Adriaan de Vries

Adriaan de Vries (Vice Chair; he/him/his) MSW, MBA, Provincial Instructor Diploma Program (PIDP), RYT 500.

Adriaan has had a multi-faceted career in Social Work, Finance and Education.

Some areas of concentration in Social Work have been work with youth, addictions, mental health, and people living with HIV/AIDS.

Finance endeavors were in managing finance and administration functions for Western Canada for a large federal department.

Education included dementia/Alzheimer's, HIV/AIDS, spirituality, and personal growth.

These efforts, spread over 35 years, were abetted by Adriaan's writing and facilitation skills and leadership initiative.

Now retired, Adriaan's passion for health in mind and body led him to train as a volunteer yoga instructor at 68 and he now leads weekly classes.

Adriaan's concern for the "under-dog" is still active today in his mentoring, 2SLGBTQIA+ refugee work, and queer seniors’ issues complemented by meditation, "family", reading, personal expansion, yoga practice and volunteering.