Wengrowich, Advisor mwengrowich@yahoo.com
(250) 763-3020
Armstrong Self Advocates Group
Margaret Litster, President kindale@sunwave.net
PO Box 94
2725 Patterson Avenue
Armstrong, BC, V0E 1B0
(250) 546-3005 (250) 546-3053 (fax)
Gary Arbuckle, Advisor kindale@paralynx.com
(250) 546-3005
Same address as above
Penticton Self Advocacy Group
Penticton and District Society for Community Living
180 Industrial Avenue West
Penticton, BC, V2A 6X9
(250) 493-0312 (250) 493-9113 (fax)
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Kootenays
Nelson Self Advocacy Group
Kootenay Society
Trail Self Advocacy Group
Gordon Fletcher, President gordon_fletcher@telus.net
1410 Tamarac Avenue
Trail, BC, V1R 4J3
(250) 364-1433
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Cariboo
Williams Lake Self Advocacy Group
Gail Engstrom , Advisor
c/o Williams Lake Association for Community Living
PO Box 6001
Williams Lake, BC, V2G 3W2
(250) 398-7633 (250) 398-7623 (fax)
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Skeena
Prince Rupert Self Advocacy Group
Jamie Alexander, President, adnet@citytel.net
338 – 5th Avenue East
Prince Rupert, BC, V8J 1R9
Sandra Galletti-Viscount, Advisor sgalletti@apexmail.com
(250) 627-4748
Same address as above
Smithers Self Advocacy Group
Shannon Leblanc, Advisor
c/o Fairview Management
PO Box 5143
Smithers, BC, V0J 2N0
(250) 847-6127 (250) 847-6162
Terrace Self Advocacy Group
Marilyn Lissimore, Advisor choicesterrace@telus.net
c/o Terrace and District Community Services Society
#1 – 3215 Elby Street
Terrace, BC, V8G 2X6
(250) 635-3178 (250) 635-6319
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Prince George
Aim Hi Self Advocacy Caucus
For more information please contact our Self-Advocate Peer Advisor Penny Soderena-Sutton at:
Phone: 250-564-6408 extension 246
Fax: 250-564-6801
Email: penny.soderena-sutton@aimhi.ca
Click to access Self_Advocates_Caucus.pdf
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Thompson River
Kamloops Self Advocacy Group
President – Tracy Jo Russell
Vice President – Sherri Nuyens
Secretary Treasurer- Jenna Fowler
Self Advocate Peer Advisor
Hi, my name is Sherry Shortman and is the Self Advocate Peer Advisor for KSCL.
It is my job to make sure everyone knows their rights, to help find community employment for people and to help with any problems that self advocates may have.
If you need to talk to me, I can be reached by phone at 250 374 3245 or by email at ksa@shawbiz.ca
Armstrong Self-Advocates Group
North Okanagan Self-Advocacy Group
President Ted Dekker, Ted_Dekker@kindale.net
Advisor, Joanne Sandaker, Inclusion@kindale.net
Self Advocates for a Brighter Future
1—3891 Douglas Street
Victoria, BC, V8X 5L3
Phone 250-727-3891
Fax 250-721-2571
www.sabf.ca
Advisor: Kristen Kay
