Board of Directors

Hayley Woodin Hastings

Chair

Hayley Woodin Hastings is a sought-after strategic advisor currently advancing health innovation, economic opportunity, and meaningful inclusion initiatives in BC. 

Hayley was previously the Editor-in-Chief of Business in Vancouver Media Group, a division of the largest business news group in Western Canada. She is a North American correspondent for BBC Radio’s Business Matters program, an Overseas Press Club Foundation Scholar, a Pulitzer Travelling Fellow, a Pulitzer Center Fellow and a Gumshoe Reporting Fellow. In 2022, Hayley graduated at the top of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism class, as valedictorian, with a master’s of science degree (honours) in journalism. She has more than a decade of experience working in media relations, communications and journalism.

Hayley is a regular speaker, emcee and moderator at corporate and community events. She is a proud board director of the Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation, Kwantlen Polytechnic University Alumni Association and White Rock Youth Ambassador Program Society, and chair of KPU’s journalism program advisory committee.

Jim McGuigan

Vice Chair
Partner, Corporate Finance, PwC Canada

Jim played a big role in enhancing our market presence in BC during his time as BC Managing Partner.

Over the last 25 years in the corporate finance and transaction areas, Jim has assisted companies and owners in the purchase and/or sale of businesses, in arranging and structuring IPO’s, financing, and conducting due diligence reviews as well as business valuations.

Jim’s transaction experience includes the following selected entities: Mr. Lube, Morgan Group of Companies, Nature’s Path, Toptable Group, Que Pasa Mexican Foods, North American Tea & Coffee, VIH Aviation Group, Agrifoods, AutoCanada, Coast Wholesale Appliances, Premium Brands, CML Healthcare, Stephenson’s Rental Services, The Jim Pattison Group, Rainmaker Entertainment and Sleep Country Canada.
 

Han Shu

Treasurer
CFO/COO D3 Security

Han started with D3 Security in December 2021.

She brings extensive experience in the not-for-profit sector from a board, management and external advisory perspective. She has served over a dozen charities, including long-term care facilities. Han has hands-on experience managing the strategic, financial, operational and reporting activities for non-profits. As a new mom, Han loves to share her stories about raising a high-maintenance baby, and how to balance work, family and volunteering for community organizations which she’s passionate about.

Prior to D3 Security, she was with DDS Wireless, GroupHEALTH Benefits Solution and Deloitte Canada.

Business Affiliations:  

• Chartered Professional Accountants of BC (CPABC) – member of Young Professional Forum 
• CPABC Burnaby/New Westminster Chapter – former Chair 
   

Charitable Involvement: 

• Queens Park Healthcare Foundation- Treasurer & Board Member 
   

Puneet Sandhar

Secretary

Puneet is a lawyer and managing partner of Sanghera Sandhar Law Group, with 17 years of experience in a range of legal fields.  A recipient of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal and the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Medal for volunteer work in the community, Puneet has held numerous board appointments and is a frequent commenter on a wide range of topics to diverse audiences through both traditional and digital media.

Cameron Belsher

Director

Cam Belsher is a senior partner and national co-head of mergers and acquisitions at McCarthy Tetrault LLP. A resident of New Westminster for the past 26 years, both of Cam’s children were born at Royal Columbian Hospital.

Hema Bhatt

Director

Vice-President, Natu’Oil Services Co-Founder, Bhatt Group of Companies Hema Bhatt is a passionate leader and currently the Vice President of Natu’oil Services Incorporated – a premier supplier of edible oils and feed energy supplements. Hema’s entrepreneurial streak began with her first venture ‘Moms for Moms’ with a simple yet brilliant idea. An honest desire to help women and provide people with a healthier lifestyle, Hema employed a few women for environment friendly packaging of healthy foods to be given as gift baskets at festivals.

In 2003, Hema together with husband Haresh and daughters Dharinee and Nikhita came to Canada and began importing soaps for sale to dollar stores and later Palm Oil. Natu’oil was an exemplary venture started by Mr. and Mrs. Bhatt with humble beginnings from the basement of their home. Today Natu’oil is one of the largest importers of packaged palm oil and energy supplements, and a clear leader in introducing sustainable refined palm oil in North America. Headquartered in Port Coquitlam, Natu’oil global reach extends to Malaysia, USA, Singapore and India. Hema has numerous awards and accolades in the Business Excellence sector to her name. Aside from being an accomplished entrepreneur. Hema Bhatt is also a philanthropist and continues to ensure the active participation of Natu’oil Services in supporting both the local community, as well as, communities abroad. The culture of caring was present from the day Natu’oil Services began operations. The company supports and donates to the following causes; The Terry Fox Foundation, Miracle Connections (support services for the Bhutanese- Canadian community), SHARE Family and Community Services Society Food Bank, Eagle Ridge Hospital, and the Power of Hope music program for incarcerated youth, Gujarati Society of British Columbia, Indian Summer Festival, and Medical eye camps in India. The latest recipients being City reach care society and RCH Hospital supporting the homeless and low-income families and frontline workers during the COVID – 19 pandemic. Hema is also a tenacious and resilient entrepreneur who supports UN Women, Shakti Society and believes in women empowerment. Hema has proven her metal time and again in various situations. She’s a woman of substance and plays a huge role in the development and growth of Natu’oil. Despite the numerous challenges she was faced with, she never gave up and came out stronger and wiser. Hema strongly supports gender equality and wants more and more discussion around the subject. She vehemently supports UN Women, Shakti Society and believes in Gender equality and Women Empowerment across borders. Another new initiative which she accepted was to be an Executive Producer for a documentary that sheds light and awareness on numerous minors being lured into the sex trade every year. The documentary titled “It’s Happening Right here” is set to be released in the Fall of 2020. Hema was bestowed an Honorary Paul Harris Fellowship award in 2019 which is one of the highest honours Rotary can bestow upon a person. Recipients are Rotarians and community professionals, in recognition of their outstanding contributions, exemplifying the highest ideal in Rotary in placing “SERVICE ABOVE SELF.” Hema along with Natu’oil have recently been awarded the Community Champion Award by the City of Port Coquitlam. Being an immigrant herself she knows the hardships that immigrants struggle with and as such has volunteered to be a Mentor with the Immigrant Employment Council of BC. Her credentials further include the following honours to her name:

• Board of Governors – Canada India Foundation
• BC India Business Network – Vice President
• SFU India Advisory Council – Board Member
• Tri- Cities Chamber of Commerce Women in Business committee – Board Member
• Immigrant Employment Council of BC – Mentor
• Greater Vancouver Board of Trade – Member
   

John Clinton

Director

John Clinton is the former Chair, Canada and North American Head of Creative and Content from Edelman Canada, a leading public relations company, which provides integrated communications services to international companies, public sector organizations and not-for-profit organizations.

Over the past 20 years, John has managed numerous national and global accounts such as Pepsi, Tim Hortons, Kraft and Kellogg’s. He has been based, at various times, in Vancouver, Chicago, New York, Montreal and Toronto, providing him with a global perspective of the challenges facing the public, private and not-for-profit sectors.

John previously held a senior vice-president position with Transcontinental Media, one of Canada’s largest print and digital media companies, and headed advertising firms Grey Worldwide Canada and J. Walter Thompson in Canada.

John has served on the board of directors for The Power Plant (Contemporary Art Gallery of Canada) and George P. Johnson Experience Marketing and is a past member of the board of Special Olympics Canada. He previously served as chair of JWT Canada. John is a member of the Sauder School of Business Centre for CEO Leadership, and the Institute of Corporate Directors, having completed its Directors Education Program.

Aleem Jinnah

Director

Aleem Jinnah is a Partner at Fort Capital Partners, a leading independent investment bank, where he advises clients on mergers and acquisitions, capital raising, and strategic alternatives across both public and private markets. Over the past 14 years, Aleem has led transactions representing more than $1 billion in enterprise value. A Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA) and Chartered Business Valuator (CBV), Aleem has executed mandates across a broad range of industries, with particular focus on founder-led and private equity-backed businesses.

Aleem served as President of the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) British Columbia from 2020 to 2022, and as a Director from 2016 to 2023, playing a key role in expanding the organization’s presence and fostering connectivity within the Western Canadian business community. A long-time resident of the Lower Mainland, Aleem lives with his family in Port Moody.

Diana Miles

Director

In 2019 Diana retired from her role as President/CEO of Worksafe BC. This ended a lengthy executive career in both public and private sector organizations where she held key leadership roles in HR, operations, administration and executive leadership.

Throughout her career, Diana served on numbers NFP boards, including Douglas College, Share Family and Community Services, the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) representing BC, the Community Against Preventable Injuries and currently is a board member on the Institute for Health System Transformation and Sustainability.

Diana is a long time resident of the Tri-Cities where she raised her family and continues to live.

Diane Ormiston

Director

Diane Ormiston is a District Vice President for Canadian Personal Banking, TD Bank. She leads over 300 employees who serve the customers of 14 branches in the suburbs of Vancouver.

Diane has been in the financial services industry for over 30 years, with experience in leadership, sales, human resources, operations/compliance and wealth management. She completed her Undergraduate Degree in Business at Simon Fraser University with specialization in Finance, Marketing and Economics.

Active in the community, Diane supports various initiatives including Special Olympics Vancouver, Persons with Disabilities and 2SLGBTQ2+. She lives in Burnaby with her husband and two sons, and enjoys being physically active, traveling and being a spectator of sport.

Lynn Radbourne

Director

Lynn has been a resident of New Westminster for over 40 years and in those 40 years, has been very active in the community. She has served on many City Committees as well as has received the Bernie Legge Cultural Award in 2006 and the Citizen of the Year Award in 2015. She currently is the Chair of the Massey Theatre Society, is on the Remembrance Day Committee, is the Coordinator of the New Westminster Youth Ambassador Society, chair of the Platinum Awards for the Chamber of Commerce and she is also a 50+ year member of the Order of Eastern Star and Daughters of the Nile. Lynn is retired, a widow and has two grown daughters

Business Affiliations:

• Massey Theater Society – Chair
• Remembrance Day Committee – Board Member
• New Westminster Youth Ambassador Society – Coordinator
• Platinum Awards for the Chamber of Commerce - Chair
   

Dr. Carolyn Shiau

Director

Carolyn Shiau started as an anatomic pathologist and dermatopathologist at Royal Columbian Hospital in 2012 and has taken on the role of Regional Medical Director for Fraser Health Laboratory Medicine and Pathology as of October 2021. She is also a Clinical Associate Professor with the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and an Associate Member of the Department of Dermatology and Skin Science at University of British Columbia, active in the education of medical learners at all levels.

Carolyn has been involved as a faculty member of the FH Physician Quality Improvement program, having been one of the first medical staff to pursue the training in 2015. She has completed a Masters of Science in Quality Improvement and Patient Safety through the University of Toronto and has used the training to facilitate patient-centered care at the heart of the local laboratory culture. Most recently, she has applied those learning to support the COVID-19 Vaccine Coordination Centre, providing guidance to immunizers and medical staff across Fraser Health.

When not busy at work, she can be found singing with Phoenix Chamber Choir, or hiking and cycling in the local area.

Fred Withers

Diector

In 2014, Fred retired as a Partner and Chief Development Officer for Ernst & Young LLP (Canada). An auditor by training, Fred was the Managing Partner for British Columbia from 2001 to 2011 and the Managing Partner for Western Canada from 2005 to 2011. He is currently a Director of Avigilon Corp., a TSE listed company.

Fred is the Chair of the Vancouver Symphony Society and a Director of the Vancouver Symphony Foundation. Previously, he has served as the Vice Chair of the Sauder School of Business Faculty Advisory Board, Vice Chair and Director of the Vancouver Board of Trade, Chair and Trustee of the B.C. Sports Hall of Fame & Museum, President and Director of the Boys' & Girls' Clubs of Greater Vancouver, and Director of the Boys' & Girls' Clubs of Greater Vancouver Foundation.

Fred is a Fellow Chartered Professional Accountant (FCPA, FCA) and holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the UBC Sauder School of Business.

Dr. Brian Yang

Director

Dr. Brian Yang, an esteemed Urologist with 15 years at Royal Columbian Hospital, is the Head of Surgery, significantly impacting the hospital’s surgical department. He also holds the Head of Urology position at Fraser Health, emphasizing his commitment to healthcare system advancement. Dr. Yang actively supports Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation, presenting at events, participating in tours, and advocating for medical technology improvements, including robotic surgery.