Board of Directors

Mr. Brad Campbell
Brad is President and Founder of Corpus Sanchez International Consultancy Inc, a management consulting firm dedicated to the health care industry.  He has been working in health care for more than twenty years, both as a consultant and as a senior executive in hospitals. Brad is committed to supporting health care agencies and does so both as a philanthropist as well as being an active member of the BC Women's Hospital and Health Centre Foundation Board.


Dr. Jan Christilaw
Dr. Jan Christilaw is President of BC Women’s Hospital & Health Centre. She is also the Senior Medical Director of Provincial Women’s Health Programmes at BC Women’s Hospital, and is a co-leader of the Provincial Women’s Health Network. Jan’s contributions to women’s health services in Canada have been extraordinary. In 2007 she won the Federation of Medical Women of Canada’s national leadership award. Jan has been interested in international women’s health for many years. She has worked internationally on a number of projects, including partnerships with Makerere University in Uganda for services in maternal and child health.


Mrs. Carolyn Davis  
Carolyn is the Past President of the Auxiliary to BC Women’s Hospital & Health Centre, where she been a member of their Executive for the last three years.  For over 25 years she has been heavily involved as a volunteer with a number of organizations, while raising an active family including three children. After receiving a Bachelor Degree from UBC, Carolyn worked for the Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation in the administration of a local Community Centre. 


Mrs. Barb Hestrin  
Barb has a long history with BC Women's, working as a Director for several programs, and more recently as a Senior Administrative Officer. She is well recognised for her leadership in women's health - receiving the YWCA Women of Distinction Award in 2001 and the Dr. Marion Powell Award for Leadership in Women's Health in 2004.


Ms. Sue Hutchison 
Ms. Sue Hutchison is responsible for HSBC’s Commercial Bank in B.C. providing corporate finance, cash management, trade and treasury and lending services in Canada and in over 80 countries around the world.  Active in the community, Sue is National Chair of the HSBC Women’s Network and a mentor with the Forum for Women Entrepreneurs.  She has served on the Board of the Canadian Payments Association and was also a Board member and volunteer with Disabled Skiing Association of BC. Sue is a Graduate of the Directors Education Program from the Institute of Corporate Directors, holds a Master of Business Administration from York University and a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Guelph. 


Dr. Robert Liston 
As Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at BC Women's, Dr. Liston is well known in the Canadian obstetrics/gynecology community for his research in the pre-natal field.


Mr. Geoff Lyster
Geoff Lyster is a partner with Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, with nearly 20 years experience in the areas of corporate mergers and acquisitions and franchising. His leadership roles include former President of the Vancouver Bar Association; former Chair of the Business Law Section of the Canadian Bar Association - B.C. Branch; and former President and current Director of Endeavour for the Benefit of the Arts, Science and Health.  


Ms. Sarah Morgan-Silvester (E) Chair
Sarah is a past financial services senior executive having national responsibility for retail banking and wealth management. She currently serves on a number of not for profit and corporate boards. She has a Bachelor of Commerce (Finance) degree with Honours from the University of British Columbia. In 1998, Sarah was named one of Canada's Top 40 under 40, and was a nominee for a Women of Distinction award in 1997.


Ms. Elise Rees (E) Treasurer
A Transaction Tax partner with the international accounting firm of Ernst & Young LLP, Elise is leading the Ernst & Young commitment to Life/Work Balance through their sponsorship of the Minerva Foundation's Life in Balance Workshop, and mentoring of women accountants developing their careers at Ernst & Young. Elise received her undergraduate Honours degree in Organizational Behaviour from the University of Strathclyde in Scotland.


Mr. Pax Robertson
As Chief Operating Officer of Panago Pizza, and a founding partner of Mercer Creative Group, Pax is accustomed to wearing many hats in the Vancouver business community. Pax is the father of three children, all of whom were born at BC Women's.


Mrs. Jill Schnarr
As Vice President, Community Affairs, Jill Schnarr leads national community investment at TELUS. With her leadership of Connections-the TELUS women’s network, Jill has helped to foster a culture of learning and development, growth, engagement, recognition and well-being for women. With past experience on the board for Canadian Women in Communications, Jill now volunteers her time on the board for BC Women’s Hospital Foundation, as well as for the TELUS Vancouver community board. A relentless overachiever, Jill is constantly striving to lower her handicap in golf, and to ski faster down the black diamond runs. She also wants to be the best hockey & soccer mom ever for her 9-year old son Dylan.


Ms. Andrea Shaw
Andrea is the Founder and Managing Partner for the Twentyten Group and former Vice-President of Sponsorship Sales & Marketing for the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Andrea was responsible for marketing & client services, commercial rights management, the Olympic and Paralympic Torch Relays, and sponsorship sales, which generated $760 million in sponsorship revenue. In 1993, Andrea was named BC Woman Entrepreneur of the Year. Andrea was a co-creator of the BC Women's Illuminations Luncheon.


Ms. Eileen Stewart
Eileen is the former chair of the Women’s Health Research Institute – the research arm of BC Women’s Hospital & Health Centre. She has a strong background in looking out for the interests of women – spending 7 years on the board of the YWCA of Vancouver, including time as Chair. Eileen owns a human resources consulting practice, and in her (not so) spare time, she teaches Ikebana (Japanese flower design).


Ms. Kirsten Tisdale
Kirsten Tisdale is a Partner with Ernst & Young and leads their British Columbia Advisory practice. She has a background in corporate strategy and leading organizational transformation and has worked in more than 15 countries, across diverse sectors including healthcare and public sector transformation. Kirsten was most recently a Managing Partner with Korn/Ferry. She currently also serves as a director on the boards of 2010 Legacies Now, BC Cancer Foundation, Canadian Council for Board Diversity and the Women's Executive Network.


Ms. Elaine Williamson
Elaine is a marketing instructor at the Sauder School of Business at UBC. She has 20 years of experience as a practitioner of marketing and sales management in the IT, financial services, and not-for-profit sectors.  Elaine has an MBA and B.A (Econ) from UBC (and Teaching in Higher Education certificate), and is also the mother of four daughters, all born at BC Women's.