Meet the board

Mr. Legg has been on the Board of CSCU since 1992. He is a highly regarded advocate for the labour movement in our province. He has served as the Director of Research and legislation for the BC Federation of Labour, and as the Worker Representative on the Board of Directors for WorkSafe BC, among many other key positions in political campaigns and labour activism.

Ms. Lanzinger has a long history as a strong leader in the labour movement. She was the first woman to be elected President of the BC Federation of Labour, and she held that position from November of 2014 until her recent retirement in 2018. Irene was a secondary science and mathematics teacher in Abbotsford and Vancouver, and she taught abroad in Japan and Saudi Arabia. She served as the chief negotiator for the BC Teachers’ Federation, bargaining on behalf of  41,000 public school teachers. She was elected Vice President of the BCTF in 2002 and President in 2007. Irene was appointed to the Board of BC Hydro in December 2018.

Helesia is a policy and communications professional with extensive experience in the not-for-profit sector and with government agencies working on issues including employment standards, child and family poverty, public education, homelessness, and climate change.  She is an experienced facilitator, fundraiser, and professional writer. Helesia was a long-time member of CCEC Credit Union and served on its board for many years. In 2002, she received the Commemorative Medal for the Golden Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II for her work championing public education.

Ms. Jordan has been a member of Community Savings for over 25 years and has served as Chair of our Board of Directors for 11 years. In 2005, she retired after 15 years as Secretary Treasurer of CUPE BC Division, and was elected to Burnaby City Council for the sixth term in 2018. Colleen has served on various community Boards including the United Way, and she was a Director and former Chair of the Board of Pacific Blue Cross.

Barb Nederpel is president of the Hospital Employees’ Union, which represents over 50,000 workers in health care settings across B.C. HEU members work in acute care, long-term care, assisted living, First Nations health agencies, community health and community social services. In 2012 she was elected to the union’s Provincial Executive, and she became HEU’s first woman president in 2018. She was elected as a Regional Vice President (RVP) on CUPE National’s Executive Board (NEB) and is an Officer of the BC Federation of Labour.

Ms. Roosa is a long-time member and supporter of both CSCU and organized labour for British Columbia. She is currently employed with the Vancouver School Board and is very active with the BC Teachers Federation. Ms. Roosa has also been appointed to the BCTF Pension Committee and brings a wealth of knowledge to our Board in the areas of financial acumen and pension administration. In addition, she is currently the Secretary-Treasurer of the Vancouver Elementary School Teachers Association.

Mr. Sieb has been a real estate appraiser with Intercity Appraisals Ltd. and a close partner with Community Savings Credit Union since 1989. He is a qualified arbitrator through the ADR Institute of Canada, and a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors.

Ms. Bueckert previously served as the Executive Director at the BC Federation of Labour. She now serves as a Director for Worksafe BC, and has served on a number of other community Boards as well.

Mr. Loftus previously served as the Business Manager of the BC Insulators Union. He was the former President of the BC Building Trades Council, the Former Director, Occupation Health, Safety & Environment, at the BC Federation of Labour, and the former Workers Advocate and Business Representative at IUOE. He is currently a Director for Worksafe BC.

Mr. Dhaliwal is currently serving his third two-year term as Secretary Treasurer of ILWU Canada. He began his Longshore career with ILWU Local 502, New Westminster, British Columbia, in 1988. Shortly thereafter, he left the industry to continue his studies, and completed his commercial pilot’s license and Bachelor of Science in Biology from Simon Fraser University. After returning to the industry in 2002, he worked in all phases of stevedoring including steel, lumber, logs, automobiles and the movement of containerized cargo. He is also currently serving as the lead trustee of the Longshore pension and benefit plans. The International Transport Workers Federation has asked him to chair a working group whose mandate is to study automation and the future of work.

Dennis was the controller and Administrator for the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 115, who represents over 12,000 members across BC.Beyond the great work IUOE Local 115 members do in the field, Local 115 has a long history of advocating for workers’ rights. They have challenged unfair labour practices and promoted fair wages and fair treatment for IUOE members and working people across BC.

Donalda is a life-long activist, supporter of social justice and has been involved in many community organizations. She has an extensive background in governance and parliamentary procedures and comes to CSCU, from CCEC, where she served on the Board of Directors and acted as one of the co-chairs for that credit union. She previously served as the full time Secretary Treasurer for CUPE Local 15 and as the Treasurer for the Vancouver and District Labour Council.

Lori retired as Executive Director of UFCW 1518 in 2022. She held senior positions for BC unions, including MOVEup as Director of Communications and Campaigns, spearheading the successful advocacy campaign keeping BC Hydro public.

In the 1990s she served as Senior Ministerial Assistant under BC NDP governments and worked with the transition team in 2017.

Lori operated the Composite Group and Rainmakers companies providing creative advertising, polling and policy analysis. For more than 25 years, she helped organizations succeed as community stakeholders, and in 2014 she worked with Community Savings staff on engagement training for members.