Josh immigrated to Canada from Johannesburg, South Africa, during the Apartheid regime in 1980, and became a member of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) Nation during adolescence. He has over 15 years of experience working as an Alcohol & Drug Counsellor practicing in the fields of Addictions, Mental Heath, and Child & Youth Care.

He has been a member of the Camp Kerry team since 2009 and is co-founder of the Camp Kerry Society. Josh currently serves as Director of Operations and Director of the Society’s Youth Services.

Tara is a registered clinical counsellor with a Masters in Counselling from City University – Dr. Heather Mohan was one of her professors – and a Wilderness Leadership degree from Capilano University.

Originally from Ontario, and a camp-kid at heart, Tara brings vast experience of group facilitation and is excited to be a member of the Camp Kerry Society’s family.

She currently lives and works on the west coast of Vancouver Island on the traditional territory of the Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations. In addition to her role with us as a counsellor and youth worker she has her own private practice, serves Pacific Rim Hospice Society, and works as an outdoor instructor with Outward Bound Canada.

Lately, her favourite activities are surfing her longboard and reading a good book on a cozy hammock. 

Luke is an Accredited Music Therapist and a singer/songwriter with many years of experience as a performer, therapist, group facilitator and community choir co-leader. He has worked as part of the Camp Kerry team since 2017.

Anne is a Registered Social Worker with a Certificate in Grief and Bereavement from the University of Western Ontario. Over thirty years, she has worked with groups and individuals struggling with grief, loss and many of the things humans struggle with. She lives and works in Peterborough, Ontario as a Clinical Counsellor at a children’s mental health agency. She got involved in Camp Kerry when it started in Ontario and she has facilitated groups there ever since. She has been involved in fundraising, administration and anything Camp Kerry is up to in Ontario because it is awesome.

Catherine Andrews, BA BSN CHPCN©, is the Clinical Operations Supervisor for the Integrated Hospice Palliative Care Team in Richmond British Columbia for Coast Mental Health. She is currently working in the acute care setting supporting patients, families and staff at transition points in the care journey towards palliative care and end of life. Over the last 20 years she has worked as a nurse in the field of palliative care in hospices, long-term care facilities, acute care settings and in the community. She has a particular interest in resiliency and holding space for people to articulate what matters most to them when they are dying. She has been a member of the Camp Kerry Team for the last ten years.

Michael has worked with people at very difficult times of their lives for all of his working life.  He received his Masters in Counselling Psychology from the University of British Columbia in 1987 and has been working with individuals, couples and groups who are working to heal, repair and “rise above” painful and anguishing circumstances.

Michael’s husband of 27 years died in 2005.  His own grief and how it continues to evolve in his life serve him in his passionate desire to support others to find their own way to a peaceful, self-compassionate and loving relationship with grief and loss.  He believes that, when our hearts break, our hearts have the potential to break wide open and engage in the world with a loving kindness we may have never believed possible.

Sam is a Clinical Counsellor who works with families to support them through difficult life changes. She is experienced in individual, couples, family and group therapies.

Sam has been involved with the Camp Kerry Society since 2013 both as a volunteer and facilitator of groups.  In addition to her devoted involvement to our programs in British Columbia, Sam has also been a valuable member of our team at Camp Kerry Ontario since 2018.

Alexina is an Accredited Music Therapist who has been singing with choirs since she was in elementary school. She currently leads the Society’s Community Choirs in two locations. Alexina began volunteering with Camp Kerry in 2014 and has been an integral part of the Community Choir since its inception in the fall of 2015.

Anne is a Registered Social Worker with over twenty years of experience working with individuals and families in the Health Care Field. She has taught Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction at St. Paul’s Hospital, Burnaby Hospital Cancer Centre, and at Delta Hospice. She currently runs the Camp Kerry Mindfulness Program for persons living with terminal illness, loss, and grief.

Kristen earned her bachelor’s degree from Capilano University and is an Accredited Music Therapist through the Canadian Association of Music Therapy. Her professional practice currently takes her to several settings throughout the lower mainland of British Columbia where she specializes in palliative and hospice care, long-term dementia care, and bereavement care. Presently, she facilitates one of our Circles of Strength Children’s Bereavement Groups.

Dan is a retired secondary school teacher with years of experience teaching guitar, musical theatre and drama. Currently, he provides a variety of workshops for us throughout the year that are suitable for childre, youth and adults.

Dan’s musical abilities and improvasional talents make him an exceptional group facilitator – particularly for those coping with serious illness, grief and loss.