Community Jury
This list of people are community members who HAVE participated in previous granting juries. Our community jury is ever changing and these are not nessesarily the jurors who will be adjudicating your specific grant. If you are interested in becoming a jury member, please fill in the form on our nomination page.
Andrea Fisher
She/Her. Queer nature lover growing roots in conscious leadership. 2022 Grants in Aid Jury Member, 2022 Fund for Gender Equity Jury Member 2023 Recovery Fund Jury Member.
Kate Maddigan
Always amazed at how full life can be on a small remote island. 2022 Fund for Gender Equity Jury Member, 2022 Grants in Aid Jury Member, 2023 Recovery Fund Jury Member
Sarah Deagle
Sarah is a Quadra Island resident and the CSRF coordinator for Quadra Island Foundation in addition to being a keen local community participant and volunteer. 2023 Recovery Fund Jury Member
Bruce Ellingsen
80+ years on Cortes. Remain interested in community processes, main focus – forestry. 2023 Recovery Fund Jury Member
Brenda Hanson
2023 Recovery Fund Jury Member, Community Cultivator
Julian Ayers
25 years on Cortes and maintaining community connections. 2023 Recovery Fund Jury Member
Ester Strijbos
Passionate about supporting our community so everyone has equal access to services that they need in order to thrive. 2022 Fund for Gender Equity Jury Member, 2023 Recovery Fund Jury Member, Community Cultivator
Immanuel McKenty
Island-raised, West Coast kid. Excited to help make this a vibrant and sustainable community, bursting at the seams with creativity, music and art. 2021 MicroGrants for Neighbours Jury Member, 2023 Recovery Fund Jury Member
Tommaso Biasolo
Professional wanderluster, perpetual learner, and certified jack-of-all-trades (except maybe juggling, let’s not talk about that). 2023 Recovery Fund Jury Member
Sadie Reed
2022 Gender Equity Jury Member.
Dana Solomon
2023 Community Cultivator.