our board of directors and staff

​​Desert Valley Hospice Society is governed by a highly committed Board of Directors. ​Our Directors hail from the communities of Oliver, Osoyoos, and Okanagan Falls, and have a wide variety of professional backgrounds and experiences with end-of-life care, death, and bereavement. All are deeply committed to the hospice movement and to ensuring excellence in the delivery of hospice palliative care  and end-of-life services in our communities. Directors are elected at our Annual General Meeting in November and serve a two-year term.

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At the virtual Annual General Meeting on November 30, 2020 the following Board of Directors were appointed for a two-year term:

Fiona Wood (second term)
Donna Kelso (fourth term)
Margaret Ingebrigtson (first term)
Beverly Alexander (first term)
William Ashdown (first term)
Liliana DeNarda (first term)
Dayle Drury (first term)
Pete Nazaroff (first term)
Glen Timbers (first term)
Steve Hershey (first term)

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​The staff and board of Desert Valley Hospice Society wish to thank former Board Members for their dedication and service. 
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Executive Committee Officers for 2020-2021:
President - Bev Alexander
Vice-President - Pete Nazaroff
Secretary - Donna Kelso
Treasurer - Glen Timbers
Committee Chairs:
Finance Committee - Glen Timbers
Phase II Committee - Pete Nazaroff
​Volunteer Programs Committee - Liliana DeNarda
​Events & Communications Committee - Steve Hershey
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DVHS Staff:
Executive Director, Donna Gordan
Telephone: 250-495-1590, ext. 102 
Email: execdirector@desertvalleyhospice.org
 Program Coordinator, Varinder Kaur (Nikki)
Telephone: 250-495-1590, ext. 103 
Email: programs@desertvalleyhospice.org
Programs Assistant, Michelle Gnutzman
Telephone: 250-495-1590, ext. 104 
Email: dvalley303@gmail.com
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“Volunteers do not necessarily have the time; they just have the heart."     ~  Elizabeth Andrew