Board members are elected by Provincial Council with two exceptions. The Aboriginal Lawyers Representative is appointed by the CBABC Aboriginal Lawyers Forum, and the EDI Representative is appointed by the CBABC Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Committee. If you are interested in joining the Board of Directors, please contact Meaghan Parker-Sutton at ea@cbabc.org.
President
Lee L.M.G. Nevens they/them
Department of Justice Canada
Vancouver,
BC
First Vice President
Patricia D. Blair she/her
River Valley Law
Duncan,
BC
Finance & Audit Committee Chair
Daniel A.T. Moseley
McQuarrie Hunter LLP
Surrey,
BC
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Representative
Dimple Kainth she/her
Satya Law
Burnaby,
BC
Young Lawyer Rep
Dan W. Melnick he/him
Clark Wilson LLP
Vancouver,
BC
Aboriginal Lawyers Representative
Adam C. Munnings
Munnings Law
West Vancouver,
BC
Director at Large
Nathan R. Bauder he/him
Nathan R. Bauder Law Corporation
Dawson Creek,
BC
Director at Large
Connor Bildfell he/him
McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Vancouver,
BC
Director at Large
Sarah L. Klinger she/her
Law Office of Sarah L. Klinger
Victoria,
BC
Director at Large
Randolph W. Robinson he/him
Crown Counsel-Chilliwack
Chilliwack,
BC
CEO/Executive Director
Kerry L. Simmons, K.C. she/her
Canadian Bar Association - BC Branch
Vancouver,
BC
Kerry L. Simmons, K.C.
Biography
Kerry is the Executive Director of the CBA, BC Branch. She is a past president of the CBA (2017-18) and a past president of the CBA, BC Branch (2012-13). She served as the Co-chair of the CBA Truth and Reconciliation Task Force and the Chair of the Governance Transition Task Force moving the CBA from the structure pre-2016 to that implemented in 2016-17.