Northern
The Northern Advisory Council handles the planning and implementation of local CPHR BC & Yukon activities and is made up of members representing a broad range of HR experience levels and areas of practice.
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Tim Read, Member Relations ManagerPlease contact Tim Read for more information regarding the Northern Advisory Council. |
To see upcoming activities, please view our calendar.
For regional breakdowns, please refer to Regional Breakdown By Community.
Your Northern Advisory Council for 2021:
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Chair – Brittany Smith, CPHR CandidateBrittany is Regional Human Capital Generalist with MNP. This is her second year as Chair and third year on the Council. |
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Administrator & Networking – Manmeet KaurManmeet is Human Resources Generalist at Staffing Solutions Inc.. She is in her second year on the Council. |
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Cariboo Regional Advisor – Lauren Bernard, CPHRLauren is Senior Coordinator, Human Resources at Taseko Gibraltar Mine Ltd. and is on the council for the third year. |
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Marketing & Communications – Tianna RossiTianna is the Coordinator, Medical Staff Retention and Recruitment at Northern Health. This is her third year on the advisory council. |
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Membership – Kaitlin Bardarson, CPHR CandidateKaitlin is Human Resources Generalist at TDB Consultants Inc.. This is her third year on the council. |
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Membership – Shawn Hegan, CPHRShawn is a Human Resources Advisor at the University of British Columbia. This is his fourth year on the council. |
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Mentoring – Irina Doering, CPHRIrina is an Instructor with CNC and UNBC and is in her fifth year on the council. |
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Networking & Awards – Binny Johal, CPHR CandidateBinny is a Human Resources Generalist at Carrier Sekani Family Services and is in her second year on the council. |
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North West Regional Advisor – Sherrie Little, CPHRSherrie operates Bear Human Resource Services and joins the advisory council for the third year. |
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Peace Region Regional Advisor – Jessie Drew, CPHRJessie is Associate Vice President, People & Institutional Strategy at Northern Lights College. She is in her fourth year with the advisory council. |
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Post Secondary – Willow Zambrano, CPHR CandidateWillow is a Human Resources Coordinator at Canadian Forest Products Ltd. and joins the council for the first time in 2021. |
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Professional Development – Andrea Born, CPHRAndrea is Human Resources Manager at Sinclar Group Forest Products Ltd. She is in her second year on the council. |
Please contact Tim Read for more information regarding the Northern Advisory Council.













