YOUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Meet Your 2026 Board of Directors
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David Snell
President Email: President@PickleballBC.ca Town: North Vancouver Home Club: Hollyburn Pickleball Club History: Chair Hollyburn Pickleball Committee |
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Sharon MacDonald
Vice President & Secretary Email: VicePresident @PickleballBC.ca Town:Quesnel Home Club: Quesnel Pickleball Club History: Past President QPC Past Secretary PBC PCO - Referee Training Coordinator for Western Canada (BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Yukon and NWT) |
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Rick Folk Head Referee, Tournaments Email: HeadReferee @PickleballBC.ca Town: Comox Home Club: Comox Valley Pickleball Club History: Past President CVPC and world renowned Curler |
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Doug McKay Facilities Email: [email protected] Town: Vanderhoof Home Club: Vanderhoof Pickleball Club History: President Vanderhoof Pickleball Club |
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Holger Schwichtenberg
Member At Large Email: Holger @PickleballBC.ca Town: Agassiz, BC Home Club: N/A. Enthusiastic drop-in pickleball participant at local rec center. History: Member of the BC Agricultural Land Commission and the Western Canadian Producer Representative, Environmental Technical Committee. Past Member and Chair of the Kent Agricultural Advisory Committee. |
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Rajat Verma
Legal Affairs Email: Legal @PickleballBC.ca Town: Surrey, BC Home Club: N/A. Dedicated player playing 3 – 4x per week, and is passionate about growing the sport, supporting clubs, players, and programs across BC. History: Owner of Cube Law Corporation, a Surrey-based law firm focused on real estate, business law, wills and estates, and family law—bringing practical legal and business experience to the Pickleball BC Board. |
Committees
As fully constituted by the Board
Board Governance Committee:
Chair: David Snell
Mission: To provide governance guidance and oversight to the Pickleball BC Association Board of Directors
Notes: The Board is setting up this Committee and information will be posted when completed.
Members: Heather Hood, Robin D’Abreo
Coaching Strategies and Development Programs :
Chair: Robin D’Abreo
Mission: The mission of this committee is to develop and publish program guidelines for the selection and training of certified coaches of pickleball in BC.
Notes: Committee priorities include but are not limited to: Assess and support current PCO NCCP approach and current landscape with respect to coaching competency within BC (NCCP and other/previous); liaise with provincial associations around the country to assess approach and methodology for coach development; source and analyze best practice and working models for coach development in the US; gap analysis and identification of hurdles and opportunities within BC and; draft strategy for coach development in BC.
Members: David Snell, Rick Folk
Youth Pickleball:
Executive Director, AYPBC Project: David Snell
Co-Chairs: Heather Hood, Sharon MacDonald
Mission: The mission for this committee is to investigate all aspects of getting school age individuals more involved in pickleball. Any programs or plans proffered should be sustainable vs. single event. The Committee is very involved in the ViaSport PBC Activating Youth Pickleball K-7 Project with initial funding from ViaSport. We have 3 Regions operating in pilot mode now with the goal to produce templates, curriculum and tool sets for any Club in BC to utilize in mid-2025.
Notes: Young people represent the future of our sports.
Members: We could always use more help.
Maketing Communications Committee:
Chair: David Snell
Mission: The mission of this committee is to assist with developing and posting of "The Kitchen Sink" Newsletter, source news stories for our News page, solicit pictures and stories from our member Clubs, follow tournaments, and help develop sponsorship for our various endeavours.
Notes: This committee is also responsible for maintaining our Pickleball BC website.
Members: David Snell and Mel Buenaventura (our Marketing Communications expert)—and we could always use more help.
IT Infrastructure and Security:
Chair: David Snell
Mission: The mission of this Committee is to recommend updated technology policies and procedures for PBC systems, data, content and communications. Additionally this committee is responsible for maintaining the Association's website.
Members:
BC Tournaments Committee:
Chair: Rick Folk
Mission: This committee looks after our website listings and the oversight of our BC tournaments that average 60+ each year including the Provincials and BC 55+ Games where we have a presence. Vernon Pickleball Association under the leadership of Richard Chambers is hosting the PBCA 2025 Provincial Tournament and we have sent out requests for expressions of interest for clubs to host the 2026 Provincials. Also this Committee is responsible for PBCA Sanctioning approvals. Please visit our 2025 Tournaments page for more information.
Members: David Snell, Robin D’Abreo, Sharon MacDonald
2025 Pickleball Canada ("PCO") Ambassadors Program
Chair: David Snell
Mission: After research results informed PCO that many Canadians were lacking information as a key barrier to participating in Pickleball, PCO created a program that aims to enhance communication efforts and better connect with its community. Thus, the 2025 Pickleball Canada Ambassadors Program was launched on April 10th 2025.
Next, in response to PCO's call for application, it received over 160 replies. After a selection process was undertaken, 17 individuals from across the country were selected based on their community involvement and dedication to our sport.
The BC Ambassadors selected were Lindsay Brown for BC Mainland, and Asaan Maherali for The Island.
A detailed story can be read here.
Members/BC Ambassadors: BC Mainland: Lindsay Brown; The Island: Asaan Maherali
Chair: David Snell
Mission: To provide governance guidance and oversight to the Pickleball BC Association Board of Directors
Notes: The Board is setting up this Committee and information will be posted when completed.
Members: Heather Hood, Robin D’Abreo
Coaching Strategies and Development Programs :
Chair: Robin D’Abreo
Mission: The mission of this committee is to develop and publish program guidelines for the selection and training of certified coaches of pickleball in BC.
Notes: Committee priorities include but are not limited to: Assess and support current PCO NCCP approach and current landscape with respect to coaching competency within BC (NCCP and other/previous); liaise with provincial associations around the country to assess approach and methodology for coach development; source and analyze best practice and working models for coach development in the US; gap analysis and identification of hurdles and opportunities within BC and; draft strategy for coach development in BC.
Members: David Snell, Rick Folk
Youth Pickleball:
Executive Director, AYPBC Project: David Snell
Co-Chairs: Heather Hood, Sharon MacDonald
Mission: The mission for this committee is to investigate all aspects of getting school age individuals more involved in pickleball. Any programs or plans proffered should be sustainable vs. single event. The Committee is very involved in the ViaSport PBC Activating Youth Pickleball K-7 Project with initial funding from ViaSport. We have 3 Regions operating in pilot mode now with the goal to produce templates, curriculum and tool sets for any Club in BC to utilize in mid-2025.
Notes: Young people represent the future of our sports.
Members: We could always use more help.
Maketing Communications Committee:
Chair: David Snell
Mission: The mission of this committee is to assist with developing and posting of "The Kitchen Sink" Newsletter, source news stories for our News page, solicit pictures and stories from our member Clubs, follow tournaments, and help develop sponsorship for our various endeavours.
Notes: This committee is also responsible for maintaining our Pickleball BC website.
Members: David Snell and Mel Buenaventura (our Marketing Communications expert)—and we could always use more help.
IT Infrastructure and Security:
Chair: David Snell
Mission: The mission of this Committee is to recommend updated technology policies and procedures for PBC systems, data, content and communications. Additionally this committee is responsible for maintaining the Association's website.
Members:
BC Tournaments Committee:
Chair: Rick Folk
Mission: This committee looks after our website listings and the oversight of our BC tournaments that average 60+ each year including the Provincials and BC 55+ Games where we have a presence. Vernon Pickleball Association under the leadership of Richard Chambers is hosting the PBCA 2025 Provincial Tournament and we have sent out requests for expressions of interest for clubs to host the 2026 Provincials. Also this Committee is responsible for PBCA Sanctioning approvals. Please visit our 2025 Tournaments page for more information.
Members: David Snell, Robin D’Abreo, Sharon MacDonald
2025 Pickleball Canada ("PCO") Ambassadors Program
Chair: David Snell
Mission: After research results informed PCO that many Canadians were lacking information as a key barrier to participating in Pickleball, PCO created a program that aims to enhance communication efforts and better connect with its community. Thus, the 2025 Pickleball Canada Ambassadors Program was launched on April 10th 2025.
Next, in response to PCO's call for application, it received over 160 replies. After a selection process was undertaken, 17 individuals from across the country were selected based on their community involvement and dedication to our sport.
The BC Ambassadors selected were Lindsay Brown for BC Mainland, and Asaan Maherali for The Island.
A detailed story can be read here.
Members/BC Ambassadors: BC Mainland: Lindsay Brown; The Island: Asaan Maherali
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