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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE
Marrett Green - CEO & Founder
So far Marrett Green has enjoyed various successful careers including an award-winnng news anchor (YTV, CTV, UTV, Global), journalist, Actra actor, media relations manager, chef, restaurateur, copywriter, martial arts teacher, nursing home attendant, psychiatric/forensic hospital orderly, published author, ghost writer, television producer, entrepeneur: (www.starboardmonitoring.com, www.petsandapartments.ca, www.songofyourlife.com), university college professor, and founder of the Canadian Flowers for Food Society. Marrett achieved a masters degree in Social Science in 2005; is just finishing his third book, "The Original Message, (What do you hear? Even in nothing there is something, otherwise it wouldn't have a name...)," and is preparing for his Doctorate in Theology.
Chris Czerwinski - Operations Manager
Following graduation from Lord Byng High School in Vancouver, Chris worked for a year as a volunteer with mentally handicapped adults in France. This led him to decide on a pragmatic career path to help less fortunate people in developing countries. Earning a bachelors in Agriculture and a masters in Planning and Regional Management, he went on to work for the United Nations as an agronomist, project development specialist and manager over the next twenty-five years. During this period he helped to change the lives of impoverished and often hungry people through the creation of rural development projects or through humanitarian interventions. His work took him from southern Africa to the Sahel, the Horn of Africa to central and western China, including Tibet, the Middle East to Chechnya and the North Caucasus and finally to his last post directing the World Food Programme’s efforts to feed over a million victims of civil war in North Darfur. In 2007, family circumstances led Chris to leave his long career with the UN and return to Vancouver. He is married and has two grown sons. It is his hope to continue to use his skills and experience, on a local level, to improve the lives of the less fortunate.
Kimberly Swain - Events Director
Kimberly always jokingly credits her uncle and father as the catalysts for her artistic passion after playing countless rounds of 'the drawing game' to encourage her talent as a child. Ms. Swain's work has evolved
from it's gracious beginnings to artistic expressions ranging from realism to contemporary pieces being exhibited internationally including Australia, the United Kingdom, and United States.
Kimberly earned an associate degree in Fine Arts in 1994.
Lisa Joya - Volunteer Coordinator / Funding Coordinator
Lisa has volunteered with various organizations in the Lower Mainland in the health, educational and vocational fields. She has even combined her love of traveling and volunteering with a recent three month stint in South America. Lisa has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Sociology from the University of British Columbia.
Lawrence Wong - PR & Marketing Coordinator
Lawrence has a blossoming career in marketing recently working with West Coast College of Massage Therapy in Vancouver providing research, marketing, and fundraising support.
Lawrence has recently graduated Marketing with honors from British Columbia Institute of Technology.
Julie De Cotiis - Outreach Program Coordinator
Julie joins Flowers for Food in the position of Outreach Program Coordinator. Julie has extensive volunteer experience in B.C. and Quebec. She has earned her Bachelors of Arts degree from McGill University and is currently working in Vancouver in the Real Estate industry.
Lata Sood - Copywriting and Desktop Publishing
Lata is helping with copywriting and desktop publishing from Toronto. She enjoys volunteering for nonprofit organizations that fight for social causes. Lata has worked as a Marketing Assistant, a Deputy Returning Officer for Elections Canada, a Publicity Intern for a publishing company, and as a Student Representative for the student association of Centennial College where she completed a Book and Magazine Publishing Certificate program. In addition to the many other certificates that she holds, Lata also possesses an Honours B.A. Degree from the University of Toronto in Political Science and Sociology.
The Summit
The Summit is an exciting and supportive place for individuals with a developmental disability to go and participate in programs that supports their needs.
