Our Board

The ISCMV Board of Directors provides executive direction to the society. Directors serve for 3-year terms and are elected by our membership at the Annual General Meeting. Directors on the Board represent diverse perspectives and interests.

Current Board of Directors (listed in alphabetical order by first name):

• Amy Hendel, Diamond Head Consulting (Co-Executive Chair)

• Brian Campbell, West Coast Seeds

• David Isopo, Envirogreen Technologies Ltd.

• Ken Crosby, City of Surrey (Vice-Chair)

• Kim Houghton, City of Delta (Co-Executive Chair)

• Laurie Bates-Frymel, Metro Vancouver Regional District

• Lisa Dreves, Langley Environmental Partners Society (Secretary)

• Matthew Syvenky, recent graduate

• Melinda Yong, City of Burnaby

• Paul Cipywnyk, Byrne Creek Streamkeepers Society

• Richard Topp, Ducks Unlimited

• Scott Walmsley, City of Port Coquitlam (Treasurer)

• Taryn Hesketh, City of Richmond

Board Photo at ISCMV Spring Forum & AGM, VanDusen Botanical Garden, May 26, 2026

Top row: David Isopo, Richard Topp, Paul Cipywnyk, Laurie Bates-Frymel, Scott Walmsley (Treasurer),Taryn Hesketh, Kim Houghton (Co-Executive Chair), Amy Hendel (Co-Executive Chair), Ken Crosby (Vice Chair), Melinda Yong

Front Row: Lisa Dreves (Secretary), Adrian Avendano (Executive Director)

Missing: Brian Campbell & Matthew Synenky

If you are interested in joining our Board, please check out our join us page.