Al Argent has worked in the area of municipal recreation services since 1962. After moving west from Ontario, he served as Director of Parks and Recreation for the City of Vancouver (East District) until his retirement in 2000. While with the City of Vancouver, Al worked closely with a network of 22 community associations who jointly operated the community centres in the City. During this time, he developed a deep respect for the advantages community governance brings to the provision of leisure services.

Al's volunteer work has included: President of the BC Parks and Recreation Association; Vice-President and founding member of the BC Parks and Recreation Foundation; President of the North Shore Winter Club, and a member of the District of North Vancouver's Park and Recreation Master Plan Advisory Committee.

Al Argent lives in the Seymour area with his wife, Jan, who retired from the Parkgate Community Services Board in May 2005.

Chris Burt is a Parenting and Family Development specialist with over 15 years of experience supporting families with challenging family and relationship issues, as well as supporting and enhancing community and government system interventions for children and families.

Chris’s volunteer experience includes: PAC representative at Cove Cliff Elementary School; Parent Education Chair at the Deep Cove Parent Participation Preschool, and as a youth mentor and interventionist. Chris, his spouse, Teresa, and two elementary school age children have lived in the community for 10 years.

Andrea Conn's roots run deep in the Seymour area as her family has lived in the community for over a century. Her mother attended the one room school located in “the Cove” and her grandfather worked for the Vancouver Shipyards in North Vancouver.

In the pioneering spirit of her family, and in her role as Branch Manager of North Shore Credit Union's Parkgate branch, Andrea has been instrumental in establishing a service standard which recently captured the attention of the community by being voted one of the "Best Financial Institutions" on the North Shore. 

Andrea is proud to have supported the area’s youth by volunteering for the Junior Achievement program as well as the annual Seycove Auction. Andrea is also an active Board member for the Seymour Art Gallery and provides council to various related committees including finance and human resources.

Andrea and her family have enjoyed many of Parkgate Community Centre services over the years including the seniors’ centre, summer camps, youth programs and numerous social events. “We consider ourselves fortunate to have a centre which is the true heart of our community,  providing support, leadership and adventure to people and groups of all ages”, says Andrea, “and it is my distinct honour to serve among the dedicated volunteers and staff that work everyday to ensure our community centre is one to be proud of.

David Evans graduated from Lakehead University with a degree in Civil Engineering in 1980. He is a property developer working with the Sawatzky Group of Companies in Moscow, Russia. David moved to this community in December of 1999 and “commutes” to Moscow on a regular basis

From 2001 to 2004 he was on the Executive Committee of the Deep Cove Parent Participation Preschool, serving one year as President. David has two daughters.

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Doug Greville retired from Shell Canada after 29 years in marketing, where he was responsible for millions of dollars of sales each month in asphalt, bunkers and fuels. He has extensive experience with not-for-profit organizations in both management and representation of Boards, such as the BC Road Builders and Heavy Construction Association and the Master Municipal Construction Document Association. Doug co-chaired a very successful wine and food festival fund raiser for the Seycove Secondary School's Drama Department several years ago.

Doug is currently on the Parkgate Seniors' Advisory Committee, and wishes to give back to the community having lived here for over 30 years. Doug is married with two adult daughters.

Del Kristalovich currently resides with her husband Stanley, in the Windsor Park area of Seymour and has been a resident of the North Shore for 27 years.  She is a small business owner/operator of a company that provides office support for medical offices.

Del is a member of the Seymour Community Association, a member of the Community Services Advisory Committee for the District of North Vancouver; a member of the Community Advisory Panel for the Chemical Plants (Canexus, Erco and Univar), and a Member of the Seymour Local Plan Monitoring Committee. Her latest venture is to become involved with the North Vancouver Save Our Shores Society helping support them in their efforts to keep the beaches accessible and clean for residents of the Seymour area.

Tim Lallas resides in the Indian River area of Seymour with his wife and child. He is Chief Financial Officer of Greystar Resources Ltd.  Tim has had significant experience in the mining industry with particular emphasis on operational reviews, and construction auditing with the objective of achieving significant cost recoveries, on a variety of contracts relating to the construction of a major mine, in Latin America. In addition, Tim has significant experience working in different cultures and working environments, having spent a significant amount of time in the last nine years in Latin America, and prior to immigrating to Canada, working in South Africa and throughout south, central and East Africa.

In his last two roles, a significant amount of interaction, with the Board of Directors and sub-committees was required; resulting in experience being gleaned in reporting to, and communicating with Boards in a concise and effective manner, particularly with respect to the communication of contentious and sensitive information.

Tim volunteers at his church, and is currently Treasurer, which requires significant investment in time and effort.  Tim's leisure interests include: road biking; strength and cardio training; hiking and reading historical novels.

Brad Lund has lived in the community (east of the Seymour) since birth. Born at Lions Gate Hospital he attended Maplewood Elementary, Windsor Secondary, Capilano Collage and SFU where he received his teaching certificate. He went on to do a Masters in Administration and Counselling at San Diego State University. He has been an educator on the North Shore for 30 years, teaching and administrating in both North and West Vancouver. He is currently the Principal of Caulfeild Elementary and Eagle Harbour Primary Schools.

Brad has volunteered in with many organizations over the years including, Keats Camps, Young Life, West Vancouver Baptist Church, Hillside Baptist Church, Vancouver Opera, and UNICEF. Brad, wife Bev and 2 children all use the Parkgate Community Centre weekly.

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Brenda Marson has lived on the North Shore for most of her life and currently lives in the Indian River area, with her husband and young son. She is an instructor at Langara College, teaching English academic preparation skills to students from a variety of ethnic backgrounds. She has extensive experience in secondary and adult education, including teaching, mentoring, curriculum development, and administration. Brenda’s volunteer work includes providing guidance and support to new immigrant family members who are unable to get out into their community. She has worked with them, giving language lessons and advising them on issues related to adapting to a new culture. She has worked with elementary-aged children, leading group activities at after-school care. She has also tutored sick children and adolescents during their stay at Children’s Hospital, giving one-on-one teaching to enable them to keep up with their studies.

Brenda and her family enjoy the programs and services offered at Parkgate and she is excited to have the opportunity to give back to her neighborhood and be actively involved in serving the needs of the people within the community.

Claire Moloney lives in Blueridge with her husband Chris and their two daughters. Originally from Ireland, Claire spent some time in Toronto and Calgary before moving to North Vancouver in 1994.

Claire's professional background includes over 20 years in Advertising Sales and Marketing in the newspaper and TV industries most recently with CanWest, owners of The Vancouver Sun, The Province, Global TV and the North Shore News among other media outlets across Canada.  Since March of 2008, Claire has stayed home full time with her family and is an active volunteer with St. Pius X Elementary school as well as the North Shore Female Ice Hockey Association. In addition to spending time with family and friends, Claire enjoys many of the recreation options North Vancouver has to offer.

Ngaire and her husband moved to the Seymour area in 1995. Ngaire has worked for the Ministry of Social Services in the Income Assistance Division; Human Resources at the BC Archives and Records Service in Victoria; and several other Government agencies and Ministries.

Ngaire's volunteer work includes: North Vancouver District Child Care Grants Committee, Girl Guides of Canada leader, Parent Advisory Committee President, Block Watch Captain.

Ngaire has two school-aged children and she and her family have enjoyed many activities at Parkgate over the past several years. She is very pleased to now be able to give back to her community and become more integrally involved in the governance of Parkgate Community Centre.

Deep Cove has been home since 1989 to Cathi, her husband and three young daughters. 

Much of Cathi's volunteer time has been devoted to: the West Vancouver Field Hockey Club; the North Shore Girls Soccer Club; and the dragon boat community in Deep Cove. She has always believed that if people enjoy the benefits of an activity, sport or service, then they have to be prepared to step up and help make those things happen.

Cathi's professional background in marketing and advertising began in financial services with VanCity Credit Union; moving to sports and event marketing for clients such as Ironman Canada; public transportation marketing at BC Transit; and ten years managing design projects at Karo Design for various entities from major public corporations to small private companies. 

In 2005, intending to step back and focus more in the community, Cathi started ski instructing at Mt. Seymour and developing dragon boat paddling programs with Deep Cove Canoe & Kayak Centre. .Cathi says that working with Parkgate Community Services Board of Directors will allow her to support, on a broader scale, services and programs to meet the needs of our community.