Emma Sutherland, Executive Director

Red Fox founder Emma Sutherland has used her degree in Women’s Studies from Simon Fraser University, several years of fundraising school courses from BCIT, and more than twenty-five years’ experience in the social recreation and advocacy fields to continually support individuals and families in Metro Vancouver. Her goal has consistently been to show Indigenous people, people with disabilities and people on low incomes how to become more resilient, learn new skills, and become healthier by increasing their activity levels and expanding their horizons. Her biggest joy is seeing youth take on leadership roles in Red Fox and in the larger society.

Suki Chhoeun, Program Manager – Seed Generation

With a deep passion for leadership training and coaching, Suki joined the team in January 2016. Armed with positivity, silly kinesthetic dance moves and a degree in Kinesiology, Suki has over 12 years of coaching experience. Suki truly believes in Red Fox’s model to serve, train and empower future leaders through physical literacy and mentorship. In Suki’s spare time, she enjoys skateboarding, hiking, reading and road trips that involve campfires. Most recently, Suki spent 5 weeks this past summer in China volunteering as an Ambassador with Canada Global Culture and Education Association.

Madison Ardizzi, Program Manager

With dedication for inclusive physical activity, Madison joined the Red Fox team in January 2019.  Madison is passionate about social justice and really enjoys get people to challenge ‘invisible structures’ of inequality. Madison has a Bachelor of Kinesiology from the University of Toronto and completed her Masters of Socio-cultural Kinesiology from the University of British Columbia is 2018. During her schooling, she worked with viaSport to provide physical activity sessions to newcomer, Indigenous and inner-city youth, which is how she met Red Fox Society! Madison has taught swimming lessons with the City of Toronto for over a decade and outside of work, Madison loves hiking, running, cooking, exploring the outdoors, traveling and spending time with those she holds dear to her heart.

Megan Mullaly, Program Manager

Megan joined the Red Fox team in July 2017. She has been working with at-risk youth locally and abroad for 8 years in a variety of programs involving physical literacy, personal development, and mentorship. Megan has a strong desire to encourage and empower youth to advocate for themselves and their communities through personal talents and interests, such as art and sport. She started her post-secondary education at the Art Institute of Vancouver, where she completed a diploma in Digital Film & Video. She loves documentaries, deep conversations, hiking, and exploring new places. Her travels through East & West Africa prompted her desire to learn more about the world and global affairs. She is now finishing up a degree at Simon Fraser University; majoring in International Studies – Conflict and Security, with a double minor in Anthropology and Development & Sustainability, as well as a certificate in Social Justice.

Program Coordinators

Phabion Sutherland

Phabion joined Red Fox in 2014 and quickly became an integral part of the team.  Phabion oversees the Drum Group program and supervises several Vancouver Active Play programs. Phabion is from the the Hesquiaht nation of the Nuu Chah Nulth peoples and  was raised in the Upper Nicola band among the Okanagan peoples. He is a proud parent of his 8-year-old son Jamie.

Joseph Posey

Joe joined Red Fox through the Youth Leadership program in 2011. His skills, positive attitude and genuine passion for his work lead to his promotion to Youth Instructor in 2014. Joe draws on his experiences as a previous Youth Leader to support young people in developing the confidence and skills they need to succeed in life.  Joe is First Nations and is from Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte), Cree, Sioux and Ojibwe from Manitoba.

Paul Welch

Paul joined the Red Fox programs team in 2016 as part of Active Play programming in North Vancouver. Paul has a background in recreation and childcare and is a strong supporter of Red Fox’s programs. He is a committed volunteer with the Red Fox Drum and PowWow Dance Group, where his children are regular participants. Paul is First Nations and can often be found drawing and making art.

Natalie Van Niekerk

Natalie joined Red Fox in 2018 as a practicum student and was hired from there as a program coordinator. Natalie believes in the power of kindness and overcoming your fears and encourages participants to practice both. She’s also an advocate for mental health.

Siobhan Davis

Siobhan joined Red Fox in September 2019 as an intern from the Robert Lee YMCA Youth Employment Bootcamp. She has enthusiastically signed on to be a permanent part of the team as of January 2020. Her experience and passion working with youth began during her internship at a migrant and refugee support centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia where she facilitated English conversation classes and built connections with unaccompanied minors within the organization. Siobhan is interested in empowering youth to take on leadership roles in order to support the never-ending process to build a community that prioritizes social justice, learning, compassion, care, creativity and sustainability. She loves dancing, the Arts, outdoor activities, and trying new things. Graduating from the University of Victoria with a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science, Art History and Visual studies in 2017, Siobhan soon moved to Vancouver to explore and immerse herself into the community situated on the traditional and unceded territories of Coast Salish nations, and is grateful to Red Fox for providing such a great and holistic way to support this aspiration.

Program Facilitators

Steven Pham

Steven has been part of the Red Fox team for over 8 years. He works mainly with children through Red Fox’s Active Play program, and secures prize donations for the kids from local businesses. Steven’s favourite part of his job is seeing the happy faces of kids who come out to Red Fox programs and events.

Blaine Kakakaway

Blaine joined Red Fox as a youth leader in January 2016, and became a youth intern the following spring.  Following our Red Fox youth continuum model, Blaine was promoted from youth intern to staff in October 2017.  Blaine is from Saskatchewan and from the Whitebear and Assiniboine Nations.  Blaine is passionate about baseball, loves spending time with friends and enjoys working with youth.

Amanda Cluney

Amanda joined Red Fox as a youth leader in 2016 and became a staff member in July 2019. She is Esketemc from Williams Lake. Amanda enjoys being a part of the Red Fox team, as she gets to teach and inspire youth through active learning by bringing lots of energy and positivity to every program. Being a part of Red Fox has helped her grow as an individual and has taught her respect, responsibility, discipline, and confidence. Red Fox has helped her rise to her potential and become the best leader that she can be to those around her. She is very passionate about acting and film-making: she has been acting for over 8 years and is planning to continue on with it in her future.

Ivorie Walker

Bio coming soon.

 

 

Program Contractors

Kat Norris

Bio coming soon.

 

 

J Peachy, Creative Director of J Peachy Gallery

J 

Peachy is active in his community engaged art practice through a wide range of creative projects from solo work to multi-disciplinary arts activations. J Peachy is an Arts Based Environmental Health Advocate and his art speaks to themes as they relate to the psycho, socio, ecological environment. Through arts based Wild Salmon Advocacy in BC, he has combined mental wellness and environmental advocacy through a number of Arts based initiatives including working with the Port Moody Ecological Society, Wild Salmon Caravan and many indigenous communities in Coast Salish Territories. Jay often shares knowledge through an entertaining inspiring lens, designed to challenge how we think we see the world around us. As a bearista and creative producer of mobile creative cafe events, his expressive platform can be taken to the streets.  The collaboration with Red Fox Healthy Living Society is truly exciting. www.jpeachygallery.com

Robyn Nacker

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Current Volunteers

 

Victor Nobradov

Victor Nabrodov started volunteering with Red Fox in 2017 and is passionate about how Red Fox engages youth in healthy activities and encourages them to be respectful to each other. Victor loves seeing kids at Red Fox build strong and meaningful relationships with their peers by overcoming challenges and working in teams. In his spare time Victor keeps himself busy playing soccer and managing a team. He is currently completing his Criminal Justice diploma at Langara and is interested in pursuing law enforcement.