PIBC Board of Directors Elections & Nominations
Elections and Call for Nominations
In accordance with the bylaws of the Planning Institute of British Columbia (PIBC), the Institute will be holding elections for positions on the PIBC Board of Directors for the two-year (2025-2027) Board term, in conjunction with the 2025 Annual General Meeting (AGM).
The Institute’s Governance & Nominating Committee has undertaken a process to put forward nominees for the available Board positions in accordance with the bylaws. The Committee has duly nominated the following members to stand for election to the PIBC Board for the 2025-2027 Board term:
President-Elect (1 Certified Member to be elected):
- Narissa Chadwick RPP, MCIP
Members (8 Certified Members to be elected):
- Rasika Acharya RPP, MCIP
- Eric Aderneck RPP, MCIP
- Cleo Corbett RPP, MCIP
- Cherie Enns RPP, MCIP
- Eve Hou RPP, MCIP
- Serena Klaver RPP, MCIP
- Stacey Lightbourne RPP, MCIP
- Zoe Morrison RPP, MCIP
- Sara Muir RPP, MCIP
- Komal Shaikh RPP, MCIP
- Alex Taylor RPP, MCIP
- Andrew (Andy) Yan RPP, FCIP
Candidate Member Rep* (1 Candidate member to be elected):
- Kristina Bell
*Regor Abuloc, previously nominated by the Governance and Nominating Committee, however has withdrawn their candidacy.
Call for Additional Nominations (Closed April 14)
Additional at-large nominations of eligible members for any of the available positions are now closed.
Completed nominations must include the names and signatures of three (3) nominating members in good standing from within the same appropriate membership category as the position and member being nominated, as well as the name and signature of the member being nominated. Additional nominations must be completed, signed, and returned to PIBC no later than: Monday April 14, 2025.
Following the nomination period and prior to the AGM, online electronic voting will take place for all contested positions, beginning on: Tuesday April 29, 2025.
Balloting will close at the commencement of the Annual General Meeting (AGM) on: Friday June 13, 2025, and the results will be reported prior to the adjournment of the AGM.
To learn more about what’s involved in serving on PIBC’s Board of Directors, please click here for a summary overview of the role.
Key PIBC Board Election Dates:
- March 14 – April 14, 2025 – At Large Nominations Now Closed.
- April 29, 2025 – Final List of Nominees Published & Election Online Voting Begins
- June 13, 2025 – Election Online Voting Closes at Annual General Meeting & Results Announced (The 2025 AGM will be held in Vancouver).
Questions
If you have any questions regarding this notice, or the PIBC Elections, please contact PIBC Administrative & Governance Coordinator Matthew Walshe at: matthew.walshe@pibc.bc.ca.
Other Volunteer Opportunities
And if you are interested in getting involved with PIBC in another volunteer capacity – on a committee, as a mentor, with your local PIBC chapter, or in another role – please don’t hesitate to reach out to PIBC any time. Visit the PIBC Volunteers page for more information and current volunteer opportunities.
PIBC welcomes and encourages all qualified and interested members to consider these volunteer roles. In recognition of the systemic conditions of disadvantage faced by many, PIBC encourages interest from members of groups that have been historically disadvantaged and marginalized, including First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples, Indigenous peoples, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, and those who identify as women and/or 2SLGBTQ+.
