Janice is a Governor in Council appointee to the Board of Directors of Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, where she chairs the Housing & Capital Projects Committee and is a member of the Human Resources and Governance & Nominations Committees. Janice won an Influential Women in Business Award from Business in Vancouver for 2019. In 2018, she was named Diversity & Inclusion Champion by the Open Door Group, she was honoured with a Civic Merit Award by a unanimous Vancouver City Council, and was named to the Power 50 list by Vancouver Magazine in 2017, 2018 and 2019. She was recognized by BC Business Magazine as among one of BC's 35 Most Influential Women in 2016 and BC’s Most Influential Women in Not-for-Profit, Culture & Media in 2015. In 2013, Janice was the recipient of the Denise LeBlond Memorial Award, BC Non-Profit Housing Association; was named one of BC's 20 Most Influential People in Residential Construction by BC Homes Magazine in 2010; is described by the Vancouver Sun as one of Canada’s leading social entrepreneurs; and received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year® award for social enterprise in 2010.

She has been the CEO of Atira since 1992 and led the organization as it grew from a single transition house to a large, multi-service agency with more than a dozen programs and 16 non-market housing sites across the Lower Mainland. All of Janice’s work is driven by her passion to eliminate violence against women and children.

Since then, Adam has continued to take on more responsibility, including being a building manager, program manager, portfolio manager, a licensed rental manager, Director Operations for the SRO Portfolio and Senior Strata Manager.

Throughout his career with Atira, Adam has always gone the extra mile; at his own initiative, including setting up web forms, creating innovative and helpful technology solutions and when necessary, mucking in sewage for the people who work for and live in the SROs as well as the stratas we manage, often after hours and on the weekends. In an industry plagued with high staff turn-over, Adam’s length of service with Atira is a testament to both his commitment to Atira and its mission, vision and values, and to our clients.

Along with his tenure, Adam’s creativity, honesty, integrity and great sense of humour have proven him to be the perfect candidate to take on the position of Atira’s General Manager & Licensed Managing Broker.

Meghan comes with administration and customer service experience and joined the team in 2015 as an assistant.  While working towards completion of a Bachelor of Commerce Degree, she took the licensing courses offered through UBC Sauder’s School of Business to further her Post-Secondary and career ambitions and obtained licenses to manage Strata in 2016, Rental property in 2018 and obtained her Brokers designation in 2019, and shortly after accepted the role of Associate Broker. She is passionate about developing skills that are solution-focused and creative, enjoys managing properties and working with clients, and always strives to do her best to be supportive and improve in professional development.

 After a few years of balancing her career between private businesses and not-for-profit sector, she joined Atira Women’s Resource Society (AWRS)  in 2015 as a Comptroller. She later co-managed the accounting team at AWRS as Director, Finance until 2019, when she accepted the role of Controller with Atira Property Management Inc.

Responsible for all aspects of financial management at APMI, Ashley oversees preparation of financial reports for clients, as well as corporate financial reports for APMI, and Atira Development Society. Ashley’s core strength is continuous process improvement and change management, with a focus to create values for clients, employees and all other stakeholders of APMI.

Ashley is currently serving as a Board of Director at Rose of Sharon Foundation, an operator of a senior care home in Greater Vancouver Area. She is also an active member of CPA community, providing mentorship to students and young professionals and entrepreneurs.

Sasha studied for her Bachelors Of Psychology, and Criminology at Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario. She has since then received a two-year Diploma focusing on Sociology, Diversity, Contemporary Social Problems, Challenge And Change In Society, Ethics, and Communications. In addition, Sasha has 5 + years of experience working with vulnerable and marginalized populations, including youth, First Nations, and other visible minorities.

Sasha joined Atira in June 2018 as a Tenant Support Worker and within a year accepted a full-time Management position at one of the Single Room Accommodation (SRA) hotels managed by Atira.

Since then, Sasha has always been driven and eager to take on more responsibility, and is now Director, Supportive Housing & Tenant Relations as of September 11th, 2019. Sasha specializes in program and staff development, supervising and supporting managers, and ensuring our tenants are thoughtfully and meaningfully supported, with a goal to ensure they have a purpose, influence, and a sense of belonging in their tenancies.

Sasha is a passionate member of her community; who is motivated by her beautiful healthy son, and late husband & is dedicated to ending all forms of oppression.

Annarita is a hard-working Rental property manager providing excellent rental property management and tenant support.

Previously she has worked as the Facilities Manager overseeing the maintenance of the buildings and grounds of Atira Women’s Resource Society’s (AWRS) portfolio of buildings, working collaboratively with Executive Directors Operations, Program Managers and support staff to ensure the upkeep of Atira’s buildings, grounds, equipment, and supplies.

Before joining Atira Annarita worked as a residential tenant coordinator.

After years in private real estate business, Lisha joined Atira in February 2018 to pursue a career into the non-profit sector. She is mainly responsible for the market rental pool portfolio, but she also co-manages the non-profit housing portfolio, serving seniors and families with low-income subsidized housing. Lisha hold a Masters in Public Administration and she is licensed for Rental Management services from the Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia.

Janice is a Governor in Council appointee to the Board of Directors of Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, where she chairs the Housing & Capital Projects Committee and is a member of the Human Resources and Governance & Nominations Committees. Janice won an Influential Women in Business Award from Business in Vancouver for 2019. In 2018, she was named Diversity & Inclusion Champion by the Open Door Group, she was honoured with a Civic Merit Award by a unanimous Vancouver City Council, and was named to the Power 50 list by Vancouver Magazine in 2017, 2018 and 2019. She was recognized by BC Business Magazine as among one of BC's 35 Most Influential Women in 2016 and BC’s Most Influential Women in Not-for-Profit, Culture & Media in 2015. In 2013, Janice was the recipient of the Denise LeBlond Memorial Award, BC Non-Profit Housing Association; was named one of BC's 20 Most Influential People in Residential Construction by BC Homes Magazine in 2010; is described by the Vancouver Sun as one of Canada’s leading social entrepreneurs; and received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year® award for social enterprise in 2010.

She has been the CEO of Atira since 1992 and led the organization as it grew from a single transition house to a large, multi-service agency with more than a dozen programs and 16 non-market housing sites across the Lower Mainland. All of Janice’s work is driven by her passion to eliminate violence against women and children.

She is the communications officer for the Health Sciences Association, holds an undergraduate degree in the arts and a journalism diploma. She has a background in community newspapers and communications both in the public and private sector.

She is the mother of three and an active member of her community, volunteering with minor hockey and numerous other organizations.