Our Board of Directors are a dedicated group of experienced individuals who create policy, develop strategic planning for the organization, and develop budgeting requirements according to funding and other income. Most of our Directors are compelled to volunteer in various ways other than their Board responsibilities - to stay closely in touch with operations and because they support the activities and services of this organization.

Sheila Hart
Sheila, the current Chairperson, joined the Board in 2004. She is a mother and a grandmother and brings with her a wide range of experience. Sheila has worked as both a school teacher and school counselor for many years in Yellowknife, NT. She also served as the coordinator for the Family Project, developing and delivering workshops for couples, women, and teens and youth, focusing on communications and problem solving. Sheila brings with her a variety of social service skills that are invaluable to the Cariboo Family Enrichment Centre.

Janice Silveira
Janice, Past Chair and current Vice Chair, has been a Board member since 1995. She has been an executive officer on the Board since 1996 and presently sits on the Ethics, Policy, Finance and Fundraising Committees. Over the years she has sat on the Executive of a number of local parent groups and does a variety of volunteer work throughout the community. In addition to the above, Janice is a wife, mother of four, grandmother of six and finds time to volunteer to teach sewing and quilting at the Cariboo Family Connections Program.

Audrey Weber
Audrey, Secretary, has been a member since 2001. Audrey has been on the executive of several community and church groups. She did the accounting for her family business and was an insurance agent while raising her family of five.

Vic Popiel
Vic is currently the Treasurer of the Board and a member since 1999. Vic sits on the Finance Committee. He is also on the executive of his local Community Access Group. Vic is a self-employed Business Accountant.

Roberta Wingert
Robbie is a founding member of the Society. She is currently on the Ethics, Policy and Fundraising Committees. She volunteers on several community organizations and is very active in her church. Robbie has organized the annual "Christmas Shoe Box" campaign in the past and feels that she is a "professional" volunteer.

Judy Lauzon
Judy is currently on the Board of Directors but has been a member since 2000. Judy has been a volunteer with the local Hospice Society for 6 years. She has also worked for the Home Support Services for eleven years. Judy has taught Sunday School and has been the temporary Vice-Principal at the Bethel Christian School, and works and volunteers as a Childminder at the Cariboo Family Connections program.

Executive Director: Jack Keough
Jack Keough is certainly no stranger to the South Cariboo, having spent virtually all of his summers in the area since 1976. Although for the past 12 years he has been working full time in Clearwater, he has been a full time resident of Green Lake since 1993. His background is somewhat eclectic and diverse. Some of his previous experiences have been in government “probation officer/family justice counselor”, sessional lecturer Northern Lights College, and as a consultant/trainer/mediator in private practice through his company, Northern Training Institute Inc. For the past 12 years Jack has been the Executive Director for the Yellowhead Community Services Society, which has offices in Clearwater and Barrier, and provides a wide range of services to the communities in the North Thompson from Blue River to McLure. As many of the services and programs are similar to CFEC’s mandate this has made the transition to this position that much easier.

In addition to his work experience, Jack has considerable volunteer experience in not only non-profit agencies, but also his elected position provided a range of network of community, regional, and provincial contacts. He has served as a City Councilor; Regional District Director; Chairperson of Board of Health; and Table Officer Associated Boards of Health. His passion has been in the area of community development in rural communities particularly as it relates to the enhanced delivery of social service, recreation and culture, and early childhood development programs. Currently Jack sits as a director of the Green Lake Area Ratepayers Association, Kamloops Infant Development Society, and recently Jack was appointed by the Ministry of Children and Family Development to serve on the Provincial Childcare Minister’s Advisory Committee.

Jack originates from Nova Scotia (Cape Breton) and is a graduate of the University of King’s College (Dalhousie) in Halifax. His interests also include a range of recreational pursuits (golf, hockey and most recently sailing), visiting family in Nova Scotia and spending time with his son Sean, who is currently attending Camoson College in Victoria. If you see a sailboat plying the waters of Green Lake that will likely be Jack.