meet ouR BOARD OF directors
William (Bill) Ashdown has been a resident of Osoyoos since 1996. He was the owner/operator of two businesses in Osoyoos and Oliver for eight years. Bill has been a very active member of the Osoyoos Community. Before joining the DVHS Board, Bill has volunteered and been a member of numerous organizations in a variety of capacities and roles in Osoyoos: Big Brothers, Heritage Museum, Festival Society, Kiwanis Club, Osoyoos Chamber of Commerce, Elementary School Breakfast Program, Auto-Immune Support Group, and the Arthritis Society. He was instrumental in organizing the Arthritis Society's first health fair. For many years he wrote a weekly column for the Okanagan Sun Weekly. Bill is a trained Hospice Volunteer and sits on the Events and Communications Committee.
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Liliana DeNarda lives in Osoyoos and she has been a Hospice Volunteer since 2012. She is the Chairperson of the Volunteer Programs Committee and the Team Lead for the Wellness Check-in Calls and the telephone bereavement program. Liliana is an active participant in the One-to-One Grief Support and the Grief and Loss Group program. She is a trained Nav-CARE volunteer and offers in-home respite and visits many clients in care facilities. Education, outreach, advocacy, and programming are her areas of interest. Liliana has a BA in Administration, Advanced Italian, Reflexology, Spiritual Director, and Non-violent Communications. She has attended many BCHPCA conferences as well as many workshops to expand her knowledge and expertise. She has a strong focus on self-development and self-awareness.
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fiona wood, DIRECTOR

Fiona Wood has lived in Oliver for 27 years. She has had a varied career, spanning office administration, education assistant, teacher, and medical office receptionist, in provincial and federal governments and local school districts. She has also been a business owner, school board trustee, and served on two church boards. She is an active volunteer with Oliver Kiwanis Club and the Red Cross Medical Loan Program. Fiona is also a trained Hospice Volunteer and serves Desert Valley Hospice Society on a number of committees such as the Events and Communications Committee, the Advance Care Planning team, and the Grief Group Support team. In 2019 Fiona received the Spirit of Oliver Individual Award, having been nominated by Desert Valley Hospice Society. Fiona has five children and five grandchildren.
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― Margaret Mead ―