People

Trustees

Brenda Eaton
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Brenda Eaton is the Chair of the Board of Trustees for the Dalai Lama Center for Peace and Education. more

Evan Alderson
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Evan Alderson has recently retired from a long faculty career at Simon Fraser University. He received a Ph.D. in English from the University of California at Berkeley and began his teaching career at SFU in 1967. He has published widely in literary, artistic and cultural studies. more

Victor Chan
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Victor Chan is a Trustee and founding Director of the Dalai Lama Center for Peace and Education. Chan has known the Dalai Lama for over 30 years and co-authored with him the Wisdom of Forgiveness: Intimate Conversations and Journeys. The book was shortlisted for the Best Spiritual Book of 2005 (Nautilus Prize, New York) and translated into 14 languages.   more

James Hoggan
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Jim Hoggan is one of Canada’s most respected public-relations professionals and the president and owner of the Vancouver PR firm Hoggan & Associates. more

Gwyn Morgan
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Gwyn Morgan, from Calgary, Alberta, is one of Canada's most distinguished business leaders. more

Martha C. Piper
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Dr. Martha Piper received her PhD in Epidemiology and Biostatistics at McGill University (1979), and has served as Director of the School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, McGill University (’79-’85), more

Geoff Plant
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Geoff Plant is a partner in the Vancouver office of the national law firm Heenan Blaikie LLP, where his practice focuses on public law and policy. During his nine years as a member of the BC Legislative Assembly, he served as Attorney General of British Columbia and Minister responsible for Treaty Negotiations from 2001 to 2005. more

Thomas Rafael
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Thomas E. Rafael received his B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania and LL.B. from the University of British Columbia. more

Marjorie-Anne Sauder

Marjorie‐Anne Sauder has been part of BC Children’s Hospital Foundation. She was a founding member of the board of directors and continues to serve as a governor. She is also a dedicated volunteer with a devoted interest in the health and education of children. more

Philip Steenkamp
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Philip Steenkamp’s appointment as Simon Fraser University’s new vice-president of external relations began July 1, 2011. more

Advisory Board

Dalai Lama
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His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, is both the head of state and the spiritual leader of Tibet. He was born on 6 July 1935, to a farming family, in a small hamlet located in Taktser, Amdo, northeastern Tibet. At the age of two the child, who was named Lhamo Dhondup at that time was recognized as the reincarnation of the 13th Dalai Lama, Thubten Gyatso. more

Betty Williams
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Betty Williams, along with Mairead Maguire, was awarded the Nobel Prize for her work as a cofounder of Community of Peace People, an organization dedicated to promoting a peaceful resolution to The Troubles in Northern Ireland. more

Desmond Tutu
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In 1984, Archbishop Desmond Tutu was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his nonviolent work to end apartheid and bring equality for the people in South Africa. In 1986 he became the first black person to be Archbishop in the Anglican Church of South Africa. Archbishop Tutu continues to be a world leader in the struggle for human rights. more

Jimmy Carter
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See the official Carter Center web site for a complete biography of Jimmy Carter. more

Jody Williams
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Jody Williams served as the founding coordinator of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) until February 1998. more

Kim Campbell
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Kim Campbell was the first woman in Canadian history appointed Prime Minister, serving as the 19th Prime Minister of Canada from June 25 to November 4, 1993. more

Mairead Maguire
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Mairead (Corrigan) Maguire is a Nobel Peace Laureate (l976) Hon. President and Co-founder of the Peace People, Northern Ireland. more

Sakyong Mipham
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The Sakyong, Jamgön Mipham Rinpoche, is one of Tibet’s highest and most respected incarnate lamas.  Sakyong—literally means “earth protector”. more

Rigoberta Menchu Tum
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Rigoberta Menchú Tum was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1992 in recognition of her work for social justice and ethno-cultural reconciliation work based on respect for the rights of indigenous peoples in her native Guatemala. She is the first indigenous person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. more

Shirin Ebadi
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See the NobelPrize.org Shirin Ebadi page for a complete biography of Shirin Ebadi. more

Tendzin Choegyal
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Tendzin Choegyal is the youngest brother of the Dalai Lama. more

Staff

Lynn Green
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Lifelong learning and development, social responsibility and social emotional learning of children and youth, organizational change and community building have been constant themes in Lynn Green's work. more

Victor Chan
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Victor Chan is a Trustee and founding Director of the Dalai Lama Center for Peace and Education. Chan has known the Dalai Lama for over 30 years and co-authored with him the Wisdom of Forgiveness: Intimate Conversations and Journeys. The book was shortlisted for the Best Spiritual Book of 2005 (Nautilus Prize, New York) and translated into 14 languages.   more

John McCormick
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John McCormick, LLB, BA, is a professional with a successful 20+ year track record in consulting local, regional and national non-governmental organizations, John joined the DLC as Director of Development in August 2011.   more

Dennis Marriott
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Dennis joined the Dalai Lama Center in 2011 as general manager, bringing a professional toolkit filled with a wide range of complementary skills and knowledge. more

Natalia Angheli-Zaicenco
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Natalia Angheli-Zaicenco is DLC Communications Manager.  Before joining the Center, she worked as a journalist, communications consultant and trainer in different parts of the world.  more

Theresa Wimbles
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Theresa Wimbles is the DLC Administrative Services Coordinator.  Her passion is to help others, and coming to work at the DLC couldn’t have been a better fit. Theresa has recently returned home to North Vancouver after spending many years in both Kelowna and Whistler pursuing art and photography and working in the tourism industry. more

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