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Meet the Team

These individuals generously volunteer their time and energy to serve on our Board of Directors.

Vivien Symington

Vivien Symington

Founder of Club Aviva

Vivien Symington has over 50 years of gymnastics experience and has a BA/BPHE from Queens University. In 1986, she established Club Aviva Recreation, a large family-owned...

Sonia Parmar

Sonia Parmar

Partner at David Pel & Company

Sonia is a partner at David Pel & Company, a growing local accounting office located in Central City Surrey, where Sonia advises clients on Corporate and Personal Estate and...

Merle Murrin

Merle Murrin

Sherri Taylor

Sherri Taylor

Cydney Smythies

Cydney Smythies

I grew up in Coquitlam and raised two wonderful children here with my husband. I love my community and what it has to offer. Our children benefited from a fabulous sport and...

Jeff Randhawa

Jeff Randhawa

Angela Khan

Angela Khan

Empowering Steps Medical Office Administrator

Angela Khan is the Medical Office Administrator for Empowering Steps who liaises with the families and Therapists to coordinate initial intakes and schedule weekly sessions for...

Justina Mark

Justina Mark

Ryan Jamieson

Ryan Jamieson

Ed Hall

Ed Hall

Ed Hall was the recent past Chief of the Kwikwetlem First Nation and served on the council for more than 10 years. Ed is a familiar face in the Tri-Cities and further afield, as he...

We respectfully and humbly acknowledge that Empowering Steps, Club Aviva, and the Symington Symbiotic Foundation operate on the unceded ancestral lands of the kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (Kwikwetlem), səl̓ilwətaɁɬ (Tsleil-Waututh), Kwantlen, and SEMYOME (Semiahmoo) Nations.

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