2024- 2025 Board of Directors

President:

Jon Ferebee

Jon is a former broadcaster who has lived in the South Okanagan since 1994 and currently lives in Naramata. After a 30 year career in radio the last 25 years based at SUN FM and EZ Rock in Penticton where he was both News Director and Program Director. He retired from radio in September of 2017 and joined the Naramata Fire Department. He is a long time Director on the board of the South Okanagan Children’s Charity, currently in the role of President. He is also Vice President of the Naramata Fire Department Charitable Society. Jon is the father of two adult children and has one grandson, and his been married to his wife Natalie since 2001.

Past President:

Colleen Caron

Colleen has volunteered with CMHA for over 6 years; she has previous board experience with non profits and government boards. She lives in Penticton, loves the weather and the people.

Vice President:

Ray Skea

Ray Skea grew up on the coast but spent much of his time visiting family in the Okanogan. An avid traveller, Ray joined the Royal Canadian Navy as a Naval Warfare Officer. He was able to see the world and grow through the many experiences and responsibilities, including leading and ensuring the safety of other sailors. The stress and absence from family weighed heavily on Ray and he attended counselling to improve his mental health. Wanting to spend more time with his family, Ray left the military and joined the Canadian Public Service. Although being at home was wonderful, Ray discovered that he missed the comradery of the military.The Public Service had its own challenges and Ray found it difficult to adapt to an environment with different values than he was used to. When the work environment led to him being diagnosed with a mental health disability, Ray decided to take stress leave and focus on himself and his family. Ray used this time to complete his Masters of Business Administration and started looking for opportunities to volunteer in the community. When he saw that The Canadian Mental Health Association was looking for volunteers, he knew it was something he wanted to do. Ray has since returned to work but continues to volunteer.

Treasurer:

Sarah Andrews

Sarah is a CPA with over 10 years experience in public practice accounting. Sarah moved to Penticton in 2020 and has settled on Apex Mountain. Sarah is looking forward to building her accounting career in Penticton and is honoured to be on the Board of Directors for CMHA.

Directors:

George Elliott

Town Councilor

George has 40+ years of experience in Media/Marketing and is currently a full time freelance writer.  He and wife Brenda reside in Princeton BC where he has served countless years on many different non-profit organization boards.  He was elected to Princeton Town Council in 2018.

Lindsey Richardson

Lawyer

Lindsey Richardson, lawyer with Interior Law LLP, has always called the Okanagan home and is happy to be building her career in Penticton. Lindsey enjoyed more than six years working in the Okanagan wine industry prior to entering the legal field. Lindsey is a past board member of the Naramata Bench Wineries Association and has volunteered with many local organizations over the years. Outside of the office, Lindsey enjoys a good book and spending time outdoors with her spouse and child.

Angela Nusrat

‘Angela moved to Penticton back in 2015 and instantly fell in love with the beautiful community. Angela has been working in the field of social work since 2016, mainly with the provincial and federal government. As someone with a background in medicine, along with her experience in the field of social work, Angela is delighted to work with CMHA and give back to the community through the organization. Apart from her work, Angela likes traveling, reading and spending time with family and friends.’

Leah Schulting
Executive Director

Mary Ferrier
Executive Assistant