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, 2024 MicroGrants for Neighbours jury member.

Brenda Hanson

Brenda was born & raised in Powell River BC. She spent multiple years in Vancouver until she relocated to Vancouver Island. She loves animals, music & singing. She is from the Klahoose First Nation. 2023 Recovery Fund Jury Member, 2023/24 Community Cultivator.

Julian Ayers

25 years on Cortes and maintaining community connections. 2023 Recovery Fund Jury Member. 2023 Grant in Aid 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, 2023/24 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. 2023 Grant in Aid Jury Member.

Tommaso Biasiolo

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

Dana Bass Solomon has lived on Cortes Island for 23 years. She has served on several non profit boards and cares about supporting people and community. 2023/24 Community Cultivator.

Rebeka Carpenter

Giving back has always been a part of Rebeka’s life as the eldest in my large extended family, being a Minister’s daughter, Girl Scout Leader, Al Anon member for 25+ years., PTA board member, and at-risk youth advocate. 2023 Grant in Aid jury member, 2024 Prosperity Fund jury member.

Tecuana Cliffton-Wooldridge

Tecuana is a passionate outdoors person who has spent much of her life on Cortes Island.  Serving as Campus Director at Hollyhock, Tecuana is deeply connected to the Cortes Island community, employment, and the natural world. 2023 Grant in Aid jury member, 2024 MicroGrants forNeighbours jury member.

Georgina Silby

From Wales, devoted to loving Cortes Island since age 8. Currently lives and works at Klahoose First Nation. Committed to being a good relative, not just to humans. Passionate about youth, the forest, work done by hand, social justice and swimming at the lake. MicroGrants for Neighbours 2024 jury member.

Forrest Berman-Hatch

Forrest feels incredibly lucky to have grown up on Cortes and wants to give back where he can. He is passionate about conservation, community resilience and climate action, as well as the social and natural history of this tide swept place. He likes telling stories. Mostly true. MicroGrants for Neighbours 2024 jury member.

Kiera Tsakonas

Kiera feels humbled to have grown up on Cortes and continuously finds herself re-engaged by the community in one way or another. She is passionate about climate change adaptation and community resilience.  MicroGrants for Neighbours 2023 jury member.

Coralie Grebenart-Castonguay

Coralie’s childhood on Cortes was filled with love, joy, music, friends and art. She wishes to keep in that way for the future generations of the Island. MicroGrants for Neighbours 2023 Jury Member.

Aaron Ellingsen

Aaron is steeped in Cortes, and committed to its land and community. He is glad to participate in imagining and building a positive future for this small and profoundly significant place. 2024 Grant in Aid Jury Member.

Mark Lombard

Mark has lived on Cortes Island since 2007 working as a designer and builder on passive solar and net zero homes, and is currently working with the Cortes Island Community Forest.