MEET OUR TEAM
The LMGRS board and grief facilitators work tirelessly to provide and maintain a high level of knowledge, time, energy and compassion to keep this society and its mission alive in the community!
Our Board of Directors for 2024 – 2025
President as of June 2022 / Administrator: Ann Caulfield 
Grief Support Group Facilitator / Grief Educator
Ann has been a grief and loss group facilitator with the Lower Mainland Grief Recovery Society for almost 10 years. Her personal journey through grief began when her husband Bill died in 2010. After extensive training with the Society, Ann became a grief facilitator and has led numerous grief support groups over the years. In 2019 she joined the Board of Directors as Facilitator Liaison and in 2022 became the President of the Society. She is currently working on her Death and Grief Studies Certification with the Center for Loss and Life Transition. Ann brings compassion and understanding to those who are grieving. Ann calls North Vancouver home where she works as a bookkeeper and administrative assistant.
Facilitator Liaison / Administrator / Past President (2015 – 2022): Chris Newell
Grief Support Group Facilitator / Grief Educator
Chris was a Personal Coach and Career Practitioner from 1999 – 2016. In this work she met many people who were going through all kinds of profound loss and transition in their lives. Her interest in supporting people who were experiencing death-related loss began in 2005 after the suicide of a dear friend. Since then, she has immersed herself in training and development from different grief educators including the LMGRS in 2007.
Chris became a Grief Support Group Facilitator with the Society in 2008. Shortly after that, she was involved in the application of systems for daily operations and the development of the Grief Education Workshops (GEW), where she became an Educator concurrent with President of the Board in 2015. She has been in the role of Facilitator Liaison since 2022.
Secretary / Memberships: Morgyn Chandler
Morgyn has served on the Board of Directors of the LMGRS since 2013. She is the Managing Partner of Hammerco Lawyers LLP, a BC based litigation firm. Morgyn works in personal injury law including civil sexual assault, medical negligence and wrongful death claims. Morgyn is a forceful advocate for survivors of trauma, grief and loss and her practice has given her a deep appreciation for the physical and emotional hurdles faced by survivors. Morgyn Chandler — Hammerco
Community Relations: Karen Parrish
Karen is a freelance writer, editor, and poet. In October 2019 she lost her husband of 36 years to cancer. She found tremendous support in LMGRS grief groups, which led her to train as a grief group facilitator and to offer grief writing workshops in the lower mainland. Karen loves long walks in the forest, hiking in the mountains of British Columbia and Alberta, birdwatching, and meditating. She loves her family and friends and is endlessly devoted to her daughter and son.
Our Facilitators
Chris Newell, Ann Caulfield, Karen Parrish, Bianca and Laura
Treasurer:
We are actively looking for a Treasurer. This position requires approximately 4 hours per month. If you are interested in filling this role, please contact us at lmgr@lmgr.ca