About Our Board
The Realistic Success Recovery Society is a non-profit charitable society. The Board of Directors of The Realistic Success Recovery Society represent a broad cross-section of the public.
Our Board
Alex Charles, President – Retired President, UNIFOR Local 728G.
Jessica Hutton, Vice-President – President & CEO, Natawihowin Consulting. Delivering integrated service models enhancing addiction treatment and mental health.
Louella Vincent, Secretary – Community Support Worker who works with mental health patients; member of Labour Council; organizer of annual Red Dress Day event in Surrey
Nimi Chauhan, Treasurer – Community Activist working with women fleeing violence and works for the Ministry of Social Development.
Jayden Ernst, Director – Advisor, Minister Mental Health & Addiction, Government of Alberta.
Dr. Elaine Laberge, Director – Director, Shoestring Initiative. Experience in nonprofit governance, mental health & addiction
Sharon Gill, Director – Manager, Vertical Staffing Resources.
Lovedeep Sodhi, Director – Pharmacy Assistant; Family Physician Ahmedgarh India. Volunteer Cdn. Cancer Society
Yunhan Zhang, Director – Student, UBC Pharmaceutical Sciences
In Memory of Former Board Member – Sherry Mumford
Dr. Sherry Mumford served on our board from 2019 until shortly before her death in 2025. She had a distinguished 40-year career in substance use and mental health, including her role as Director of Fraser Health’s Mental Health and Substance Use (MHSU) program until her retirement in 2017. In 2018, she was called back into service to assist Kinghaven Peardonville Treatment Centre in Abbotsford. Her legacy continues through the Sherry Mumford Centre, a women’s treatment facility at Peardonville House named in her honor.
Board Nomination Package
Are you looking for a unique leadership opportunity?
Have you been yearning to put your talent in strategic thinking, fundraising, project management or policy advocacy in the service of a great cause?