Important Information Regarding PAN Board Elections - Pacific AIDS ...

dealing with Ottawa to allow us to obtain charitable tax status!...to partnering with other national
and provincial partners such as CATIE and the Ontario AIDS Network to bring resources and
training opportunities to our membership.
This period of time has been full of new and exciting challenges and joy, from it I have received
a lot of personal growth and support as I and others have worked hard to bring support and
services to our membership that meet the needs at this time. I realize there is still much to be
done as the shopping list is always growing and PAN is a very diverse group of Organizations
with many different needs....although sharing the one commonality that brought us all together
AIDS/HIV. I look forward to continuing the work that we as a group have identified as priorities
and continue to bring my best forward as we work on achieving them.”
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Bio for...Jesse Brown – Vancouver Coastal Open Seat
Jesse is the Community Engagement Coordinator at YouthCO AIDS Society. He believes he
can make a valuable contribution to the PAN Board through his life experience, strong work
ethic, and desire to affect social change surrounding HIV. He believes his time as a former
board member of YouthCO, and now as staff, has given him the professional tools to assist
PAN in various capacities. Areas of this work particularly interesting to Jesse include youth
engagement, and increasing awareness on the issue of HIV criminalization. He’s eager to use
this opportunity to learn more and strengthen his capacity to continue HIV education and
advocacy within the community.
As Jesse states on his PAN BOD application: “I believe strongly that increased youth
engagement and education is vital to reduce stigma and reduce cases of HIV. I’m interested in
promoting community services (support, education, etc.) in all areas of BC. I have a track
record through my work at YouthCO of educating the public on the realities of HIV and
advocating for HIV positive people. And I’m pretty rad.”
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Bio for...Katrina Jensen – Incumbent – Vancouver Island Open Seat
Completed a two-year term on the PAN BOD, last elected in Fall 2008. Katrina is the Executive
Director of AIDS Vancouver Island in Victoria, BC. Further bio details not available at time of
delivery of Forum/AGM notice package.
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Bio for...Marcie Summers - Incumbent – Provincial Health Services Open Seat
“I have been involved in the HIV movement in BC since 1986, first as a volunteer at AIDS
Vancouver, then as a founding member of the first prevention program for women in Canada,
and then as the Executive Director of the Positive Women’s Network since 1993. I attended the
first PAN meeting in the mid 90’s and have been an active member ever since, as a delegate,
Working Group Member and Board Member.
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