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 Managing Broker since 2017.

With an educational background in criminal justice and experience working in social and restorative justice, Grant joined Atira in 2013 taking on a Program Manager role at The London Hotel. An inspired and motivated program manager, Grant was dedicated to his building and to the tenants who live there. In the time he was at The London Hotel he led a drive to create a safe and welcoming home for primarily First Nations, Métis and Inuk tenants and advocated to transition The London to an Indigenous-focused program. Grant then took on a role as manager of the newly formed Gastown outreach program as well as a number of other temporary start-up roles. His most recent accomplishments include opening four new buildings and one temporary program, all during the COVID-19 pandemic. Grant lives in the Downtown Eastside with his son and has a goal to one day open a building for Indigenous men to begin their healing journeys by dismantling colonialism, patriarchy and misogyny; and by changing preconceived notions that Western society has placed on women, two spirit, trans and non-binary individuals. Grant took on the newly-created Managing Director position in 2021.

Chauncey has over 10 years of experience working in supportive housing and residents and is proud to bring this experience, as well as his experience working with management and contractors, into his current role as a director of operations and tenant relations.

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.

John is licensed to provide Strata management services through the Sauder School of Business Real Estate Division at the University of British Columbia. He also holds an Associates of Arts – Communications Studies degree from San Diego City College.

Prior to joining the team at Atira Property Management, John Fowler helped to create the customer service and sales team as the Call Centre Manager for Cymax Stores and led several stores as a Store Manager – Retail Operations with Starbucks Coffee Canada.

John started with Atira as a Property Manager assistant in 2017 and obtained his license in 2018. John has been able to build his responsabilities by fostering his skills in interpersonal communication, client relations and organization. The clients who currently work with John have provided glowing feedback about his management and John will continue to grow his career at Atira Property Management in the years to come.

Jose is from Queretaro, Mexico and came to Canada in August of 2001. He attended Simon Fraser University with interest in learning disabilities and equity gaps for those with diverse learning abilities. He also studied and focussed his attention on suicidality and crisis prevention. During his time at university he worked for the Center for Accessible Learning’s note-taking program where he would make sure that students had equality of access to lecture materials by closing the information gap caused by large classroom sizes and poor acoustical or visual conditions. He was also heavily involved with the Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention Center of BC, answering crisis calls and providing suicide prevention talks in local high schools. Jose started working for Atira in 2009 as a support worker at the Arco Hotel, became the Program manager in 2011 and has had several managerial roles within his 12 years at Atira. He has also been training staff in “non-violent crisis intervention” for last four years and after the COVID 19 pandemic hit Jose collaborated with the Director of Talent to create an online version of the training.  Jose became the Director of Supportive Housing and Tenant Relations in February of 2020 and has since focused on supporting Program Managers so they can provide the best possible care to the members of the community we serve. Jose believes in creating a housing environment that is accepting, respectful, caring and safe, and where tenants have influence over their living situations as he believes this is the foundation for health and wellness.

Ryan is from Ontario originally with an education in Recreation. He started working with Atira Property Management as a Tenant Support Worker in 2008 at the Gastown Hotel. Enjoying a challenge, he accepted some temporary contracts as Program Manager at the Carl Rooms and the Hutchinson Block, gaining significant experience in the community and getting to know many community members, service providers, and complementary resources in the DTES.  Ryan left Atira for a year in 2016 to work in a temporary position at VCH as a Mental Health & Addictions Outreach Worker with Primary Outreach Services in the DTES. He returned to Atira in 2017 to work as the Tenant Service Coordinator at the Patrick Anthony Residence. From there, in February 2020, Ryan accepted a position as Employment Facilitator, supporting APMI’s many peer employees.

Elva provides leadership and direction for Sales, Marketing, and Homeowner Care for the company’s extensive residential portfolio in British Columbia, Alberta and California. This includes more than 10,000 homes that are complete, in design or currently under construction, from master planned mixed-use residential and multi-family to townhome and single family communities and managing a dedicated team of 30-100 people at any given time.

As a leading member of Anthem’s Corporate Communications and Giving team, Elva is also responsible for brand management and outreach programs which are designed to reflect Anthem’s corporate persona and values.

Elva holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology, and her real estate education is from the Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia.

Miriam lives on the shared traditional lands of the Katzie, Semiahmoo, Kwantlen and other Coast Salish peoples and has been an active supporter of Atira for almost 30 years and has served as a member of the board of directors for several terms. Her pronouns are she/her.

Active in BC’s union movement, she has been the Director of Communications and Member Organizing at the Health Sciences Association of BC for the past 20 years, and has a background in government communications and as an editor and reporter in community newspapers.

She serves on the BC and Canadian boards of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, and participates in community sports, including as a rugby match official.