About Us

• To support and advocate for people with Down syndrome and to generally facilitate their well being;
• To support families of people with Down syndrome;
• To support and work in cooperation with other organizations with similar objects and purposes;
• To lobby for and obtain provincial government funding and services specifically for children and adults with Down syndrome within the Province of British Columbia. To help to facilitate the distribution of funding for families to purchase specific services and products;
• To provide information on how certain therapies and services help children and adults with Down syndrome, including the use of traditional and non-traditional therapies. To help facilitate or to provide the delivery of these services, as required. This may include hiring specialists to train other professionals to be specialists in Down syndrome therapies and services.

Following are the Board of Directors and Members, once the society incorporation is completed:

Board of Directors:
President: Rosalie Newell-Wagner, Vernon BC
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Secretary: Katrina Bosch, Chilliwack BC
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Treasurer: Susan Hamilton, Vernon BC
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Society Members:
Corina Brearley, Campbell River, BC
Jewel Bryant, Armstrong, BC
Crystal Gallant, Powell River, BC
Kathy Scott, Surrey, BC
George VanDelft, Vernon, BC
Rosalie Newell-Wagner, Vernon BC
Katrina Bosch, Chilliwack BC
Susan Hamilton, Vernon BC

Notes: the BC Down Syndrome Centre is currently in the process of being incorporated as a non-profit society within the Province of British Columbia