THE INSPIRE CAMPAIGN:
GENEROSITY BY THE NUMBERS
3 Priority Pillars
Access and Inclusion
$36.5M RAISED
Teaching and Learning Innovation
$27M RAISED
Campus Redevelopment
$52.7 RAISED
3,633 donors have contributed to 116.3M+ total funds raised!* Your
Learn more: bcit.ca/inspire
YOUR GENEROSITY IN ACTION
In this annual report, we are proud to share that BCIT’s vision of empowering people, shaping BC, and inspiring global progress continues to gain momentum thanks to the generous support of our corporate, individual, and alumni donors. Together, as at the end of March 31, 2024, we have raised more than $116 million towards the BCIT INSPIRE Campaign, supporting our key pillars—campus redevelopment, access and inclusion, and teaching and learning innovation. These contributions are transforming the future for our students, industry, and the province.
With philanthropic support, we have been able to make investments in campus redevelopment to ensure our graduates are in high demand. This year, with support from over 45 organizations and individuals, BCIT reached an important INSPIRE milestone in raising $33 million for the construction of the Trades and Technology Complex showcasing the strong collaboration between BCIT and industry.
In 2023/24, more than 1,900 BCIT students received entrance awards, scholarships, bursaries, and graduate achievement awards totalling over $2.7 million. For many, these gifts provide financial relief allowing them to focus on their studies. Additionally, with a donation of $5.527 million from the Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation, BCIT is able to deliver and expand early access skills training for high school students thus impacting our ability to develop the future workforce of BC.
In support of teaching and learning, donors and industry partners have made significant contributions to promote student success. This past year, BCIT recognized Kiewit Corporation, a long-time BCIT donor and partner with the unveiling of the future Kiewit Tool Room at NE4 (Carpentry) in recognition of their $250,000 gift to the INSPIRE Campaign ensuring students are trained in an environment that prepares them for succesful careers.
The continued support for the future Trades and Technology Complex anchored by the Concert Properties Centre for Trade and Technology, will increase access to applied learning and innovation as well as increase capability to produce the skilled workforce needed for BC’s economic growth. BCIT donors are ensuring students have access to receive a transformative applied learning experience in an environment designed to serve their future careers, industry, and our province.
With geneours support from our donors and investment from the provincial and federal governments, approximately $750 million in campus renewal at the BCIT’s Burnaby campus has been enabled. All that we have accomplished this year is thanks to you—our donors. On behalf of our students, staff, and faculty, we sincerely thank you for your generosity and commitment to BCIT.
We would like to extend our gratitude to BCIT President Dr. Jeff Zabudsky for his leadership during an important time of transformation and express our heartfelt thanks to Jackie Jacob, who recently retired as Executive Director, BCIT Foundation after nine years of dedicated service at the Institute. Her leadership was instrumental in driving change, and we look forward to continuing this transfomation in applied learning in BC.
Thank you for making all of this possible at BCIT.
Richard D. Rudderham
Cynthia Petrie Chair Vice President, External BCIT
The British Columbia Institute of Technology is grateful to be located on the unceded traditional territory of the Coast Salish People.
OPENING PATHWAYS TO EDUCATION
ACCESS AND INCLUSION
BCIT Foundation is committed to increasing student access to education at BCIT. Through their gifts supporting key pillars such as Access and Inclusion, our donors are helping to support our learners realize and create a better future not only for themselves but also for the communities in which we live and work in.
Learn more: bcit.ca/inspire/priorities/access-inclusion
Student award recipient Sia Foryoh inspires students
A single co-parent and former refugee, Sia Foryoh is no stranger to new beginnings. When she started looking for a more fulfilling career, she found it through the BCIT Broadcast and Online Journalism program. To begin her educational journey, she received The Global News Scholars Entrance Award and shared her gratitude in a moving speech at the BCIT Fall Entrance Awards Celebration event: “Your commitment to investing in education speaks volumes.”
“Today is a celebration of us” said Sia Foryoh. “The students who dare to reach for the stars, [and] the generous donors [who] make this all this possible. We are united by our dreams, and together, we will make a lasting impact on the world.”
Coast Capital Savings donates to help build better futures
As a long time supporter of women in trades and the BCIT Trades Discovery for Women Program (TDWP), Coast Capital Savings gifted $150,000 to provide enhanced access to skills training at BCIT for 48 women. This funding helps female students over one year, as they complete a full-time 16-week certificate and explore over 15 different trades disciplines.
The TDWP provides wraparound support for program participants, providing a safe and collaborative environment, helping them acquire trade skills, and build confidence and independence, ultimately leading to a successful career pathway.
Not only do students acquire hands-on experience in trades, but they also gain essential skills such as job searching, labor market research, work-integrated learning, unconscious bias, and respectful and inclusive workplace behavior. In addition, they are certified in Occupational First Aid, WHMIS, Scissor Lift and Lift Truck operation and Mental Health First Aid (MHFA).
Coast Capital Savings’ investment in students unlocks opportunities and drives meaningful change in the communities we live and work in. By championing equitable access to education, they are levelling the field and removing barriers to help people build their better future.
BCIT receives major donation from the Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation
In an effort to expand early access to skills training and education, the Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation donated $5.527 million to the Institute to deliver trades training to high school students.
The funding will be used to establish a new Trades Foundation for Youth Program that will see BCIT providing technical training at four high schools for indemand skilled trades: Piping, Electrical, Metal Fabrication, and Marine Fitter, marking a substantial investment that will significantly expand trades opportunities for young people. The program is expected to impact 400 high school students over the next seven years.
Spring into student success: generosity blooms from the BCIT community
This past holiday season, BCIT’s community of generous supporters came together once again to support the Student Success Fund. Contributions to the Student Success Fund provide emergency bursaries, grants, and other funding to the students who need it most.
As the cost of living rises, BCIT students are feeling the strain. In the past two years, student requests for financial support have increased by nearly 40 percent. Many students balance challenging course loads with part-time work and struggle to meet basic needs such as food and housing.
Because of donors like you, our students are able to overcome immense financial pressures, focus on their studies, and achieve their goals.
NEW WAYS OF THINKING, LEARNING AND COLLABORATING
TEACHING AND LEARNING EXCELLENCE
Whether it’s immersive simulations, virtual augmented reality, collaborative makerspaces, or cooperative education, BCIT is innovating applied education for the future. Through the generosity of donors towards our Teaching and Learning Excellence pillar, BCIT Foundation is helping to future-proof the education our students need and industry relies on to succeed.
Learn more: bcit.ca/inspire/priorities/teaching-learning-innovation
Canadian National Railway Company donates $475K locomotive
BCIT and the Canadian National Railway Company (CN) announced CN’s donation of a $475,000 locomotive to the Institute. As CN’s largest gift-in-kind to BCIT, this donation is the second locomotive gift to the BCIT School of Transportation.
At the event, BCIT unveiled CN’s locomotive gift and announced the naming of the new Canadian National Railway Company Classroom at the Motive Power Centre of Excellence. Students in the Railway program can look forward to enhanced training and up-to-date industry knowledge, including practical skills required for employment in the industrial railway, short line, and railway supplier environments.
“We’re pleased to support BCIT and provide a 1992 GE Dash 8-40CW locomotive, our second such locomotive gift to the Institute,” shared Mahir Abdulle, Assistant Superintendent, BC South, CN. “The locomotive gift will support the BCIT Railway Conductor and Operations program and give students invaluable hands-on training and learning opportunities. Opportunities like this one are an extension of CN’s commitment to students and applied learning.”
The partnership between CN and BCIT spans nearly four decades. As a major employer of BCIT students, CN continues to be an active partner at the Institute. Prior to this donation, the company has supported learners through student-focused awards programs, giftsin-kind, and sponsorship of special events in the School of Transportation.
BCIT and Mastercard announce over $460,000 in funding to support students, launch the new Mastercard Chair in Digital Trust
In an effort to keep Canada at the forefront of global innovation for generations to come, BCIT and Mastercard have established a partnership to provide critical funding assistance for students studying computer technologies as well as advance research in cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence (AI), focused on digital trust.
Mastercard’s investment will support BCIT students through the Mastercard Computing Technology Awards. Three students studying in the fields of computer systems, computer sciences, and cybersecurity are eligible for awards of up to $20,960. As part of Mastercard’s commitment to build a more diverse technological workforce, students from an underrepresented group will be given preference.
Dr. Aaron Hunter, Faculty in the BCIT School of Computing, has been named the first Mastercard Chair in Digital Trust at BCIT, and will lead the development of faculty and student research activities in this emerging field. Dr. Hunter holds a Ph.D. in Computing Science from Simon Fraser University. His research interests lie at the intersection of Artificial Intelligence and Information Security. Along with his academic research, Dr. Hunter has also worked in the private sector as a software developer and an industrial research analyst.
Increasing Diversity in the Field of Engineering
Women make up more than half of the Canadian population but are underrepresented in engineering education and the engineering profession. Recognizing that diversity provides alternative perspectives to develop solutions for complex challenges, a generous anonymous donor, whose career began in civil engineering, made a remarkable contribution of $500,000 to advance equity and diversity in the field. This generous gift allowed BCIT to launch a campaign supporting Women in Engineering initiatives. The gift fueled a targeted marketing campaign, provided entrance awards and bursaries, and facilitated events including a Women in Engineering Panel Discussion and Info Session.
ADAPTIVE LEARNING SPACES FOR INNOVATION
AND COLLABORATION
CAMPUS REDEVELOPMENT
The world is rapidly changing and BCIT is transforming our learning spaces to not only keep apace but also anticipate future needs. Through our pillar of Campus Redevelopment, BCIT Foundation is proud to have contributed to, with philanthropic support, the realization of several campus redevelopment projects, including the new Health Sciences Centre and the Beedie Plaza, to fruition and looks forward to supporting the transformation of our Burnaby Campus.
Learn more: bcit.ca/inspire
BCIT announces $33M in funding for new Trades and Technology Complex showcasing industry support and demand for grads
In the fall of 2023, BCIT announced reaching a milestone of $33 million in funding supporting new and renewed buildings known as the Trades and Technology Complex. Anchored by the new Concert Properties Centre for Trades and Technology and the Robert Bosa Carpentry Pavillion, this investment will be leveraged with support from the Province of BC to significantly increase the opportunities and access to hands-on skills development of students pursuing a trades and technology education and career. When completed, the $220 million investment will provide an adaptive, innovative, and flexible learning environment through leading-edge, energy-efficient, sustainable design. The Complex will have the capacity for 700 new full-time student spots annually, alleviating waitlists and delivering the trades training needed to meet the labour needs of the province. In addition, the Complex will serve as a living lab where students from different disciplines such as engineering, architecture and construction will interact, collaborate, and undertake projects together.
The new space will allow BCIT to offer more in-person training and increase the delivery of immersive training for specialized areas, including mass timber construction and net-zero buildings. It will also increase the capacity for designing and delivering effective online training through simulation labs and sophisticated technology-enabled classrooms. This investment will allow BCIT to continue to champion equitable and accessible trade education for all students, prioritizing inclusive learning environments and collaboration.
Kiewit donates $250,000 to BCIT for the Trades and Technology Complex
BCIT and Kiewit unveiled the Kiewit Tool Room at NE4 (Carpentry) in recognition of Kiewit’s generous gift of $250,000 to the BCIT INSPIRE Campaign.
Kiewit’s donation supports the future Trades and Technology Complex and helps ensure students have access to a transformational applied learning experience and an environment designed to serve their future careers, the future of industry, and the future of our province.
As a long-time partner of BCIT spanning over 20 years, Kiewit’s philanthropic partnership includes supporting BCIT’s Distinguished Awards gala, student career fairs, and achievement awards. Kiewit also supports initiatives such as the Entry Skills for Architectural, Construction and Engineering (ACE) fields microcredential program allowing high school students and graduates to explore introductory design and technical skills in these fields.
New student housing under construction at BCIT
Construction is underway on a new 12-storey mass-timber building that will provide 470 students with affordable on-campus housing at BCIT’s Burnaby campus.
“Building secure, stable and affordable housing is essential for students to be successful at their studies,” said Selina Robinson, Minister of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills. “Our government is rapidly building new student housing units across BC, which will help students focus on their classes and lay the foundation for their future.”
The BC government is providing $108.5 million toward the $119.7 million development and an anonymous donor who believes in the need for stable, affordable student housing is offering to match donations in support of the building in the amount of $1.5 million. Once built, this will be the first student housing development at BCIT in 40 years and will more than double the supply of on-campus housing at BCIT.
THANK YOU TO OUR DONORS
The BCIT Foundation gratefully acknowledges the generosity of the following donors who made gifts of $500 or more [includes cash donations and gifts-in-kind] during the fiscal year April 1, 2023 to March 31, 2024.
$1,000,000+
Concert Properties Ltd.
Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation
Teck Resources Limited
$100,000 — $999,999
Anthem Properties Group Ltd.
BMO Financial Group
Bosa Construction
Bosa Development Corporation
Coast Capital Savings Credit Union
Johnson Controls
Doug Macdonald
McElhanney
PCI Developments LP
Peterson
Polygon Homes Ltd.
RBC Royal Bank
Scotiabank
Townline Homes Inc.
Wesik Family Foundation
West Fraser
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.
$25,000 — $99,999
Anonymous
Babine Forest Products Limited
BCIT Alumni Association
BCIT Faculty and Staff Association
Clifford Britch
EllisDon Corporation
Finning International & Toromont CAT
FortisBC
Gene Haas Foundation
Horatio Alger Association of Canada
Initio Nuclear Medicine
KEEN Utility
Lobstick Foundation
Lotte and John Hecht Memorial Foundation
Ocean Park Foundation
PCL Constructors Westcoast Inc.
Peter Kiewit Sons ULC
Rudderham Kennedy Family Foundation
Sony of Canada Ltd.
Spartan Controls Ltd.
The Di Marco Family Foundation
Y.P. Heung Foundation
$10,000 — $24,999
Applied Biological Materials
BC Building Envelope Council
Education Foundation Fund held at Vancouver Foundation
BC Hydro
BC Land Surveyors Foundation
BCIT Forest Society
Binning Consulting Ltd.
Boys & Girls Clubs of South Coast BC
Canadian Coast Guard College
Canadian Council of Independent Laboratories
Canadian Printing Industries
Scholarship Trust Fund
Canfor
Chard Development Ltd
CSL Group Inc.
C.S.T. Consultants Inc.
Lars V. Dahlgren
Fluor Canada Ltd.
John Grant
Grosvenor Canada Limited
Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation
Homebuilders Association
Vancouver
Houle Electric Limited
Hsu & Hsieh Foundation
Immigrant Services Society of British Columbia
Insurance Corporation of BC
Klohn Crippen Berger Ltd.
Ledcor Group of Companies
Donald R. Lindsay
Microserve
Jefferson Mooney
North Shore Marine Ltd
Pacific Flying Club
Pacific Northwest Aerospace Alliance
Parkland Refining (BC) Ltd.
RDH Building Science Inc.
Reposado Holdings
Robert B. Wells and Family
Senez Consulting Ltd.
Sophos Canada
Teamsters Local Union No 31
The Construction Foundation of BC
The Pacific Investment
Corporation Ltd.
David J. Turner
$5,000 — $9,999
AES Engineering
Anonymous
Babcock Canada
Bridge Electric Corporation
British Columbia Masonic Foundation Heavy Equipment Endowment
Chartered Professional Accountants’ Education Foundation of BC
Children’s Health Foundation of Vancouver Island
Crohn’s and Colitis Canada
DIALOG
ETRO Construction Limited
Falken Reynolds Interiors Inc.
Alex Fermon
First Truck Centre
Genus Capital Management
Great Little Box Company/Ideon Packaging
Indigenous Education Inc
International Scholarship and Tuition Services Inc.
Keith Panel Systems
Kwantum Advisory Inc.
Leavitt Machinery
Alan and Angela McIldoon
Jonathan Meads
NAIOP Vancouver
Norlock Refrigeration
Jennifer Ottens
Pena Family Foundation
PRINTING United Alliance
Private Giving Foundation
Process Combustion Sales
RGF Integrated Wealth
Management
School District 46 Sunshine Coast
Skills For Hope Foundation
TELUS
Widsten Family Foundation
Donald Yen
$2,000 — $4,999
Abbotsford Community Foundation
Acuren Group Inc.
Alexandre Alami
Algoma Central Corporation
Anonymous
Anonymous
Applewood Auto Group Ltd.
Arrow Transportation Systems Inc.
Baker Tilly WM LLP
BC Land Surveyors Northern Group
BCIT Applied Research Liaison Office (ARLO)
BCIT Faculty and Staff Association
BCIT Student Association
Blackcomb Helicopters
Ted Bowers
British Columbia Association of Broadcasters
BTY Consultancy Group Inc.
Canadian Mineral Analysts
Francis K. Chan
Centerprise Information Solutions Inc.
Marvin Chu
Comox Valley Community Foundation
Coram Deo Foundation
Covenant House
Credit Union Foundation of BC
CUPE Local 389
Dr. Cam Coady Foundation
E.B. Horsman & Son Ltd.
Ed Coates Memorial Foundation
Enactus Canada
Flynn Canada Ltd.
Joseph M. Genest
Shannon J. Grant
Hichul and Myung-Sook Han
Herrendorf Family Foundation, Inc.
Lloyd J. and Ritva Hume
Margaret S. Hurst
International Association of Fire Fighters Foundation
Jack Webster Foundation
Joe Genest, Personal Real Estate Corporation
John S.T. Chen Education Fund held at Vancouver Foundation
Kal-West Mechanical Systems Inc.
Kentucky Fried Chicken Canada
LifeLabs Medical Laboratory Services
Lower Mainland British Columbia Land Surveyors Group
Matcon Excavation and Shoring Ltd.
Metal Supermarkets
Midwest Surveys Inc.
MillerKnoll Canada
NAPA Auto Parts
Robert Nason
NorLand Limited
North Shore Community Foundation
Odlum Brown Limited.
P. Dermot Murphy Annual Real
Estate Event Endowment Fund
held at Vancouver Foundation
PGA of Canada Foundation
Readymode
Royal Canadian Legion 227
Royal Canadian Legion 83
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Debbie Samuel
Saoirse Sankey Memorial Fund
held at Vancouver Foundation
Carl and Wendy Slavin
Stantec Consulting
Sweden House Society
Tech+People Network
Tetrad
Truck Loggers Association
Union of B.C. Performers
University Women’s Club of Vancouver
Vancouver Foundation
WA Architects Ltd.
Wales McLelland Construction
Caleb S. Wei
Westport Fuel System
Gillian Young
$500 — $1,999
808 Coquitlam Squadron
Sponsoring Committee
Aircraft Electronics Association
Educational Foundation
Alexis Mazurin Memorial Fund held at Vancouver Foundation
All Points Law
Andrew Sheret Limited
Darnell Andries
Anonymous Anonymous
Apex Elevator Consulting Inc.
Architecture Foundation of British Columbia
ASHRAE (BC Chapter)
BA Blacktop Ltd.
BC Building Envelope Council
Education Foundation Fund -
Cameron Harrison Memorial Award held at Vancouver Foundation
BC Building Envelope Council
Education Foundation FundTom Morstead Memorial Fund
held at Vancouver Foundation
Christopher Beach
Pamela J. Borman
Jaswinder Bowal
Bowen Island Community Foundation
British Columbia Automobile Association
British Columbia Chapter of the Canadian Insurance Claims Managers Association
British Columbia Corvette Club
David E. Broman
Brooke Radiology
Ron Budd
Vagn Eriksen and Jennifer Buckland
Ronald Bushell
Canadian Material Handling & Distribution Society
Cao Foundation
Capilano Highway Services
Celtic Contractors Ltd.
Century Group
Grace Chan
Charities Aid Foundation of Canada
Chartered Professionals in Human Resources
Cintas Corporation
City of Burnaby
Columbia Plastics Limited
Connective
Coquitlam Foundation
Corinthian Distributors Ltd.
Cowan Dynamics Inc.
CUPE Local 4627 - VCCEU
D&H Group
DHL Supply Chain
Stewart McGillivray and Margareta Dovgal
Alf Dumont and Barb Dumont
Michael Dumont
William D. Duncan
Dynamic Fenestration
David Emerson
Endurance Taekwondo Inc
Engineers and Geoscientists BC
Lisa Ethans
EV Logistics
Gordon Farrell
Federation of BC Youth in Care Networks
FMI Brands Inc.
Fraserway RV LP
Freshwater Fisheries
Society of B.C.
Nelson T. Grant
Greater Vancouver Board of Trade
Daman Grewal
Colleen Hagen
Harbour Air Ltd.
HB Design
Heidelberg Materials
Hemlock
Highwalker Earthworks Ltd.
Patricia Horstead
Brian Hosier
Peter H. Hrdlitschka
HUB International Insurance Brokers
Catherine Insley
Interior Designers Institute of BC
International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees
IATSE Local 891
IT/IQ Tech Recruiters
Scott and Jackie Jacob
J.E. Anderson & Associates
Kerry Johnson
Lisa L. Jung
Brandy Kawulka
Kelowna Christian School
Kerr Wood Leidal Associates Ltd.
KJM Sales Ltd.
Konica Minolta Business Solutions
Serguei I. Koutaitsev
Anne M. Lawlor
LeRoi Community Foundation
Jaan-Yuan Liew
Lorne Patterson Scholarship Memorial Fund held at Vancouver Foundation
Kwan Wan Ma
Jashendeep Mangat
Matson, Peck and Topliss
Anne McCannel
MD Management Limited
Douglas J. Mears
Mechanical Contractors
Association of BC
Meira Consulting Inc.
Mercer Celgar Limited
Partnership
Metro Testing & Engineering Ltd.
Dorothy Myers
Michael Cuccione Foundation
Mining Suppliers Association of BC
Caroline Mydske
Newway Concrete Forming Ltd.
Norman G. Thompson Memorial Fund held at Vancouver Foundation
Olympic Industries Inc.
Onni Gives Foundation
Pacific Blue Cross
Pacific Coast Amateur Hockey Association
Pacific Coast Fishermen’s
Mutual Marine Insurance Co.
Pacific Pilotage Authority
Canada
Parkgate Community Services Society
Payworks
Julie E. and Travis Pierce
RACKsteel Inc.
Railway Association of Canada
Recreational Aircraft Association (Chapter 85)
Red Door Housing Society
Jezzle R. Rios
Lorna S. Robinson
Randolph F. Robinson
Rogers Communications Inc.
Gudrun Rohatgi
Royal Canadian Legion 114
Royal Canadian Legion 170
Royal Canadian Legion 61
Royal Canadian Legion Branch 160
RTR Terra Contracting Ltd
Rush Contractors Group Inc.
Michal B. Rusinek
RW Digital
Ross P. Saare
Safe Software Inc.
Medhat T. Saleh
Ken Savage
Scholarship America
School District 22 Vernon
School District 28 Quesnel
Science World
Jeanette Scribner
Sea to Sky Gondola
Shalom Branch 178 - The Royal Canadian Legion Endowment Fund held at Vancouver Foundation
Judy Shandler
Skål Vancouver Club
Snack City Granville Island
Kevin Soulsbury
Travis Stevenson
Structural Engineers Association of British Columbia
Sudden Service
Technologies Corp.
Sun Life Global Investments
Asset Management Inc.
Sunshine Coast Rod and Gun Club
Sysmex Canada, Inc.
Talee Lumber Co. Ltd.
The British Columbia Branch Association of Holstein Canada
The Calgary Foundation
The Insurance Institute of Canada
The Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Vancouver
The Oppenheimer Group
The Thomas and Dorothy Burgess Memorial Fund held at Vancouver Foundation
Jordan Thompson
Tight 5 Contracting Ltd.
Jeanette Timoffee
Karen E. Torget
Tourism Industry Association of BC
Tourism Langley
Tourism Squamish
Trimstyle Consulting Inc.
Trinity United Church (Women’s Sarah Unit)
Van Gogh Designs
Vancity Credit Union
Vancouver Area Council CITT
Vancouver Municipal, Education and Community Workers’ Society
Robert and June Wagner
Catherine Watters
West End Community Centre Association
West Vancouver Community Foundation
Westkey Graphics Ltd.
Westland Insurance
White Spot Limited
Woodrose Woodworking Inc.
Yulu Public Relations Inc.
Zaber Technologies
TRIBUTE GIVING
BCIT Foundation gratefully acknowledges the giving of family, friends, individuals, and industry in honour and in the memory of the following people.
In honour of Feras Elkhalil
Elinor Hudson
Brandy Kawulka
Kathy Kinloch
Kenneth Martin
Anne McCannel
Robert Nason
Jennifer Orum
J.E Thompson
In memory of
Xavier James Edward Aguirre
Gerry Andrews
Lesli Balagno
Wayne Balliet
Pam and Jerry Bastien
Todd Beach
Richard Blockberger
Eric Bonneteau
Kulvern Bowal
Jack Brown
Peter Campin
Ray Chapman
James Clogg
Ed Coates
Linda Cope
Robert Deverall
Brian Devereaux
Charles J. Duncan
Luke Fahrmann
Jordan & Rick Gaisford
Debbe Gervin
Ferne Gooding
Robert Hagen
Dave Hall
William B. Hards
Roy Hennessy
Laurie Jack
Catherine Jackson
Len Johnson
Warren Kean
Trevor Korol
Aaron Learmont
Sue Lee
Jerry and Bell Lundie
Mohinder Mangat
Heather Mathieson
Angela Mazzocato
Rory McGillivray
Jordan McIldoon
Duncan McPhee
Donna Moore
Terry Mulligan
Arnie Myers
Karen Neely
Glen Olson
W.N. Pappove Sr.
Pat Plouffe
Margaret Sage
Rick Sawatzky
John Schoonover
Keith Scott
Don Souter
Peter Thomson
Fred Timoffee
David Vanderspek
James Scott Wall
Nickolas Watters-Hatzisavva
Kenneth Wong
Gordon Yuen
We greatly appreciate each gift in support of the BCIT Foundation, and we have made every effort to ensure the accuracy of this listing. Please notify us of any inaccuracies or omissions by contacting 604.432.8803.
FINANCIALS: YEAR AT A GLANCE
For Fiscal year ending March 31, 2024
Revenue: $13,733,241
$8,974,261
two years of graduation. **Within six months of graduation. Source: BC Student Outcomes, prepared by BC Stats 2021
ACKNOWLEDGING OUR LEADERS
The unwavering leadership of our volunteer Board of Directors and INSPIRE Campaign volunteers made this year’s many milestones possible. We gratefully acknowledge their tremendous support.
BCIT FOUNDATION BOARD
Richard D. Rudderham
Chair, BCIT Foundation
Former Chief Human Resources, BMO Financial Group
Wayne Berg
Secretary/Treasurer, BCIT Foundation
Former Executive Vice President, Commercial Banking, Coast Capital Savings
Mike Bonshor, CPA, CMA
Ex-Officio
Chair, BCIT Board of Governors President/Owner, Visions First Nations Financial Services and Managing Director, First Nations Business Development Association
Brent Charleton Director, BCIT Foundation CEO and President, EnWave Corporation
Guy Elliott Director, BCIT Foundation Director, Process Improvement and Financial Systems, Teck Resources Ltd.
Malcolm Hunter Director, BCIT Foundation President, Deeley Group of Companies
Sally Parrott Director, BCIT Foundation Executive Vice President, Bosa Properties
David Ryan Director, BCIT Foundation
Managing Director, Edelman Smithfield (Canada)
Donna Wilson Director, BCIT Foundation Consultant, Workquake Solutions
Dr. Jeff Zabudsky
Ex-Officio
BCIT President
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YOUR BCIT FOUNDATION TEAM
Cynthia Petrie Vice President, External
Ezzy Bruce, MNPL, bCRE-Pro Manager, Advancement Systems
Kelly Lam Executive Assistant to the Executive Director
Joanne Poon, MA Development Officer
David Read, CPA, CA Director, Finance and Advancement Services
Andrea Cantoni Donor Relations Coordinator
Sally Lee Communications Specialist, Advancement
Betty Riddle Manager, Advancement Commuincations
Shelley Sainsbury, CFRE INSPIRE Campaign Lead
Grace Chan Donor Stewardship Manager
Diana Mavhunga Development Assistant
Nicola Santori Development Officer
Lillian Hum, CFRE Annual Giving & Stewardship Lead
Francesca Cuzzola Executive Assistant to the VP, External
Michelle Phung Annual Giving Coordinator
July Song Administrative Assistant
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