Our Board of Directors

The ARC Foundation Board of Directors currently comprises eight directors. The composition of the board brings together a mix of expertise and experience which the foundation believes is ideally suited to the achievement of its strategic objectives and effective governance and oversight.

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Scott Graham, CHAIR (He/Him)

Scott is a long-time philanthropist, community organizer and thought leader, serving on multiple boards and organizations and donating his time generously to endeavours in both Alberta and British Columbia. With particular interest in improving and addressing human rights, health, education and poverty, Scott serves in a variety of capacities as a director, committee chair, member, advisor, and mentor across multiple organizations, including the Stollery Charitable Foundation, Edmonton Community Foundation, Vancouver Foundation, Loran Scholars, and the University of Alberta’s Fyrefly Institute for Gender and Sexual Diversity, among others. Scott holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Alberta and is a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee Medal. 

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Richard Wadsworth, Secretary & treasurer (He/Him)

Richard has a background in health care administration. He has held leadership roles in a number of health care organizations, most often with a focus on planning, community engagement and risk management. Richard was also previously involved in the development and support of governance bodies within the public health care system.  Richard is a caregiver to family members while providing administrative and financial support services to his partner’s health care practice. Richard holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Health Administration, both from the University of British Columbia. 

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JAG BILKHU, Director (HE/HIM)

Jag is a Sustainability Consultant with 25 years’ experience in environmental management and Corporate Social Responsibility. Jag’s recent experience includes working with a wide variety of stakeholders and First Nations in British Columbia, in addition to his substantial international experience.   Jag has a passion for building and giving back to the community. He has served the 2SLGBTQ+ community including Board roles with Health Initiative for Men; Vancouver Frontrunners, including three years as President; and the Vancouver Pride Run & Walk organization committee.  Jag is also a recipient of the Vancouver Pride Legacy Award for Sport. Jag holds a Master of Environmental Design degree from the University of Calgary and Bachelor of Science degree from McGill University.

Arleen Chuang, Director (she/her)

Arleen attended an inclusive and supportive liberal arts college, where she was able to explore her intersectionality as a queer immigrant woman of color. With that experience in mind, Arleen is passionate about working to fulfill ARC Foundation’s vision of "a world where children and youth of all sexual orientations and gender identities [can] live authentic lives". Arleen has an academic background in educational administration, policy, and student recruitment. Her passions include cycling, gardening, walks with her partner and their dog, as well as exploring food wherever she goes. Arleen holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Smith College and a Master of Science Education from the University of Edinburgh. 

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Wayne HartRick, Director (He/Him)

Wayne was the founding President of Canadian Men’s Health Foundation, and now serves on its Board of Directors. Previously he spent 25 years in public relations and marketing.  Wayne is actively involved in community engagement and is a board member of the Chronic Disease Prevention Association of Canada, the UK based Global Action for Men’s Health, and the Global Civic Policy Society.  He also serves as an examiner for the Public Relations Society and serves on the funding application review committee for the Foundation of Hope.  Wayne is a founding board member of ARC Foundation.

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Robert Quartermain, Director (He/il)

Robert is a philanthropist and the founder of ARC Foundation. Previously he was a leading mining executive who founded and was Executive Chairman of Pretium Resources and prior to that was the CEO of Silver Standard. Robert formerly held various different roles at other public companies. He also currently serves as the Honorary Colonel for RCAF 19 Wing Comox. Robert holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of New Brunswick and a Master of Science from Queen’s University and has been awarded an honorary Doctor of Science from the University of New Brunswick.

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Brandi Rai, director (she/her)

Brandi is a parent of five children, and it is her adventures in parenting that have led her to be an advocate in a variety of ways. Parenting children with a range of neurodiversity, a spectrum of gender and relationship identities, and multicultural origins has been the motivation for her to create inclusive spaces for all youth. She has long volunteered in school communities, serving on school councils in Alberta, the Board of Directors for the Alberta School Councils’ Association, as well as the Youth and Family Advisory Council for CASA in Edmonton. She believes that working together to create spaces where children and families are authentically engaged, whether in education or wellness, creates communities that reflect and honour the broad spectrum of humanity that exists. Brandi currently serves as President of the Alberta School Councils’ Association.

ELIZABETH RUSH, DIRECTOR (THEY/YEL)

Elizabeth Rush is a public school teacher, community translator, and language equity activist. Growing up on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations,  Elizabeth acquired Eurocentric models of French and English, but no education on Indigenous language, nor any learning about of how aspects of language use (such as gendered personal pronouns) reflect culturally specific ways of talking about, and understanding, others. Acknowledging that school-based understandings of language proficiency continue to emphasize notions of purity, separation, and Eurocentric assimilation rather than interconnection, place-based, and consent-based practices, Elizabeth works with students within BC's francophone minority community to counter stigmatization and foster creative agency among 2SLGBTQIA+ students.  Now a member of the  Diversity, Decolonization, and the French Curriculum  collective,  they are passionate about linguistic innovation as a form of healing from colonization. Elizabeth's hobbies include exploring Haitian Creole and Mitchif français. 

 

Our Board Advisors

In addition to the Board of Directors, ARC Foundation also benefits from the support and guidance from the following Board Advisors.

JILL GARDINER, ADVISOR (SHE/HER) 

Jill is a professional corporate director and serves on a number of boards of directors. Previously she spent over 20 years in the investment banking industry in various roles in corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions and debt capital markets. Jill was formerly a senior project manager at the Ontario Energy Board and a lecturer at the University of Victoria in corporate finance and human resource management.  Jill holds a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Business Administration, both from Queen’s university.  

Prior to becoming a Board Advisor, Jill spent several years on ARC Foundation’s Board of Directors, including two years as Board Chair.

Mark Prior, ADVISOR (HE/HIM)

Mark is an entrepreneur who started his career by co-founding a software company. He has since served as a public company CEO and media executive and also served on the board of directors, and as an Interim CEO, of the Palm Springs Art Museum. He has also been a regular volunteer instructor in the prison system.  Mark is active in the communities in which he has lived, serving on numerous non-profit and business boards, and has lived in multiple cities across Canada, now calling Montreal home. Mark was one of the founding board members of ARC Foundation, and has proudly continued to serve the organization as an Advisor since 2023.

 
 

DOUGLAS R. STOLLERY, CM, KC, LLD (Hon), ADVISOR (HE/HIM)

Doug holds an LLB from the University of Alberta and an LLM from Harvard University and currently serves as counsel to the law firm of Reynolds Mirth Richards & Farmer LLP in Edmonton. He previously served as general counsel and corporate secretary to PCL Constructors Inc., Canada’s largest construction company. Earlier in his career, he acted as co-counsel in Vriend v. Alberta, the first successful case in support of 2SLGBTQ+ rights before the Supreme Court of Canada.  

Doug currently serves as President of the Stollery Charitable Foundation and a director of CARE Canada.  He has recently completed his term as Chancellor, Chair of the Senate, and member of the Board of Governors of the University of Alberta.  In the past, he has served as President of the Alberta Branch of the Canadian Bar Association, Chancellor of St. Stephen’s College, and as a director of a number of non-profit organizations including the Stephen Lewis Foundation and Grant MacEwan College. 

Doug is a member of the Order of Canada and a recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Alberta, the Distinguished Citizen Award and an honorary degree from MacEwan University, the Canadian General Counsel Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal. 

 

 

DEE DEE SUNG, ADVISOR (SHE/HER)

Dee Dee is an Executive Director, Development and Leadership Coach, at the University of British Columbia.  With over 20 years’ experience in the social profit and private sectors, including extensive experience in fundraising, she has been recognized for strong business and donor relationships.  As a certified leadership coach, Dee Dee has worked with leaders on strategic thinking, performance optimization, personal development, and work life harmony.  A third generation Chinese Canadian, her community involvement has included being in service to the Saint James Music Academy, The Minerva Foundation for BC Women, and the SFU Mentors in Business Program. Dee Dee holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of British Columbia and a Master of Business Administration from Simon Fraser University.  She is an accredited executive coach with the International Coach Federation.