Chair of the BC Culinary Tourism Society and Chair of the International Culinary Tourism association.  He is the past Chair of the Canadian Tourism Commission (CTC) Product Development Committee and the Cuisine Tourism Committee.  He is a founding member of the Council of Tourism Associations of British Columbia, of which he was appointed president in 2001.  Don was also the Chair of the BCRFA and now currently holds the position of provincial Vice Chair and Chair of the Victoria Restaurant Association  He currently is the President of  Cfax-Santa's anonymous, a board member of the Crystal Meth Society, Help Fill a Dream, Reed Society, Quality of Life Society, Chefs Association and Routes to learning Canada.   Don has more than 50 years of experience in hospitality industry management.  He has been a member and director of many associations including the Canadian Food Services Executives Association and the Victoria Chef's Association.  He is the President of Hospitality Associates and Bon Appetit Foods.

Peter is a Business Administration graduate from Ryerson in Toronto. He worked across Canada for the Bay for 18 years in the Buying operations, followed by 15 years in the manufacturing industry in Montreal and Toronto. He moved his family to Victoria in 1993 and has worked with Westel/Navigata in the Telcom. industry since then. Peter is vice president of Help Fill a Dream.

Dr. Saunders received his B.Sc. in Chemistry and his M.D. from the University of Alberta before specializing in Anesthesiology at U.B.C. He worked at UBC and the Vancouver General for 12 years in what is now the Dept. of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, and remains Clinical Professor in that Department.

Since 1984 he has been a practicing anesthesiologist at VIHA where he was also Chief of Anesthesiology for a number of years. He retired from practice in 2008 but is still active in U.B.C. tasks.

Tony is currently Assistant Warden at the William Head Federal Penitenary. He has extensive experience in the criminal justice system including managing theraputic programs for clients. Tony also served as Director with IMPACT Youth Addiction services on the BC lower Mainland.

Catharine is a management consultant specializing in negotiations, planning and organizational development. Prior to this she was the Chief Economist for the Cayman Islands' government. Catharine also has over fifteen years experience as a Deputy Minister and ADM in the BC and Yukon governments, working in Ministries with responsibilities ranging from economic development (agriculture, small business, energy and mines, and tourism) to management services.

Ruth has been a resident of Victoria since 1969, graduating from Mount Douglas Secondary School, the University of Victoria, BA Geography and an Elementary Teaching Certificate, Intermediate. She is the mother of two lovely children and currently, works in the Financial services industry helping families get out of dept and prepare for retirement. She is well traveled and enjoys activities such as hiking our local trails and parks.

As a member of the Crystal Meth Task Force in 2005, Ruth served as Co-Chair on the Education Pillar and assisted in the creation of the School Information Show. As one of the original founding members of the Society Ruth now serves as a non-voting (Advisory) Board member.

Mark & Ruth McLaughlin are Victoria parents who came to this issue when a family member became Meth involved. Seeking help, they met other families in the same predicament. Mark says, "We saw opportunity at every point of the compass. Whether medical or judicial, in school education or public awareness in the community, it was virgin ground to get after this problem. Someone needed to do something. When we looked in the mirror, that someone was us". Mark, his family, and a handful of others founded the Crystal Meth Victoria Society, (now the Crystal Meth Prevention Society of BC), and built a leading website, www.crystalmethbc.ca. They initiated a media campaign and launched a Community Meth Task Force that numbered well over 100 people from all parts of the community volunteering time and expertise to address this challenge.

Over months of effort, the Society and Task Force created a Meth Info show for schools which has been delivered to near 50,000 students by end of 2009, Meth Info DVD's, a Meth Watch program, a Clandestine Lab Bylaws Initiative, a prison and jails survey, community awareness pieces, and many other deliverables, including a signed Protocol Agreement with the Vancouver Island Health Authority, most recently leading to the opening of a 6 bed Rehab resource for youth in the community, with the Salvation Army as lead agency. When not wearing his Society hat, Mark runs his business, Best Color Video a video production and website development company.